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Alabama: who does the most of each procedure

The top three physicians for each procedure in Alabama, by procedures billed to Medicare in 2024.

Joints, bones and spine

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Knee replacement	Dr. Christopher T. Parks185 · Huntsville	Dr. Kenneth D. Moore102 · Birmingham	Dr. James Worthen101 · Birmingham
Hip replacement	Dr. Matthew D. Clayton93 · Huntsville	Dr. Christopher T. Parks78 · Huntsville	Dr. Robert E. Howell62 · Montgomery
Shoulder replacement	Dr. David P. Adkison71 · Birmingham	Dr. Billy W. Mcgough36 · Birmingham	Dr. Robert S. Tapscott35 · Decatur
Rotator cuff repair (arthroscopic)	Dr. Michael W. Cantrell43 · Huntsville	Dr. Matthew P. Smith33 · Guntersville	Dr. Eric W. Janssen32 · Huntsville
Carpal tunnel release	Dr. Philip A. Maddox63 · Huntsville	Dr. Jonathan A. Ludwig62 · Huntsville	Dr. Kathleen E. Mckeon57 · Birmingham
Trigger finger release	Dr. Hussein W. Turki84 · Montgomery	Dr. John H. Walker63 · Huntsville	Dr. Philip A. Maddox59 · Huntsville
Knee arthroscopy (meniscus)	Dr. William D. Lawrence31 · Athens	Dr. Matthew P. Smith20 · Guntersville	Dr. Leroy S. Atkins16 · Tuscaloosa
Hip fracture surgery	Dr. David B. Griffin67 · Huntsville	Dr. Robert A. Maples51 · Huntsville	Dr. Sudhakar G. Madanagopal49 · Huntsville
Kyphoplasty	Dr. John Rodriguez-Feo52 · Huntsville	Dr. Brian M. Scholl48 · Huntsville	Dr. Timothy M. Haley40 · Dothan
Lumbar spinal fusion	Dr. Larry M. Parker57 · Huntsville	Dr. Curt L. Freudenberger42 · Huntsville	Dr. Walter G. Haynes37 · Birmingham
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression)	Dr. Brian M. Scholl55 · Huntsville	Dr. Larry M. Parker39 · Huntsville	Dr. Timothy D. Bassett35 · Tuscaloosa
Neck fusion (ACDF)	Dr. Walter G. Haynes31 · Birmingham	Dr. Larry M. Parker31 · Huntsville	Dr. Martin P. Jones27 · Birmingham

Spine pain procedures

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Spinal cord stimulator	Dr. Roberto D. Chang72 · Hoover	Dr. Michael A. Cosgrove51 · Huntsville	Dr. Grant D. Stone44 · Mobile
Lumbar epidural steroid injection	Dr. Wesley L. Spruill744 · Tuscaloosa	Dr. Aaron T. Shinkle710 · Prattville	Dr. William Trent677 · Mobile
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back)	Dr. Pavan Telang164 · Florence	Bradley P. Katz152 · Montgomery	Dr. Michael A. Cosgrove129 · Huntsville

Eye

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cataract surgery	Dr. Perin K. Thompson1,023 · Florence	Dr. William N. Mitchell922 · Huntsville	Dr. Sebastian B. Heersink904 · Dothan
YAG laser capsulotomy	Dr. Sebastian B. Heersink555 · Dothan	Dr. William N. Mitchell291 · Huntsville	Dr. Brian C. Mulrooney268 · Huntsville
Eye injections (retina)	Dr. Vikram Saini2,112 · Huntsville	Dr. Warren A. Thompson1,959 · Dothan	Dr. Edgar L. Ready1,824 · Huntsville
Vitrectomy	Dr. John O. Mason106 · Birmingham	Dr. Warren A. Thompson74 · Dothan	Dr. Cary R. Baxter57 · Birmingham
Retinal detachment repair	Dr. Cary R. Baxter20 · Birmingham	Dr. Richard M. Feist17 · Birmingham	Dr. Tarek O. Persaud16 · Huntsville
SLT laser for glaucoma	Dr. Kirk A. Sturridge236 · Dothan	Dr. Curtis M. Graf75 · Mobile	Dr. Ronald P. Swendris65 · Dothan
Glaucoma surgery (goniotomy, trabeculectomy)	Dr. Kirk A. Sturridge62 · Dothan	Dr. Sebastian B. Heersink50 · Dothan	Dr. Timothy V. Johnson25 · Tuscaloosa
Laser iridotomy	Dr. Kirk A. Sturridge52 · Dothan
Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)	Dr. Richard Bryant147 · Dothan	Dr. Mark S. Brown70 · Mobile	Dr. Valerie L. Vick60 · Mobile

Skin

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Mohs surgery	Dr. Christopher B. Harmon1,553 · Vestavia Hls	Raj Patel1,262 · Alabaster	Dr. Brian J. King1,242 · Vestavia Hls

Heart

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve)	Dr. Mustafa I. Ahmed112 · Birmingham	Dr. Frans S. Vanwagenberg57 · Huntsville	James Davies49 · Birmingham
Open aortic valve replacement	James Davies36 · Birmingham	Dr. Peter N. Pluscht21 · Mobile	Kyle Eudailey17 · Birmingham
Heart bypass (CABG)	James Davies100 · Birmingham	Dr. Peter N. Pluscht61 · Mobile	Dr. Clifton T. Lewis38 · Birmingham
Pacemaker implant	Dr. Michael E. Pinson93 · Dothan	Dr. Jay L. Dinerman61 · Huntsville	Dr. John Jennings55 · Huntsville
Leadless pacemaker	Dr. Amit K. Shah45 · Tuscaloosa	Dr. Jeffrey K. Anderson13 · Tuscaloosa
Implantable defibrillator (ICD)	Dr. Jay L. Dinerman23 · Huntsville	Dr. Michael R. Kaufmann16 · Huntsville	Dr. Robert Robichaux12 · Mobile
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman)	Hugh Mcelderry67 · Birmingham	Dr. Anil Rajendra66 · Birmingham	Dr. Ibrahim R. Hanna55 · Birmingham
AFib ablation	Dr. Byron J. Colley136 · Birmingham	Dr. Anil Rajendra134 · Birmingham	Hugh Mcelderry77 · Birmingham
Coronary stent	Dr. John W. Mitchell97 · Auburn	Dr. Mustafa I. Ahmed93 · Birmingham	Dr. Imran Khalil74 · Dothan
Cardiac catheterization	Dr. Mustafa I. Ahmed350 · Birmingham	Dr. John W. Mitchell225 · Auburn	Dr. Darius G. Aliabadi223 · Dothan

Arteries and veins

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Varicose vein ablation	Dr. Carlton D. Randleman173 · Birmingham	Dr. Charles A. Hunt139 · Hoover	Dr. Alan K. Willis82 · Boaz
Leg artery angioplasty and stenting	Dr. Basel Alrefai68 · Alexander City	Dr. Ralph B. Redd41 · Montgomery	Dr. Farah Al Khitan26 · Gadsden
Carotid endarterectomy	Dr. Randall W. Nichols46 · Dothan	Dr. Peter J. Pons22 · Florence	Dr. Andrew W. Knott21 · Huntsville
Carotid stent	Dr. John M. Galla18 · Mobile	Dr. Farrell O. Mendelsohn17 · Birmingham	Dr. James S. Lock14 · Opelika
Dialysis fistula creation	Dr. Vinh Nguyen69 · Birmingham	Dr. Melanie Rose29 · Mobile	Dr. Allen W. Lazenby25 · Opelika

Digestive and general surgery

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Colonoscopy (diagnostic)	Dr. Mohamadali S. Eloubeidi153 · Anniston	Dr. Nina P. Nelson-Garrett110 · Montgomery	Dr. Vipul T. Amin93 · Gadsden
Colonoscopy with polyp removal	Dr. Jason M. Wilkes217 · Florence	Dr. Mohamadali S. Eloubeidi199 · Anniston	Dr. Paul Vincent T. Co188 · Montgomery
Upper endoscopy with biopsy	Dr. Mohamadali S. Eloubeidi861 · Anniston	Dr. Manish Arora312 · Decatur	Dr. Travis J. Rutland291 · Dothan
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)	Dr. Alberto Echeverri25 · Gadsden	Dr. Stephen L. Britt24 · Guntersville	Dr. Quinton D. Matthews24 · Tuscaloosa
Inguinal hernia repair	Dr. Steven M. Fendley26 · Dothan	Dr. Jimmie G. Gavras24 · Fairhope	Dr. Barton S. Wood20 · Alabaster
Lumpectomy	Rachael Lancaster30 · Birmingham	Dr. Caroline Schreeder30 · Madison	Dr. Caroline E. Mcgugin27 · Mobile
Mastectomy	Dr. Richard P. Richardson13 · Huntsville

Urology

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cystoscopy	Dr. William E. Hughes202 · Decatur	Dr. Himanshu Aggarwal168 · Montgomery	Dr. Rachel B. Engelberg161 · Homewood
Prostate biopsy	Dr. Charles E. Bugg55 · Homewood	Dr. Roger J. Williams52 · Dothan	Dr. William E. Hughes48 · Decatur
Prostatectomy (robotic or laparoscopic)	Dr. A. S. Tully31 · Homewood	Dr. Charles E. Bugg30 · Homewood	Dr. Jeffrey W. Nix12 · Birmingham
TURP	Dr. Mark W. Smith17 · Sheffield	Dr. Kevin M. Walls16 · Sheffield	Dr. Brian A. Stone11 · Jasper
Laser prostate vaporization (GreenLight)	Dr. Sergey Ananyev16 · Decatur	Dr. Mark W. Smith12 · Sheffield	Dr. Douglas K. Turnbull11 · Foley
UroLift	Dr. Rishi R. Rajan24 · Opelika	Dr. Kevin M. Walls18 · Sheffield
Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave)	Dr. Alexandru E. Benet34 · Andalusia	Dr. James A. Flatt31 · Huntsville	Dr. William E. Hughes28 · Decatur
Ureteroscopy with laser	Dr. Jason D. Moellinger44 · Homewood	Kyle Wood39 · Birmingham	Dr. Rishi R. Rajan39 · Opelika

Ear, nose and throat

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Balloon sinuplasty	Dr. Caleb Masterson98 · Florence	Dr. John S. Stewart57 · Huntsville	Dr. R K. Hill37 · Athens
Septoplasty	Dr. R K. Hill30 · Athens	Dr. Caleb Masterson28 · Florence	Dr. Frederick K. Nunnally27 · Dothan