Surgical Volume

Florida: who does the most of each procedure

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

Joints, bones and spine

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Knee replacement	Dr. Martin W. Roche411 · Ft. Lauderdale	Dr. Edward J. Stolarski295 · Sarasota	Dr. Sean R. Dingle265 · Sarasota
Hip replacement	Dr. Edward J. Stolarski238 · Sarasota	Dr. John L. Wang201 · West Palm Beach	Dr. Henry K. Biggs198 · Naples
Shoulder replacement	Dr. Jonathan C. Levy231 · Boca Raton	Dr. Derek J. Cuff204 · Venice	Dr. Robert L. Brenner187 · Sarasota
Rotator cuff repair (arthroscopic)	Dr. Brent Stephens83 · Melbourne	Dr. Robert P. Stchur79 · Port Charlotte	Dr. Derek J. Cuff76 · Venice
Carpal tunnel release	Dr. David Chan230 · Venice	Dr. Stephen L. Helgemo179 · Port Charlotte	Dr. Ehsan Esmaeili175 · Boca Raton
Trigger finger release	Dr. David Chan400 · Venice	Dr. Stephen L. Helgemo264 · Port Charlotte	Dr. Steven C. Kronlage232 · Gulf Breeze
Knee arthroscopy (meniscus)	Dr. James J. Guerra72 · Naples	Dr. Andrew J. Petrella35 · Lecanto	Dr. Daryl L. Miller35 · Sarasota
Hip fracture surgery	Dr. Michael A. Hawks125 · Orlando	Dr. Atif K. Ahmed123 · Winter Park	Dr. Benjamin D. Sookhoo101 · Orlando
Kyphoplasty	Dr. Mark D. Jacobson119 · Lady Lake	Dr. Jeffrey C. Fernyhough117 · Boca Raton	Dr. Nathaniel A. Lowen106 · Boca Raton
Lumbar spinal fusion	Dr. Michael Y. Wang122 · Miami	Dr. Ngoc-Lam M. Nguyen118 · Sarasota	Dr. John C. Stevenson102 · Gainesville
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression)	Dr. Max B. Medary92 · Orlando	Dr. Bradley A. Wallace91 · Jacksonville	Dr. Michael Y. Wang82 · Miami
Neck fusion (ACDF)	Dr. Bradley A. Wallace57 · Jacksonville	Dr. Mark B. Frenkel53 · Naples	Dr. Michael Y. Wang51 · Miami

Spine pain procedures

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Spinal cord stimulator	Dr. Michael F. Esposito155 · Vero Beach	Dr. Ajay B. Antony142 · Gainesville	Dr. James J. Ronzo130 · Tampa
Lumbar epidural steroid injection	Dr. George I. Soliman1,319 · Fort Myers	Dr. Fabian A. Ramos1,225 · Bradenton	Dr. Stephen L. Friedman1,217 · Naples
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back)	Dr. Andrew J. Van Brocklin306 · Pensacola	Dr. Donald L. Erb278 · Sarasota	Dr. Robert Ball261 · Port Charlotte

Eye

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cataract surgery	Dr. James P. Gills1,653 · Tarpon Springs	Dr. Jason K. Darlington1,293 · Melbourne	Dr. Jeffrey A. Wipfli1,032 · Tarpon Springs
YAG laser capsulotomy	Dr. Nathaniel J. Ruttig944 · Niceville	Dr. Robert C. Howard717 · Tarpon Springs	Dr. John M. Gooch704 · The Villages
Eye injections (retina)	Dr. Sunil Gupta6,393 · Pensacola	Dr. Alexander M. Eaton6,293 · Fort Myers	Dr. Douglas F. Lieb5,157 · Orange City
Vitrectomy	Dr. John P. Sullivan241 · Jacksonville	Dr. Shawn Agee226 · Jacksonville	Dr. Thomas S. Shane173 · Sarasota
Retinal detachment repair	Dr. William E. Smiddy64 · Miami	Dr. Thomas S. Shane41 · Sarasota	Dr. Shawn Agee40 · Jacksonville
SLT laser for glaucoma	Dr. Joshua W. Kim389 · Venice	Dr. Timothy B. Mclaughlin272 · Pensacola	Dr. William J. Oktavec211 · St Augustine
Glaucoma surgery (goniotomy, trabeculectomy)	Dr. Jason K. Darlington145 · Melbourne	Dr. David W. Hayes98 · Orange Park	Dr. Bradford A. Snead70 · Fort Myers
Laser iridotomy	Dr. Brent W. Bellotte138 · Boca Raton	Dr. Ignatius C. Cyriac77 · Brandon	Dr. Joshua W. Kim68 · Venice
Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)	Dr. Stephen J. Laquis233 · Fort Myers	Dr. John P. Fezza213 · Venice	Dr. Jason C. Friedrichs167 · Fort Myers

Skin

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Mohs surgery	Dr. Scott D. Warren2,533 · Jacksonville	Dr. Luke A. Hyder1,917 · Pensacola	Dr. Monika Srivastava1,909 · Vero Beach

Heart

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve)	Dr. Matthew Campbell164 · Melbourne	Dr. Thierry Momplaisir122 · Melbourne	Dr. Ricardo A. Yaryura110 · Sarasota
Open aortic valve replacement	Dr. Joseph Lamelas36 · Miami	Dr. Kevin D. Accola36 · Orlando	Dr. Eric S. Weiss34 · Miami Beach
Heart bypass (CABG)	Dr. Jeffrey E. Sell84 · Sarasota	Dr. Jonathan D. Hoffberger79 · Sarasota	Dr. Peter J. Bolan64 · Jacksonville
Pacemaker implant	Dr. Robert E. Eckart81 · Sarasota	Dr. Miguel Bryce81 · Tavares	Dr. Smriti Banthia79 · Sarasota
Leadless pacemaker	Dr. Ken W. Lee58 · Melbourne	Dr. Robert E. Eckart57 · Sarasota	Dr. Rajesh Malik49 · Bradenton
Implantable defibrillator (ICD)	Dr. Vladimir Rankovic39 · Atlantis	Dr. Ken W. Lee28 · Melbourne	Dr. Antonio Moretta27 · Sarasota
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman)	Dr. Robert E. Eckart274 · Sarasota	Dr. Dilip J. Mathew135 · Sarasota	Dr. Aurelio Duran87 · Orlando
AFib ablation	Dr. Dinesh Sharma268 · Naples	Dr. Dilip J. Mathew219 · Sarasota	Dr. Brian P. Betensky186 · Sarasota
Coronary stent	Dr. Aland R. Fernandez303 · Safety Harbor	Dr. James H. Nguyen192 · Bradenton	Dr. Hari C. Kannam168 · Inverness
Cardiac catheterization	Dr. Bernard Topi446 · Inverness	Dr. Hari C. Kannam410 · Inverness	Dr. Aland R. Fernandez393 · Safety Harbor

Arteries and veins

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Varicose vein ablation	Douglas H. Joyce861 · Punta Gorda	Dr. Joseph G. Magnant590 · Fort Myers	Dr. Mark A. Zuzga457 · Safety Harbor
Leg artery angioplasty and stenting	Dr. Mark B. Le436 · Tampa	Dr. Joseph J. Ricotta257 · Delray Beach	Dr. Bahram Khazai175 · Miami
Carotid endarterectomy	Dr. William C. Beckett47 · Vero Beach	Dr. Christopher J. Lecroy40 · Pensacola	Dr. Robert J. Anderson39 · Jupiter
Carotid stent	Dr. Patrick M. Tamim55 · Panama City	Dr. Mariano Arosemena44 · Bradenton	Dr. Danny H. Vo40 · Jacksonville
Dialysis fistula creation	Dr. Susan M. Shafii40 · Clearwater	Dr. Marwan R. Tabbara25 · Lauderdale Lakes	Dr. Adil A. Khan23 · Jacksonville

Digestive and general surgery

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Colonoscopy (diagnostic)	Dr. Soundarapandian Baskar139 · Tavares	Dr. Pramod Joseph131 · Fort Pierce	Dr. Robert S. Epstein130 · Wellington
Colonoscopy with polyp removal	Dr. Kinan Rahal507 · Sarasota	Dr. Nehme Gabriel488 · Leesburg	Dr. Christopher D. Abrasley471 · Fort Walton Beach
Upper endoscopy with biopsy	Dr. Soundarapandian Baskar683 · Tavares	Dr. Nehme Gabriel671 · Leesburg	Dr. Issam R. Nasr568 · Palm Coast
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)	Dr. Steven L. Halbreich60 · Sarasota	Dr. Jonas Mansson51 · Naples	Dr. Maohao Han47 · Leesburg
Inguinal hernia repair	Dr. Justin D. Warner101 · Naples	Dr. Jose F. Yeguez82 · Boca Raton	Dr. Bassam Sayegh75 · Jupiter
Lumpectomy	Dr. Kerry-Ann C. Mcdonald118 · Boca Raton	Dr. Sharla G. Patterson104 · Naples	Dr. Hilary M. Shapiro-Wright79 · Boca Raton
Mastectomy	Dr. Sarah Kimball39 · Sarasota	Dr. John V. Kiluk29 · Tampa	Dr. Sarah Mclaughlin24 · Jacksonville

Urology

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cystoscopy	Daniel M. Kaplon474 · Sarasota	Dr. Alejandro J. Miranda-Sousa452 · Fort Myers	Dr. Paul D. Jo447 · Ocala
Prostate biopsy	Dr. Julio Gundian181 · Jacksonville	Dr. Julio Pow-Sang142 · Tampa	Dr. Andrew B. Sher95 · Oxford
Prostatectomy (robotic or laparoscopic)	Dr. Vipul R. Patel277 · Celebration	Dr. Robert I. Carey59 · Sarasota	Dr. Ram A. Pathak58 · Jacksonville
TURP	Dr. William M. Figlesthaler77 · Naples	Dr. William H. Fredriksson66 · Sarasota	Dr. Harold H. Tsai44 · Naples
Laser prostate vaporization (GreenLight)	Dr. Christopher S. West40 · Gainesville	Dr. John D. Thompson35 · The Villages	Dr. Andrew B. Sher32 · Oxford
UroLift	Dr. Marc J. Guttman52 · Naples	Dr. Paul D. Jo51 · Ocala	Dr. Elliot Blau48 · Naples
Rezūm water vapor therapy	Dr. Bassem M. Eldaif41 · Melbourne	Dr. Francis J. Wren36 · Sarasota	Dr. Sherwin Zargaroff23 · Pensacola
Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave)	Dr. Paul D. Jo110 · Ocala	Dr. Avidah H. Rudberg54 · Bonita Springs	Dr. Benjamin B. Storey47 · Naples
Ureteroscopy with laser	Dr. Alfred J. Bilik78 · Sarasota	Dr. Omar Hamoui71 · Brooksville	Dr. Mark J. Swierzewski66 · Lakeland

Ear, nose and throat

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Balloon sinuplasty	Dr. Vijay M. Sharma177 · Jupiter	Dr. Matthew L. Blair152 · Pensacola	Dr. Daniel J. Mckenna111 · Fort Myers
Septoplasty	Dr. Ryan Gegg42 · Santa Rosa Beach	Dr. Lee M. Mandel38 · Hollywood	Dr. Robert T. Snowden33 · Jacksonville