Surgical Volume

Delaware: who does the most of each procedure

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

Joints, bones and spine

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Knee replacement	Dr. Steven M. Dellose231 · Wilmington	Dr. James J. Rubano207 · Wilmington	Dr. Wilson C. Choy175 · Lewes
Hip replacement	Dr. Cameron Yau108 · Lewes	Dr. Steven M. Dellose97 · Wilmington	Dr. Drew A. Brady81 · Newark
Shoulder replacement	Dr. Jeremie M. Axe93 · Newark	Dr. Gita Pillai64 · Lewes	Dr. Brian J. Galinat42 · Wilmington
Rotator cuff repair (arthroscopic)	Dr. Gita Pillai35 · Lewes	Dr. Joseph J. Mesa27 · Wilmington	Dr. Stephen G. Manifold25 · Dover
Carpal tunnel release	Dr. Shannon Fitzpatrick130 · Lewes	Dr. John D. Patterson103 · Wilmington	Dr. David T. Sowa96 · Newark
Trigger finger release	Dr. Peter F. Townsend147 · Wilmington	Dr. John D. Patterson99 · Wilmington	Dr. David T. Sowa98 · Newark
Knee arthroscopy (meniscus)	Dr. Edmund T. Carroll13 · Lewes
Hip fracture surgery	Dr. Nicholas F. Quercetti59 · Wilmington	Dr. Michael J. Principe48 · Wilmington	Dr. David M. Tainter43 · Wilmington
Kyphoplasty	Dr. Kennedy Yalamanchili36 · Newark	Dr. Brady Laughlin13 · Wilmington
Lumbar spinal fusion	Dr. Mark S. Eskander124 · Wilmington	Dr. Pawan Rastogi82 · Newark	Dr. Kennedy Yalamanchili77 · Newark
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression)	Dr. Mark S. Eskander88 · Wilmington	Dr. Kennedy Yalamanchili74 · Newark	Dr. Pawan Rastogi67 · Newark
Neck fusion (ACDF)	Dr. Pawan Rastogi44 · Newark	Dr. Mark S. Eskander28 · Wilmington	Dr. Matthew J. Eppley22 · Newark

Spine pain procedures

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Spinal cord stimulator	Dr. Joseph A. Cardinale24 · Lewes	Dr. John P. Rowlands12 · Newark
Lumbar epidural steroid injection	Dr. Dale F. Sutherland712 · Lewes	Dr. Anthony R. Cucuzzella681 · Newark	Dr. Nancy Kim578 · Newark
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back)	Dr. Peter M. Witherell165 · Wilmington	Dr. Shachi C. Patel126 · Newark	Dr. James E. Downing117 · Newark

Eye

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cataract surgery	Dr. Jeffrey R. Boyd937 · Newark	Dr. David M. Creech901 · Dover	Dr. Charles D. Curry839 · Rehoboth Beach
YAG laser capsulotomy	Dr. Edward S. Jaoude318 · Milton	Dr. David M. Creech291 · Dover	Dr. Andrew M. Barrett262 · Wilmington
Eye injections (retina)	Dr. Jason A. Kaplan1,544 · Wilmington	Dr. Carolyn Glazer-Hockstein1,356 · Wilmington	Dr. Brian W. Toussaint985 · Wilmington
Vitrectomy	Dr. Brian W. Toussaint24 · Wilmington	Dr. Jason A. Kaplan11 · Wilmington
Retinal detachment repair	Dr. Brian W. Toussaint14 · Wilmington
SLT laser for glaucoma	Dr. Michael J. Munro151 · Seaford	Dr. David M. Creech108 · Dover	Dr. Scott J. Fudemberg45 · Rehoboth Beach
Glaucoma surgery (goniotomy, trabeculectomy)	Dr. Jeffrey R. Boyd57 · Newark	Dr. Scott J. Fudemberg50 · Rehoboth Beach	Dr. Neil R. Vadhar31 · Wilmington
Laser iridotomy	Dr. Scott J. Fudemberg47 · Rehoboth Beach	Dr. David M. Creech33 · Dover	Dr. Timothy F. Doyle22 · Dover
Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)	Dr. Bryan D. Seiff172 · Dover	Dr. Ari Abel21 · Wilmington

Skin

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Mohs surgery	Dr. Christopher M. Conti1,330 · Newark	Dr. Aton M. Holzer721 · Newark	Dr. Sara Moghaddam653 · Selbyville

Heart

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve)	Dr. Ahmad A. Khan95 · Newark	Dr. Vincent E. Lotano64 · Lewes	Dr. John D. Robb55 · Newark
Open aortic valve replacement	Dr. Ray A. Blackwell16 · Newark
Heart bypass (CABG)	Dr. Ahmad A. Khan37 · Newark	Dr. Ray A. Blackwell33 · Newark	Dr. John D. Robb31 · Newark
Pacemaker implant	Dr. Raymond E. Miller102 · Dover	Dr. Hamid Deliri54 · Wilmington	Dr. Piamsook Angkeow33 · Wilmington
Leadless pacemaker	Dr. Maria Pia Del Corral17 · Lewes	Dr. Mouhanad Freih12 · Lewes
Implantable defibrillator (ICD)	Dr. Raymond E. Miller46 · Dover	Dr. Brian H. Sarter23 · Newark	Dr. Hamid Deliri22 · Wilmington
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman)	Dr. Manjeet Singh79 · Dover	Dr. Mouhanad Freih66 · Lewes	Dr. Wasif A. Qureshi30 · Bear
AFib ablation	Dr. Maria Pia Del Corral61 · Lewes	Dr. Brian H. Sarter29 · Newark	Dr. Wenchi K. Tsai25 · Newark
Coronary stent	Dr. Roberto Scaffidi67 · Dover	Dr. Ehtasham A. Qureshi67 · Lewes	Dr. Manjeet Singh59 · Dover
Cardiac catheterization	Dr. Ehtasham A. Qureshi232 · Lewes	Dr. Praveen George182 · Lewes	Dr. Mouhanad Freih145 · Lewes

Arteries and veins

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Varicose vein ablation	Dr. Brandt J. Feuerstein48 · Dover	Dr. Carlos A. Neves15 · Lewes	Dr. Mark Garcia12 · Wilmington
Leg artery angioplasty and stenting	Dr. Devaguptapu Bhaskar Rao58 · Newark	Dr. Daniel A. Leung14 · Newark	Dr. Sean P. Ryan12 · Lewes
Carotid endarterectomy	Dr. Frederic T. Harad20 · Newark	Dr. Thomas K. Evans14 · Newark	Dr. Devaguptapu Bhaskar Rao13 · Newark
Carotid stent	Dr. Khaled M. El Jazzar24 · Dover	Dr. Carlos A. Neves24 · Lewes	Dr. Devaguptapu Bhaskar Rao21 · Newark
Dialysis fistula creation	Dr. Thomas K. Evans12 · Newark

Digestive and general surgery

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Colonoscopy (diagnostic)	Dr. Bradley P. Mackler267 · Seaford	Dr. Parag J. Lodhavia131 · Milford	Dr. Temitayo Gboluaje91 · Dover
Colonoscopy with polyp removal	Dr. Robert C. Deckmann426 · Lewes	Dr. Heather N. Gibbs393 · Lewes	Dr. Richard F. Caruso333 · Lewes
Upper endoscopy with biopsy	Dr. Richard F. Caruso389 · Lewes	Dr. Ismet Lukolic274 · Seaford	Dr. Michael H. Bass249 · Wilmington
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)	Dr. Krishnaraj Mahendraraj29 · Dover	Dr. Mridul Pansari28 · Dover	Dr. Mark Facciolo27 · Lewes
Inguinal hernia repair	Dr. Erik D. Stancofski51 · Lewes	Dr. Mark Facciolo36 · Lewes	Dr. Michael K. Conway34 · Wilmington
Lumpectomy	Dr. Wendy Newell62 · Dover	Dr. Valerie L. Staradub60 · Newark	Dr. Diana Dickson-Witmer45 · Wilmington
Mastectomy	Dr. Valerie L. Staradub20 · Newark	Dr. Wendy Newell13 · Dover

Urology

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cystoscopy	Dr. Delbert J. Kwan334 · Lewes	Dr. Thomas J. Desperito277 · Wilmington	Dr. Mona Yezdani271 · Wilmington
Prostate biopsy	Dr. Andrew J. Glick131 · Wilmington	Dr. Michael R. Zaragoza91 · Dover	Dr. Joohyong H. Kim76 · Dover
Prostatectomy (robotic or laparoscopic)	Dr. Christopher R. Mitchell18 · Wilmington
TURP	Dr. Richard C. Paul27 · Lewes	Dr. Michael R. Lobis15 · Wilmington
Laser prostate vaporization (GreenLight)	Dr. Delbert J. Kwan20 · Lewes	Dr. Bruce N. Benge11 · Wilmington
UroLift	Dr. Michael R. Lobis22 · Wilmington	Dr. Thomas J. Desperito13 · Wilmington	Dr. Steven A. Terranova13 · Wilmington
Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave)	Dr. Bruce N. Benge34 · Wilmington	Dr. Steven A. Terranova34 · Wilmington	Dr. David J. Cozzolino27 · Wilmington
Ureteroscopy with laser	Dr. Delbert J. Kwan62 · Lewes	Dr. Richard C. Paul38 · Lewes	Dr. Raymond A. Bologna34 · Milford

Ear, nose and throat

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Septoplasty	Dr. William M. Sheppard12 · Newark