Surgical Volume

Georgia: who does the most of each procedure

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

Joints, bones and spine

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Knee replacement	Dr. Charles A. Decook346 · Cumming	Dr. John R. Manfredi178 · Greensboro	Dr. Mark W. Hanna161 · Atlanta
Hip replacement	Dr. Charles A. Decook239 · Cumming	Dr. Thomas L. Bradbury107 · Atlanta	Dr. Brian E. Seng95 · Canton
Shoulder replacement	Dr. Nicholas M. Capito67 · Augusta	Dr. Jacob Stirton49 · Blairsville	Dr. Drew V. Miller46 · Atlanta
Rotator cuff repair (arthroscopic)	Dr. Susan S. Jordan43 · Newnan	Dr. Drew V. Miller42 · Atlanta	Dr. Mark J. Albritton38 · Mcdonough
Carpal tunnel release	Dr. Gregory P. Kolovich160 · Savannah	Dr. Ronald H. Levit108 · Savannah	Dr. Michael S. Shuler101 · Athens
Trigger finger release	Dr. Michael S. Shuler96 · Athens	Dr. Joseph P. Rectenwald95 · Augusta	Dr. Gregory P. Kolovich90 · Savannah
Knee arthroscopy (meniscus)	Dr. Gary Davis29 · Gainesville	Dr. Darrell K. Scales20 · Braselton	Dr. Ronald A. Macbeth16 · Blairsville
Hip fracture surgery	Dr. Stephen J. Becher82 · Marietta	Dr. David L. Smith69 · Marietta	Dr. Michael I. Quackenbush53 · Roswell
Kyphoplasty	Emmanuel Gage44 · Brunswick	Dr. Milan R. Mehta40 · Atlanta	Dr. Jin Park37 · Atlanta
Lumbar spinal fusion	Dr. John D. Dorchak105 · Columbus	Dr. Bryan B. Barnes69 · Athens	Dr. Thomas A. Parfenchuck63 · Augusta
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression)	Dr. Dmitri Sofianos72 · Savannah	Dr. John D. Dorchak65 · Columbus	Dr. Gerald E. Rodts62 · Atlanta
Neck fusion (ACDF)	Dr. Thomas A. Parfenchuck31 · Augusta	Dr. Gregory M. Oetting31 · Augusta	Dr. John A. Cowan29 · Rome

Spine pain procedures

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Spinal cord stimulator	Emmanuel Gage111 · Brunswick	Dr. Suzanne H. Turner60 · Hiawassee	Dr. Hammad Malik58 · Cartersville
Lumbar epidural steroid injection	Emmanuel Gage577 · Brunswick	Dr. Gregory O. Spellman503 · Savannah	Dr. Gregory D. Jackson453 · Gainesville
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back)	Dr. Preetesh P. Patel195 · Roswell	Dr. Daniel S. Thomas165 · Athens	Emmanuel Gage153 · Brunswick

Eye

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cataract surgery	Dr. C S. Mcquaig9,180 · Milledgeville	Dr. Bradley G. Jacoby7,196 · Covington	Steven T. Greenhaw4,410 · Valdosta
YAG laser capsulotomy	Dr. James C. Lockwood323 · Augusta	Dr. James G. Webster284 · Valdosta	Dr. William C. Ackerman253 · Gainesville
Eye injections (retina)	Dr. Stephanie L. Vanderveldt2,222 · Atlanta	Dr. Alexander R. Bottini2,084 · Braselton	Dr. Robin Ray2,041 · Savannah
Vitrectomy	Dr. Ranjit S. Dhaliwal78 · Augusta	Dr. Paul L. Kaufman70 · Sandy Springs	Dr. Aleksandr Kruglov58 · Atlanta
Retinal detachment repair	Dr. Ross M. Kennamer-Chapman15 · Stockbridge	Dr. Aleksandr Kruglov14 · Atlanta	Dr. Margaret Wong Gribble13 · Atlanta
SLT laser for glaucoma	Dr. Douglas G. Day177 · Atlanta	Arkadiy Yadgarov104 · Atlanta	Dr. Allison A. Dublin94 · Marietta
Glaucoma surgery (goniotomy, trabeculectomy)	Arkadiy Yadgarov144 · Atlanta	Dr. Bret Crumpton52 · Columbus	Dr. David J. Herren29 · Rome
Laser iridotomy	Dr. Parul Khator52 · Decatur	Dr. Douglas G. Day35 · Atlanta	Dr. Mark N. Berman28 · Sandy Springs
Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)	Dr. Kiran Sajja138 · Suwanee	Dr. Sterling L. Cannon124 · Columbus	Dr. Byron A. Long94 · Marietta

Skin

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Mohs surgery	Dr. John Y. Chung2,361 · Dalton	Dr. Ross M. Campbell1,869 · Watkinsville	Dr. Christopher M. Buckley1,742 · Roswell

Heart

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve)	Dr. Gaetano Paone155 · Atlanta	Dr. Ronnie Ramadan109 · Gainesville	Dr. James P. Stewart103 · Atlanta
Open aortic valve replacement	Dr. Alan D. Winston20 · Lawrenceville	Xiaoying Lou18 · Atlanta	Dr. Richard J. Myung18 · Marietta
Heart bypass (CABG)	Dr. Alan D. Winston65 · Lawrenceville	Dr. Richard J. Myung43 · Marietta	Dr. William M. Brown42 · Atlanta
Pacemaker implant	Dr. Carmine V. Oddis70 · Macon	Dr. Hyo Jin Song68 · Cumming	Dr. Anshul M. Patel67 · Atlanta
Leadless pacemaker	Dr. Edward K. Koomson36 · Albany	Dr. Ramal M. Weragoda17 · Canton	Dr. Byungsoo Ko16 · Columbus
Implantable defibrillator (ICD)	Dr. Carmine V. Oddis37 · Macon	Dr. Robert P. Styperek36 · Rome	Dr. Oliver W. Horne27 · Macon
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman)	Dr. David W. Newton126 · Savannah	Dr. Sandeep K. Goyal84 · Atlanta	Dr. Cesar I. Cruz Aguilar72 · Woodstock
AFib ablation	Dr. David W. Newton110 · Savannah	Dr. Adam E. Berman108 · Augusta	Dr. David B. Delurgio98 · Atlanta
Coronary stent	Dr. Kraig M. Wangsnes97 · Augusta	Dr. George H. Myers97 · Rome	Dr. Shazib N. Khawaja94 · Carrollton
Cardiac catheterization	Dr. Kraig M. Wangsnes268 · Augusta	Dr. Shazib N. Khawaja231 · Carrollton	Dr. Carter E. Tharpe216 · Macon

Arteries and veins

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Varicose vein ablation	Dr. Stephen F. Kitchen374 · Brunswick	Dr. Chad J. Aleman151 · Atlanta	Dr. Paul D. Feldman120 · Fayetteville
Leg artery angioplasty and stenting	Dr. Oghenerukevwe Odiete43 · Newnan	Dr. Hiren P. Shah41 · Columbus	Dr. Larry Horesh28 · Savannah
Carotid endarterectomy	Dr. Niraj Parikh25 · Gainesville	Dr. Houman Tamaddon24 · Augusta	Dr. Edwin G. Whitney23 · Carrollton
Carotid stent	Dr. Rishi Gupta19 · Marietta
Dialysis fistula creation	Dr. Daniel J. Martin27 · Albany	Dr. Jason R. Chapman24 · Macon	Dr. Earl N. Mullis22 · Macon

Digestive and general surgery

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Colonoscopy (diagnostic)	Dr. Jeffrey M. Williams165 · Athens	Allawy Allawy92 · Columbus	Dr. Shahriar Sedghi79 · Macon
Colonoscopy with polyp removal	Dr. Randy J. Yanda356 · Atlanta	Dr. William B. Creel303 · Atlanta	Dr. John E. Burney262 · Fayetteville
Upper endoscopy with biopsy	Dr. David M. Gryboski377 · Fayetteville	Dr. Shahriar Sedghi376 · Macon	Dr. William B. Creel338 · Atlanta
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)	Dr. Anuj K. Dua35 · Holly Springs	Dr. Lloyd T. Winger29 · Fayetteville	Dr. John K. Mayfield26 · Rome
Inguinal hernia repair	Dr. Mark B. Wilkiemeyer56 · Sandy Springs	Dr. Christopher R. Kuzniak48 · Atlanta	Dr. Ronald C. Lewis41 · Gainesville
Lumpectomy	Dr. Rosa L. Langella56 · Jasper	Dr. Randy W. Cooper51 · Augusta	Dr. Karen Buhariwalla49 · Holly Springs
Mastectomy	Dr. Clint Merritt22 · Columbus	Dr. Jean-Claude D. Schwartz17 · Statesboro	Dr. William E. Burak15 · Savannah

Urology

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cystoscopy	Dr. Carl C. Capelouto256 · Canton	Dr. Hak J. Lee234 · Calhoun	Dr. Lewis S. Kriteman231 · Roswell
Prostate biopsy	Dr. Timothy C. Brock74 · Gainesville	Dr. Vincent D. Dicarlo67 · Canton	Dr. Ziyad H. Mugharbil61 · Blairsville
Prostatectomy (robotic or laparoscopic)	Dr. Scott D. Miller25 · Roswell	Dr. Rutveej Patel24 · Roswell	Dr. Froylan C. Gonzalez24 · Marietta
TURP	Dr. Matthew A. Sand32 · Atlanta	Dr. Nicholas P. Hopson30 · Fort Stewart	Dr. Gregory C. Mitchell25 · Atlanta
Laser prostate vaporization (GreenLight)	Dr. Daniel R. Belew29 · Roswell	Dr. Lewis S. Kriteman27 · Roswell	William G. Simpson25 · Augusta
UroLift	Dr. Herman S. Bagga46 · Roswell	Dr. Jitesh V. Patel30 · Snellville	Dr. Wesley W. Ludwig24 · Canton
Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave)	Dr. Mark D. Byron103 · Jesup	Dr. Timothy C. Mccullough26 · Johns Creek	Dr. William Nabors26 · Atlanta
Ureteroscopy with laser	Dr. Hak J. Lee68 · Calhoun	Dr. A K. Levinson49 · Marietta	Dr. Edward W. Killorin41 · Columbus

Ear, nose and throat

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Balloon sinuplasty	Dr. Ajaz L. Chaudhry40 · Lawrenceville	Dr. Gamwell A. Rogers28 · Atlanta	Dr. Raymond Howard17 · Rome
Septoplasty	Dr. Philip K. Robb17 · Alpharetta	Dr. Paul H. Garlich16 · Gainesville	Dr. Raymond Howard16 · Rome