Varicose vein ablation · South Carolina
Varicose vein ablation in South Carolina: the highest-volume physicians
26 physicians in South Carolina billed Medicare for 1,203 varicose vein ablation procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean J. Hislop, MDVascular Surgery · Charleston | 138 | 100 | +38% |
| 1 | Adam Keefer, MDVascular Surgery · Charleston | 138 | 103 | +34% |
| 3 | Paul M. Espinoza, MDPeripheral Vascular Disease · Lexington | 119 | 100 | +19% |
| 4 | Karl S. Hubach, MDFamily Practice · Murrells Inlet | 89 | 93 | −4% |
| 5 | Daniel P. Bouknight, MDCardiology · Irmo | 81 | 142 | −43% |
| 6 | Edward C. Morrison, MDVascular Surgery · Mount Pleasant | 70 | 77 | −9% |
| 7 | Kristian O. Hochberg, MDVascular Surgery · Charleston | 68 | — | |
| 8 | Ganesha B. Perera, MDVascular Surgery · Murrells Inlet | 57 | 57 | +0% |
| 9 | Marcus D. Stanbro, DOVascular Surgery · Greenville | 38 | 29 | +31% |
| 10 | Zafar Iqbal, MDCardiology · Lancaster | 36 | 36 | +0% |
| 11 | Mark R. Jackson, MDVascular Surgery · Greenville | 35 | 74 | −53% |
| 11 | Christopher L. Wixon, MDVascular Surgery · Bluffton | 35 | 47 | −26% |
| 11 | Jennifer M. Thomas, MDVascular Surgery · Anderson | 35 | 50 | −30% |
| 14 | William S. Ashwander, MDVascular Surgery · North Charleston | 28 | 63 | −56% |
| 15 | Julie U. Park, MDInterventional Radiology · Simpsonville | 26 | 33 | −21% |
| 15 | Elie MoussallemVascular Surgery · Greenville | 26 | 34 | −24% |
| 17 | Philip Chaipis, MDGeneral Surgery · Hartsville | 25 | 60 | −58% |
| 18 | Cane F. HoffmanDiagnostic Radiology · Lancaster | 21 | — | |
| 19 | Jonathan P. Rehfuss, MDVascular Surgery · N Charleston | 20 | 28 | −29% |
| 20 | Thomas C. Appleby, MDVascular Surgery · North Charleston | 19 | 39 | −51% |
| 21 | Mark R. Borowicz, MDGeneral Surgery · Myrtle Beach | 18 | 25 | −28% |
| 21 | Jonathan A. Elias, MDCardiology · Rock Hill | 18 | — | |
| 23 | Lisa W. Darby, MDInternal Medicine · Greenville | 17 | 11 | |
| 23 | Joseph A. Goeke, MDCardiology · Greenville | 17 | 29 | −41% |
| 25 | Tejaskumar M. ShahCardiology · Rock Hill | 15 | 17 |
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.