Surgical Volume

Arizona: who does the most of each procedure

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

Joints, bones and spine

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Knee replacement	Dr. Timothy Kavanaugh350 · Scottsdale	Dr. Richard K. Bassett150 · Prescott	Dr. Matthew W. Russo150 · Scottsdale
Hip replacement	Dr. Bertrand P. Kaper127 · Scottsdale	Dr. Paul Sousa126 · Buckeye	Dr. Steven D. Werner109 · Phoenix
Shoulder replacement	Dr. Steven J. Hattrup147 · Phoenix	Dr. John A. Brown120 · Sun City West	Dr. Todd W. Phillips70 · Mesa
Rotator cuff repair (arthroscopic)	Dr. David C. Zeman61 · Phoenix	Dr. Judah D. Pifer38 · Prescott	Dr. Amon T. Ferry34 · Scottsdale
Carpal tunnel release	Dr. Damon C. Adamany134 · Sun City West	Dr. Mark D. Mellinger133 · Flagstaff	Dr. Edward S. Frankel113 · Chandler
Trigger finger release	Dr. Philip To154 · Phoenix	Dr. Donald C. Sheridan133 · Scottsdale	Dr. Marc I. Dinowitz124 · Gilbert
Knee arthroscopy (meniscus)	Dr. David C. Zeman44 · Phoenix	Dr. Ty H. Endean20 · Tucson	Dr. Judah D. Pifer16 · Prescott
Hip fracture surgery	Dr. Lawrence J. Kelly124 · Surprise	Dr. Shasta E. Henderson59 · Glendale	Dr. John Vanderhoof55 · Phoenix
Kyphoplasty	Dr. Ayad K. Agha79 · Prescott	Dr. David M. Jackson33 · Phoenix	Dr. Clifford T. Baker33 · Sun City
Lumbar spinal fusion	Dr. Justin S. Field93 · Phoenix	Dr. Joshua Abrams84 · Phoenix	Dr. Randall W. Porter75 · Phoenix
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression)	Dr. Ross Jones76 · Flagstaff	Dr. Frederick F. Marciano66 · Scottsdale	Dr. Timothy K. Putty50 · Tucson
Neck fusion (ACDF)	Dr. Rory K. Murphy28 · Phoenix	Dr. Frederick F. Marciano26 · Scottsdale	Dr. Ross Jones24 · Flagstaff

Spine pain procedures

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Spinal cord stimulator	Dr. Thomas M. Moshiri103 · Phoenix	Dr. Abram H. Burgher96 · Phoenix	Dr. Jason R. Jensen88 · Scottsdale
Lumbar epidural steroid injection	Dr. Matthew T. Crooks829 · Scottsdale	Dr. Clifford T. Baker641 · Sun City	Dr. Kyung J. Chen596 · Tucson
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back)	Dr. Clifford T. Baker317 · Sun City	Dr. John Paul Malayil240 · Sun City West	Dr. Bradley W. Holt229 · Tucson

Eye

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cataract surgery	Dr. Jacob J. Koczman1,232 · Scottsdale	Dr. Loan Ramsey1,220 · Mesa	Dr. Scott A. Perkins978 · Phoenix
YAG laser capsulotomy	Dr. Andrew I. Rabinowitz818 · Phoenix	Dr. Paul M. Petelin349 · Scottsdale	Dr. Debora E. Garcia-Zalisnak324 · Peoria
Eye injections (retina)	Dr. Sujit Itty3,609 · Phoenix	Dr. Neal V. Palejwala3,398 · Phoenix	Dr. Brendan P. Girschek3,325 · Flagstaff
Vitrectomy	Dr. Suhail Alam192 · Phoenix	Dr. Brendan P. Girschek173 · Flagstaff	Dr. Jordan M. Graff128 · Phoenix
Retinal detachment repair	Dr. Brendan P. Girschek32 · Flagstaff	Dr. Sharam Danesh24 · Phoenix	Dr. Neal V. Palejwala24 · Phoenix
SLT laser for glaucoma	Dr. John M. Lewis255 · Mesa	Dr. David Kay230 · Mesa	Dr. Christine M. Funke229 · Phoenix
Glaucoma surgery (goniotomy, trabeculectomy)	Dr. Debora E. Garcia-Zalisnak61 · Peoria	Dr. Tara Golisch58 · Phoenix	Dr. Neil J. Atodaria52 · Phoenix
Laser iridotomy	Dr. Yuri F. Mckee49 · Mesa	Dr. Patrick L. Tsai44 · Tucson	Dr. David Kay44 · Mesa
Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)	Dr. Emilio M. Justo202 · Sun City	Dr. Dustin M. Heringer139 · Tucson	Dr. Grant H. Moore126 · Phoenix

Skin

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Mohs surgery	Dr. Daniel P. Skinner1,370 · Mesa	Dr. James B. Young1,350 · Scottsdale	Dr. Michael J. Huether1,345 · Tucson

Heart

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve)	Dr. George Makdisi84 · Tucson	Dr. Kevin M. Brady73 · Phoenix	Dr. Thomas E. Waggoner70 · Tucson
Open aortic valve replacement	Dr. Kristen A. Sell-Dottin34 · Scottsdale	Dr. Robert D. Riley31 · Scottsdale	Dr. Rajeev S. Kathuria21 · Scottsdale
Heart bypass (CABG)	Dr. Kenneth A. Ashton64 · Chandler	Dr. Rajeev S. Kathuria50 · Scottsdale	Dr. Darryl G. Stein48 · Mesa
Pacemaker implant	Dr. Arun K. Kolli81 · Mesa	Dr. Akash Makkar72 · Phoenix	Dr. Ambrose F. Panico67 · Mesa
Leadless pacemaker	Dr. Husnu E. Kaynak19 · Yuma	Dr. Mansour H. Assar17 · Prescott	Dr. Habteab B. Feseha17 · Yuma
Implantable defibrillator (ICD)	Dr. Paul D. Haas26 · Peoria	Dr. Geoffrey J. Orme25 · Phoenix	Dr. Arun K. Kolli25 · Mesa
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman)	Dr. Thomas E. Waggoner108 · Tucson	Dr. Ashish Sadhu104 · Scottsdale	Dr. Andy T. Tran85 · Surprise
AFib ablation	Dr. Jitender Munjal115 · Tucson	Dr. Darren F. Peress106 · Tucson	Dr. Wilbur K. Freeman95 · Peoria
Coronary stent	Dr. Mansour H. Assar136 · Prescott	Dr. Tarpan R. Patel113 · Avondale	Dr. Jaskamal P. Kahlon110 · Mesa
Cardiac catheterization	Dr. Eric H. Yang245 · Scottsdale	Dr. Mansour H. Assar236 · Prescott	Dr. Kwan S. Lee220 · Scottsdale

Arteries and veins

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Varicose vein ablation	Dr. David Nye474 · Peoria	Dr. Kenneth D. Osorio394 · Mesa	Dr. Paul W. Larson361 · Yuma
Leg artery angioplasty and stenting	Dr. Baljeet S. Uppal90 · Sun City	Dr. Michael C. Switzer82 · Sun City	Dr. Venkatesh G. Ramaiah63 · Scottsdale
Carotid endarterectomy	Dr. Baljeet S. Uppal31 · Sun City	Dr. Phung N. Le26 · Prescott	Dr. Peter Cheung24 · Yuma
Carotid stent	Dr. Venkatesh G. Ramaiah26 · Scottsdale	Dr. Praveen Chandar Balraj22 · Queen Creek	Dr. Hammad Amer19 · Mesa
Dialysis fistula creation	Dr. Dilip K. Bobra34 · Tempe	Dr. Almutaz B. Kartoumah29 · Chandler	Dr. Lannery S. Lauvao27 · Glendale

Digestive and general surgery

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Colonoscopy (diagnostic)	Dr. Edmundo S. Justino117 · Prescott	Dr. Shahbaz Qureshi76 · Mesa	Dr. Scott E. Blinkoff69 · Tucson
Colonoscopy with polyp removal	Dr. Craig M. Stein453 · Mesa	Dr. Shayan Alam326 · Prescott	Dr. Suzanne M. Skoog314 · Scottsdale
Upper endoscopy with biopsy	Dr. Miguel A. Arenas378 · Tucson	Dr. Craig M. Stein375 · Mesa	Dr. George A. Bracher370 · Chandler
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)	Dr. Kelly A. Favre42 · Tucson	Dr. Aaron M. Goldfaden41 · Sun City West	Dr. Brad A. Olberding40 · Phoenix
Inguinal hernia repair	Dr. Rick A. Low74 · Phoenix	Dr. Katie S. Artz70 · Tucson	Dr. Kelly A. Favre59 · Tucson
Lumpectomy	Dr. Stephanie C. Byrum97 · Gilbert	Dr. Kelly J. Rosso73 · Sun City West	Dr. Barbara A. Pockaj68 · Phoenix
Mastectomy	Dr. Sommer R. Gunia25 · Scottsdale	Dr. Stephanie C. Byrum23 · Gilbert	Dr. Kimberli S. Cox20 · Peoria

Urology

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cystoscopy	Dr. Mark D. Tyson551 · Scottsdale	Dr. Jeffrey A. Stern433 · Litchfield Park	Dr. Pratik M. Patel421 · Gilbert
Prostate biopsy	Dr. Daniel M. Frendl295 · Scottsdale	Dr. Jeffrey A. Stern91 · Litchfield Park	Dr. Jules P. Manger86 · Tucson
Prostatectomy (robotic or laparoscopic)	Dr. Jules P. Manger34 · Tucson	Dr. Paul E. Andrews31 · Phoenix	Haidar Abdul-Muhsin26 · Scottsdale
TURP	Dr. John C. Lin50 · Gilbert	Dr. Biren M. Patel42 · Casa Grande	Dr. Rahul A. Desai29 · Scottsdale
Laser prostate vaporization (GreenLight)	Dr. Aaron W. Latowsky39 · Litchfield Park	Dr. Sheldon D. Roberts22 · Peoria	Dr. Ali Borhan22 · Phoenix
UroLift	Dr. Daniel C. Jaffee43 · Phoenix	Dr. Kenneth K. Choi33 · Tucson	Dr. Andrew J. Wright27 · Tucson
Rezūm water vapor therapy	Dr. Ganesh Sivarajan79 · Surprise	Dr. Rahul D. Mehan21 · Mesa	Dr. Christopher S. Stewart19 · Glendale
Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave)	Dr. Jeffrey A. Stern71 · Litchfield Park	Dr. David J. Kaplan51 · Litchfield Park	Dr. Erik E. Alexander45 · Scottsdale
Ureteroscopy with laser	Dr. Karen L. Stern105 · Phoenix	Dr. Joshua D. Jones71 · Litchfield Park	Dr. Antoine Ghorayeb52 · Gilbert

Ear, nose and throat

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Balloon sinuplasty	Dr. James W. Osborne338 · Phoenix	Dr. Brian G. Lee147 · Scottsdale	Dr. Veena V. Vats147 · Gilbert
Septoplasty	Dr. Amar Miglani26 · Scottsdale	Dr. Michael Rodriguez17 · Glendale	Dr. Timothy A. Kelsch17 · Scottsdale