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Connecticut: who does the most of each procedure

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

Joints, bones and spine

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Knee replacement	Dr. Matthew J. Grosso82 · Hartford	Dr. John D. Mccallum81 · Hamden	Dr. Richard J. Thoms79 · Niantic
Hip replacement	Dr. Jonathan L. Berliner81 · Greenwich	Dr. Philip A. Minotti78 · Branford	Dr. John M. Keggi78 · Middlebury
Shoulder replacement	Dr. Seth R. Miller73 · Greenwich	Dr. Allen D. Nicholson60 · New Haven	Dr. Douglas R. Henshaw48 · Danbury
Rotator cuff repair (arthroscopic)	Dr. Allen D. Nicholson32 · New Haven	Dr. Steven Y. Wei31 · Niantic	Dr. Philip J. Mulieri25 · Danbury
Carpal tunnel release	Dr. Jacob E. Tulipan76 · Torrington	Dr. Guisseppi Digiovanni66 · Danbury	Dr. Sepehr Sajjad64 · New London
Trigger finger release	Dr. Robert Yaghoubian57 · New Milford	Dr. Mark W. Scanlan54 · Hamden	Dr. Andrew E. Caputo44 · Hartford
Knee arthroscopy (meniscus)	Dr. Jonathan R. Piposar13 · Niantic	Dr. Steven E. Selden12 · Bloomfield
Hip fracture surgery	Dr. Andrew W. Grose38 · Stamford	Dr. Edmund A. Ganal30 · New Milford	Dr. Adam Q. Ferguson24 · Wallingford
Kyphoplasty	Dr. Robert L. Brady19 · Norwalk	Dr. Abiola A. Atanda14 · Danbury
Lumbar spinal fusion	Dr. Patrick F. Doherty31 · New London	Dr. Scott P. Sanderson31 · Danbury	Dr. Sean Esmende30 · Glastonbury
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression)	Dr. David L. Kramer33 · Danbury	Dr. Alex Gitelman30 · Stamford	Dr. Amory J. Fiore30 · Greenwich
Neck fusion (ACDF)	Dr. Joel A. Bauman14 · Hartford

Spine pain procedures

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Spinal cord stimulator	Dr. Ramsey Saba32 · Fairfield
Lumbar epidural steroid injection	Dr. Jesse T. Hochkeppel445 · Danbury	Dr. Ramsey Saba401 · Fairfield	Dr. Oksana Gauthier339 · North Franklin
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back)	Dr. Tamer B. Ghaly135 · Farmington	Dr. David C. Levi72 · Newtown	Dr. Antonio Paz69 · Brookfield

Eye

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cataract surgery	Dr. Joseph F. Bentivegna2,160 · Rocky Hill	Dr. Suresh Mandava541 · Stamford	Dr. Jonathan Stein521 · Fairfield
YAG laser capsulotomy	Dr. Suresh Mandava192 · Stamford	Dr. Jonathan Stein172 · Fairfield	Dr. James C. Dean132 · Putnam
Eye injections (retina)	Dr. Nauman Chaudhry2,876 · Waterford	Dr. Ron Margolis2,065 · Manchester	Dr. Juner M. Colina-Biscotto1,857 · Waterford
Vitrectomy	Dr. Armand J. Daccache29 · Danbury	Dr. Omar R. Shakir17 · Greenwich	Dr. Ron Margolis15 · Manchester
SLT laser for glaucoma	Dr. Francis Falck131 · Mystic	Dr. Peter E. Libre104 · Norwalk	Dr. Bruce S. Altman92 · Danbury
Glaucoma surgery (goniotomy, trabeculectomy)	Dr. Amir Cohen89 · New Haven	Dr. Peter J. Branden35 · Waterbury	Dr. James T. Murphy33 · Hamden
Laser iridotomy	Dr. James C. Dean39 · Putnam	Dr. Brendan M. Lawson36 · Milford	Dr. Bruce S. Altman26 · Danbury
Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)	Dr. Ian Gorovoy30 · Fairfield	Dr. Hindola Konrad23 · Newtown	Dr. Jonathan E. Silbert19 · Waterbury

Skin

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Mohs surgery	Dr. Hanspaul S. Makkar790 · Cromwell	Dr. Andrew Kelsey710 · Waterbury	Dr. Steven A. Kolenik693 · Norwalk

Heart

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve)	Dr. Nicholas J. Shea101 · Stamford	Dr. Courtney J. Gemmato65 · New Haven	Dr. John K. Forrest59 · New Haven
Open aortic valve replacement	Dr. Jonathan A. Hammond14 · Hartford	Dr. Matthew L. Williams14 · New Haven	Dr. Mohiuddin Cheema13 · Hartford
Heart bypass (CABG)	Dr. Nicholas J. Shea46 · Stamford	Dr. Pramod Bonde29 · New Haven	Dr. Jonathan A. Hammond29 · Hartford
Pacemaker implant	Dr. Vinay Mehta48 · Danbury	Dr. Granit Veseli38 · Norwalk	Dr. Robert D. Winslow35 · Fairfield
Leadless pacemaker	Dr. Craig B. Moskowitz17 · Hartford	Dr. Granit Veseli13 · Norwalk	Dr. Eric Grubman11 · North Haven
Implantable defibrillator (ICD)	Dr. Jude F. Clancy16 · Middletown	Dr. Eric Grubman16 · North Haven	Dr. Shuaib A. Latif14 · Stamford
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman)	Dr. Jeptha P. Curtis45 · New Haven	Dr. Robert Jumper43 · Trumbull	Dr. James V. Freeman37 · New Haven
AFib ablation	Dr. Vinay Mehta50 · Danbury	Dr. Robert D. Winslow44 · Fairfield	Dr. Joshua M. Lader37 · Stamford
Coronary stent	Steffne Kunnirickal52 · New Haven	Dr. Scott R. Martin48 · Stamford	Dr. Edward Portnay47 · Stamford
Cardiac catheterization	Dr. Scott L. Willis145 · New Haven	Dr. Joseph F. Mitchel132 · Hartford	Dr. Brian C. Cambi130 · New Haven

Arteries and veins

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Varicose vein ablation	Dr. Bart E. Muhs131 · Old Saybrook	Dr. Paul Gagne124 · Darien	Dr. Jaime Strachan112 · Watertown
Leg artery angioplasty and stenting	Dr. Sameer Ahmed35 · New Haven	Dr. Jaime Strachan28 · Watertown	Dr. Carlos I. Mena-Hurtado26 · New Haven
Carotid endarterectomy	Dr. Elizabeth Aitcheson13 · Hartford
Dialysis fistula creation	Dr. Jaime Strachan27 · Watertown	Dr. Anne L. Lally27 · Hartford	Dr. Matthew G. Brown14 · Hartford

Digestive and general surgery

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Colonoscopy (diagnostic)	Dr. Thomas A. Rockoff52 · Prospect	Dr. Kenneth R. Mauer49 · Fairfield	Dr. Christopher D. Illick47 · Branford
Colonoscopy with polyp removal	Dr. Joanna E. Sampson209 · Bristol	Dr. Kenneth R. Mauer177 · Fairfield	Dr. Scott Estabrook170 · Danbury
Upper endoscopy with biopsy	Dr. Kenneth R. Mauer236 · Fairfield	Dr. Anne Liu193 · New Haven	Dr. Robert Dettmer190 · Stamford
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)	Dr. Kevin D. Miller18 · Stamford	Dr. Carlos Morales16 · Putnam	Dr. Ramanathan Madras Seshadri16 · Danbury
Inguinal hernia repair	Dr. Royd K. Fukumoto40 · Danbury	Dr. Andrew S. Kenler38 · Bridgeport	Dr. Kevin D. Miller38 · Stamford
Lumpectomy	Dr. Barbara A. Ward46 · Greenwich	Dr. Ann-Kristin Friedrich43 · New Haven	Dr. Helen A. Pass35 · Stamford

Urology

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cystoscopy	Dr. Katherine S. Shaio177 · Stamford	Dr. Nicholas Stroumbakis168 · Greenwich	Dr. Brian L. Sperling159 · Shelton
Prostate biopsy	Dr. Ralph J. Devito95 · New Haven	Dr. Joseph M. Brito57 · New Haven	Dr. Michael E. Karellas47 · New Haven
Prostatectomy (robotic or laparoscopic)	Dr. Ryan P. Dorin22 · Farmington	Dr. Joseph R. Wagner15 · Hartford	Dr. Isaac Y. Kim13 · New Haven
TURP	Dr. Feng H. Guo18 · Derby	Dr. Timothy Tran18 · New London	Dr. Hugh J. Lavery13 · Stamford
Laser prostate vaporization (GreenLight)	Anthony Kim14 · Middlebury	Dr. Michael E. Karellas13 · New Haven	Dr. John J. Bruno12 · Danbury
UroLift	Dr. Gerard Pregenzer20 · Enfield
Rezūm water vapor therapy	Dr. Nicholas Stroumbakis11 · Greenwich
Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave)	Dr. Arnold D. Rivera19 · Derby	Dr. Scott R. Serels19 · Norwalk	Dr. Jeremy D. Kaufman18 · Trumbull
Ureteroscopy with laser	Dr. Michael J. Nurzia43 · Stamford	Dr. Christian E. Bartels41 · Farmington	Dr. Timothy Tran28 · New London

Ear, nose and throat

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Balloon sinuplasty	Dr. Robert L. Weiss96 · Norwalk	Dr. Heather H. Waters48 · Norwalk	Dr. Biana G. Lanson17 · Stamford
Septoplasty	Dr. Gregory T. Lesnik17 · Norwich