Varicose vein ablation · Alabama
Varicose vein ablation in Alabama: the highest-volume physicians
19 physicians in Alabama billed Medicare for 985 varicose vein ablation procedures in 2024. The top 19, with the year before beside it.
Top 19
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlton D. Randleman, MDThoracic Surgery · Birmingham | 173 | 124 | +40% |
| 2 | Charles A. Hunt, MDThoracic Surgery · Hoover | 139 | 123 | +13% |
| 3 | Alan K. Willis, MDVascular Surgery · Boaz | 82 | 103 | −20% |
| 4 | Tracy A. Lowery, MDVascular Surgery · Huntsville | 78 | 171 | −54% |
| 5 | William S. Pennington, MDGeneral Surgery · Birmingham | 63 | 35 | +80% |
| 6 | Jennifer L. Kiessling, MDInternal Medicine · Huntsville | 56 | 52 | +8% |
| 7 | John T. Eagan, MDCardiology · Birmingham | 52 | 69 | −25% |
| 8 | Mohamed Hassan, MDInternal Medicine · Hoover | 50 | 47 | +6% |
| 9 | William J. Tapscott, MDGeneral Surgery · Birmingham | 48 | — | |
| 10 | Rodney A. Sirk, MDVascular Surgery · Fairhope | 47 | 43 | +9% |
| 11 | Benjamin S. Citrin, MDCardiology · Mobile | 31 | 80 | −61% |
| 12 | Anand Shanker Balachandran, MDInternal Medicine · Huntsville | 28 | 26 | +8% |
| 13 | John I. Nwogu, MDCardiology · Anniston | 24 | 22 | +9% |
| 13 | Bankimchandra J. Patel, MDCardiology · Gadsden | 24 | 27 | −11% |
| 15 | William A. Collignon, MDGeneral Surgery · Florence | 21 | 31 | −32% |
| 15 | Sean J. English, MDVascular Surgery · Albertville | 21 | — | |
| 17 | Andrew W. Knott, MDVascular Surgery · Huntsville | 17 | — | |
| 18 | Ralph B. Pfeiffer, MDVascular Surgery · Dothan | 16 | 12 | |
| 19 | Glenn E. Esses, MDVascular Surgery · Mobile | 15 | 16 |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 36475, 36478), in 2024, Medicare fee-for-service only. A surgeon who mostly treats younger or Medicare Advantage patients will rank lower than their total volume. Method and limits.