Varicose vein ablation · Minnesota
Varicose vein ablation in Minnesota: the highest-volume physicians
10 physicians in Minnesota billed Medicare for 347 varicose vein ablation procedures in 2024. The top 10, with the year before beside it.
Top 10
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shawn I. Ahmed, MD, PHDDiagnostic Radiology · Eden Prairie | 99 | 18 | |
| 2 | Mia MillerGeneral Surgery · Burnsville | 54 | 50 | +8% |
| 3 | Elizabeth G. Gavin, MDGeneral Surgery · Burnsville | 45 | 25 | +80% |
| 4 | Dominic A. Plucinski, MDCardiology · Edina | 37 | — | |
| 5 | Andrew Surmak, MDGeneral Surgery · Saint Louis Park | 24 | 39 | −38% |
| 5 | Charles P. Nicholson, MDVascular Surgery · Edina | 24 | 17 | |
| 7 | Robert D. Stoffey, DODiagnostic Radiology · Austin | 19 | 30 | −37% |
| 8 | Henna Kalsi, MDInternal Medicine · Woodbury | 17 | 43 | −60% |
| 9 | Jeffrey MendeloffGeneral Surgery · St Louis Park | 15 | 19 | |
| 10 | Haraldur Bjarnason, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Rochester | 13 | 14 |
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.