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Alaska: who does the most of each procedure

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

Joints, bones and spine

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Knee replacement	Dr. Bradley L. Sparks196 · Anchorage	Dr. Bryan D. Haughom129 · Anchorage	Dr. Douglas Prevost79 · Anchorage
Hip replacement	Dr. Bryan D. Haughom100 · Anchorage	Dr. Douglas Prevost75 · Anchorage	Dr. Michael L. Reyes42 · Soldotna
Shoulder replacement	Dr. Thomas B. Paynter38 · Anchorage	Dr. Charles J. Haggerty37 · Wasilla	Dr. Owen L. Ala36 · Anchorage
Rotator cuff repair (arthroscopic)	Dr. Charles J. Haggerty39 · Wasilla	Dr. Ian K. Brimhall28 · Anchorage	Dr. Owen L. Ala15 · Anchorage
Carpal tunnel release	Dr. Dann J. Laudermilch64 · Anchorage	Dr. Owen L. Ala55 · Anchorage	Dr. Jessie W. Janowski40 · Anchorage
Trigger finger release	Dr. Dann J. Laudermilch41 · Anchorage	Dr. Jessie W. Janowski33 · Anchorage	Daniel J. Cepela28 · Anchorage
Hip fracture surgery	Dr. Tyler W. Smith30 · Anchorage	Dr. Iain S. Elliott14 · Anchorage	Dr. Stewart M. Kerr12 · Fairbanks
Lumbar spinal fusion	Dr. Mark E. Flanum33 · Anchorage	Dr. James M. Eule27 · Anchorage	Dr. Derrick A. Foge18 · Anchorage
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression)	Dr. Curtis A. Mina46 · Anchorage	Dr. Gene A. Falkowski29 · Anchorage	Dr. Mark E. Flanum19 · Anchorage
Neck fusion (ACDF)	Dr. James M. Eule34 · Anchorage	Dr. Derrick A. Foge23 · Anchorage	Dr. Samuel T. Waller15 · Anchorage

Spine pain procedures

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Lumbar epidural steroid injection	Dr. Erik A. Olson549 · Anchorage	Dr. Luke D. Liu321 · Anchorage	Dr. Christopher Gay151 · Fairbanks
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back)	Dr. Stephen D. Markewich114 · Wasilla	Dr. Luke D. Liu39 · Anchorage	Dr. Alfred Lonser31 · Anchorage

Eye

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cataract surgery	Dr. William D. Gruzensky808 · Anchorage	Dr. Evan Wolf488 · Wasilla	Dr. Stanley R. Fuller220 · Fairbanks
YAG laser capsulotomy	Dr. Eileen M. Myers83 · Anchorage	Dr. Evan Wolf78 · Wasilla	Dr. Garret L. Sitenga70 · Homer
Eye injections (retina)	Dr. Scott A. Limstrom1,912 · Anchorage	Dr. Stanley R. Fuller709 · Fairbanks	Dr. Laura S. Kearsley431 · Fairbanks
Vitrectomy	Dr. Scott A. Limstrom32 · Anchorage
Retinal detachment repair	Dr. Scott A. Limstrom14 · Anchorage
SLT laser for glaucoma	Dr. Eileen M. Myers41 · Anchorage	Dr. Kelly A. Lorenz35 · Anchorage	Dr. Stanley R. Fuller20 · Fairbanks
Laser iridotomy	Dr. Evan Wolf19 · Wasilla
Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)	Dr. Carl E. Rosen25 · Anchorage	Dr. Jack D. Sedwick13 · Anchorage	Dr. Laura S. Kearsley11 · Fairbanks

Skin

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Mohs surgery	Dr. Peter G. Ehrnstrom559 · Anchorage	Dr. Rechelle Tull173 · Anchorage	Dr. Mathew M. Cannava71 · Soldotna

Heart

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve)	Dr. Stanley P. Watkins43 · Anchorage	Dr. Jonathan R. Mcdonagh37 · Anchorage	Dr. Blake R. Charlton34 · Anchorage
Pacemaker implant	Dr. Steven J. Compton73 · Anchorage	Dr. Mark E. Willcox67 · Anchorage	Dr. Yiming Wu46 · Anchorage
Implantable defibrillator (ICD)	Dr. Mark E. Willcox16 · Anchorage	Dr. Yiming Wu12 · Anchorage	Dr. Krzysztof W. Balaban11 · Anchorage
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman)	Dr. Steven J. Compton28 · Anchorage	Dr. Mark E. Willcox26 · Anchorage
AFib ablation	Dr. Yiming Wu94 · Anchorage	Dr. Steven J. Compton68 · Anchorage	Dr. Mark E. Willcox67 · Anchorage
Coronary stent	Dr. Stanley P. Watkins80 · Anchorage	Dr. Jasleen K. Tiwana56 · Anchorage	Dr. Jonathan R. Mcdonagh53 · Anchorage
Cardiac catheterization	Dr. Stanley P. Watkins199 · Anchorage	Dr. Jonathan R. Mcdonagh149 · Anchorage	Dr. Ryan Mcdonough123 · Palmer

Arteries and veins

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Leg artery angioplasty and stenting	Dr. Galimat Khaidakova15 · Anchorage	Dr. Milan Bajmoczi13 · Fairbanks	Dr. April L. Rodriguez12 · Anchorage
Carotid stent	Dr. Le He31 · Anchorage
Dialysis fistula creation	Dr. Jonathan A. Barnes23 · Anchorage	Dr. Galimat Khaidakova18 · Anchorage	Dr. Priya Patel15 · Anchorage

Digestive and general surgery

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Colonoscopy (diagnostic)	Dr. Douglas B. Haghighi56 · Anchorage	Dr. Garth W. Lecheminant32 · Wasilla	Dr. Geronimo Sahagun28 · Anchorage
Colonoscopy with polyp removal	Dr. Jeffrey W. Molloy209 · Anchorage	Dr. Brian F. Sweeney200 · Anchorage	Dr. Daryl M. Mcclendon187 · Anchorage
Upper endoscopy with biopsy	Dr. Douglas B. Haghighi233 · Anchorage	Dr. Geronimo Sahagun209 · Anchorage	Dr. Brian F. Sweeney169 · Anchorage
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)	Dr. Carolyn C. Majors15 · Anchorage	Dr. Jason Lattin12 · Soldotna	Dr. Harrison E. Burman11 · Ketchikan
Inguinal hernia repair	Dr. John P. Muffoletto40 · Anchorage	Dr. Victoria L. Murdock34 · Anchorage	Dr. David C. Wrigley26 · Anchorage
Lumpectomy	Dr. Marilyn B. Sandford36 · Anchorage	Dr. Laurie J. Bleicher36 · Anchorage	Dr. Sherry Johnson26 · Anchorage
Mastectomy	Dr. Marilyn B. Sandford17 · Anchorage

Urology

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cystoscopy	Dr. David S. Sharp254 · Fairbanks	Dr. Robert E. Cadoff149 · Soldotna	Dr. Greg O. Lund111 · Palmer
Prostate biopsy	Dr. David S. Sharp61 · Fairbanks	Dr. Zachary Q. Posey36 · Anchorage	Dr. Joshua E. Logan32 · Anchorage
Prostatectomy (robotic or laparoscopic)	Dr. Greg O. Lund13 · Palmer
TURP	Dr. David S. Sharp26 · Fairbanks	Dr. John W. Huffer18 · Juneau	Dr. Greg O. Lund18 · Palmer
UroLift	Dr. David S. Sharp17 · Fairbanks	Dr. Max Levitt13 · Fairbanks
Ureteroscopy with laser	Dr. Greg O. Lund34 · Palmer	Dr. Robert E. Cadoff31 · Soldotna	Dr. Jeff A. Simerville29 · Palmer

Ear, nose and throat

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Septoplasty	Dr. Kevin N. Jensen13 · Wasilla