Surgical Volume

Idaho: who does the most of each procedure

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

Joints, bones and spine

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Knee replacement	Dr. Ronald M. Kristensen110 · Boise	Dr. Colin E. Poole106 · Boise	Dr. Jenny J. Jin102 · Boise
Hip replacement	Dr. Douglas P. Mcinnis97 · Coeur D Alene	Dr. Jenny J. Jin75 · Boise	Dr. Jared T. Armstrong69 · Nampa
Shoulder replacement	Dr. Roger C. Dunteman48 · Coeur D Alene	Dr. Thomas M. Chopp46 · Boise	Dr. Joseph R. Lynch36 · Boise
Rotator cuff repair (arthroscopic)	Dr. Roger C. Dunteman41 · Coeur D Alene	Dr. Connor W. Quinn31 · Coeur D Alene	Dr. Joseph R. Lynch22 · Boise
Carpal tunnel release	Dr. Steven R. Boyea83 · Lewiston	Dr. Gregory R. Keese74 · Coeur D Alene	Dr. Ryan N. Miller73 · Pocatello
Trigger finger release	Dr. Tyler R. Wayment74 · Twin Falls	Dr. Steven R. Boyea63 · Lewiston	Dr. Patrick J. Mullen52 · Coeur D Alene
Hip fracture surgery	Dr. Britton C. Wells46 · Boise	Dr. Robert E. Blease34 · Coeur D Alene	Dr. Jacob Bingham18 · Burley
Kyphoplasty	Dr. John Perl36 · Boise	Dr. Eric R. Smith30 · Boise	Dr. Sai P. Alla12 · Post Falls
Lumbar spinal fusion	Dr. Roland S. Kent45 · Post Falls	Dr. Gregory D. Dietrich42 · Lewiston	Dr. Abraham Schlauderaff41 · Idaho Falls
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression)	Dr. Roland S. Kent45 · Post Falls	Dr. Gregory D. Dietrich44 · Lewiston	Dr. Christian G. Zimmerman35 · Boise
Neck fusion (ACDF)	Dr. Brandon R. Kelly23 · Idaho Falls	Dr. John B. Mcgowan17 · Coeur D Alene	Dr. Gregory D. Dietrich14 · Lewiston

Spine pain procedures

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Spinal cord stimulator	Dr. Jeffrey S. Ispirescu86 · Sandpoint	Dr. Richard W. Runyan60 · Pocatello	Dr. Daric J. Russell54 · Idaho Falls
Lumbar epidural steroid injection	Dr. Michael D. Severson368 · Meridian	Dr. Daric J. Russell257 · Idaho Falls	Dr. Jason M. Poston225 · Idaho Falls
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back)	Dr. Karl Zarse159 · Meridian	Dr. Jason M. Poston96 · Idaho Falls	Dr. Alan J. Poulter73 · Idaho Falls

Eye

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cataract surgery	Dr. Bradley P. Gardner818 · Idaho Falls	Dr. Jacob A. Mong712 · Boise	Dr. Richard Cannon444 · Idaho Falls
YAG laser capsulotomy	Dr. Mark E. Hollingshead211 · Boise	Dr. Jacob A. Mong206 · Boise	Dr. Ryan T. Barrett173 · Boise
Eye injections (retina)	Dr. Ali Torab Parhiz3,446 · Boise	Dr. Kyle G. Thompson2,319 · Idaho Falls	Dr. Eric K. Romriell2,012 · Idaho Falls
Vitrectomy	Dr. Kyle G. Thompson90 · Idaho Falls	Dr. Clinton Ellingson57 · Idaho Falls	Dr. Ali Torab Parhiz46 · Boise
Retinal detachment repair	Dr. Ali Torab Parhiz29 · Boise	Dr. Kyle G. Thompson14 · Idaho Falls	Dr. Scott C. Simpson11 · Meridian
SLT laser for glaucoma	Dr. Scott Woolf74 · Boise	Dr. Matthew P. Traynor49 · Idaho Falls	Dr. Adam C. Reynolds46 · Boise
Glaucoma surgery (goniotomy, trabeculectomy)	Dr. Scott Woolf15 · Boise
Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)	Dr. Carolee M. Cutler Peck81 · Ammon	Dr. Alan W. Mcinnes47 · Eagle	Dr. Samuel W. Beckstead42 · Idaho Falls

Skin

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Mohs surgery	Ryan B. Thorpe636 · Meridian	Dr. Daniel S. Winchester623 · Meridian	Dr. Earl Stoddard476 · Chubbuck

Heart

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve)	Dr. Melissa P. Cheers52 · Idaho Falls	Dr. Benedict J. Taylor42 · Boise	Dr. Andrew L. Mesher40 · Boise
Open aortic valve replacement	Dr. Robert S. Farivar15 · Boise	Tori C. Lennox11 · Coeur D Alene
Heart bypass (CABG)	Dr. Robert J. Burnett29 · Coeur D Alene	Tori C. Lennox25 · Coeur D Alene	Dr. Jacob Delarosa23 · Pocatello
Pacemaker implant	Dr. Adam S. Grimaldi73 · Boise	Dr. Luciano C. Amado59 · Boise	Dr. John D. Chambers59 · Idaho Falls
Leadless pacemaker	Dr. John D. Chambers57 · Idaho Falls
Implantable defibrillator (ICD)	Dr. Marcos Daccarett17 · Boise	Dr. Mark Richards17 · Pocatello	Dr. Adam S. Grimaldi17 · Boise
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman)	Dr. Marcos Daccarett69 · Boise	Dr. Eric L. Wallace59 · Coeur D Alene	Dr. Michele A. Murphy Cook51 · Coeur D Alene
AFib ablation	Dr. Marcos Daccarett90 · Boise	Dr. Michele A. Murphy Cook72 · Coeur D Alene	Dr. Adam S. Grimaldi70 · Boise
Coronary stent	Dr. John D. Chambers89 · Idaho Falls	Dr. Edward Kim61 · Lewiston	Dr. Robert W. Tonks54 · Twin Falls
Cardiac catheterization	Dr. John D. Chambers216 · Idaho Falls	Dr. Edward Kim168 · Lewiston	Dr. Elizabeth M. Rau99 · Coeur D Alene

Arteries and veins

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Varicose vein ablation	Dr. Mark Macumber37 · Meridian	Dr. Warren E. Albrecht31 · Idaho Falls	Dr. John J. Strobel31 · Idaho Falls
Leg artery angioplasty and stenting	Dr. John W. Ho53 · Lewiston	Dr. Elliot M. Adams20 · Twin Falls	Dr. Stephen R. Preece12 · Idaho Falls
Carotid endarterectomy	Dr. David A. Johnson39 · Twin Falls	Dr. Laurie M. Kuestner17 · Idaho Falls	Dr. Matthew L. Low13 · Coeur D Alene
Carotid stent	Dr. John W. Ho23 · Lewiston	Dr. Connie L. Zastrow12 · Boise
Dialysis fistula creation	Dr. David A. Johnson17 · Twin Falls	Dr. Philip A. Kladar11 · Coeur D Alene

Digestive and general surgery

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Colonoscopy (diagnostic)	Dr. Lauren M. Shea102 · Boise	Dr. John C. Morgenstern44 · Lewiston	Dr. Kevin R. Webb22 · Coeur D Alene
Colonoscopy with polyp removal	Dr. Lauren M. Shea301 · Boise	Dr. Carl R. Dettwiler269 · Lewiston	Dr. Trace Heavener229 · Coeur D Alene
Upper endoscopy with biopsy	Dr. Lauren M. Shea331 · Boise	Dr. Carl R. Dettwiler223 · Lewiston	Dr. Christopher M. Wood168 · Coeur D Alene
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)	Dr. Forrest R. Fredline23 · Nampa	Dr. Ethan A. Ferrel19 · Meridian	Dr. David J. Chamberlain17 · Idaho Falls
Inguinal hernia repair	Dr. Edward G. Detar33 · Coeur D Alene	Dr. Michael T. May28 · Coeur D Alene	Dr. Richard C. Ballantyne25 · Nampa
Lumpectomy	Dr. Stephanie R. Moline52 · Coeur D Alene	Dr. Elizabeth M. Prier40 · Boise	Dr. Rhiana S. Menen27 · Boise
Mastectomy	Dr. Stephanie R. Moline30 · Coeur D Alene

Urology

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cystoscopy	Dr. Stephen A. Brassell200 · Boise	Dr. Michael C. Sweeney192 · Twin Falls	Dr. Chad A. Peterson160 · Coeur D Alene
Prostate biopsy	Dr. Stephen A. Brassell89 · Boise	Dr. Chad A. Peterson42 · Coeur D Alene	Dr. Matthew D. Mclaughlin41 · Coeur D Alene
Prostatectomy (robotic or laparoscopic)	Dr. Stephen A. Brassell23 · Boise	Dr. Sean P. Stroup19 · Boise	Dr. Joel Hancock12 · Twin Falls
TURP	Dr. Richard A. Blatter40 · Idaho Falls	Dr. Craig R. Spencer22 · Meridian	Dr. Donald L. Weese16 · Burley
Laser prostate vaporization (GreenLight)	Dr. Chad A. Peterson14 · Coeur D Alene	Dr. Matthew D. Mclaughlin11 · Coeur D Alene
UroLift	Dr. Richard A. Blatter25 · Idaho Falls	Dr. Nicholas J. Kuntz20 · Meridian
Rezūm water vapor therapy	Dr. Michael C. Sweeney35 · Twin Falls	Dr. Edward D. Ellison11 · Coeur D' Alene
Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave)	Dr. Jared K. Manwaring18 · Idaho Falls	Dr. Randil L. Clark16 · Coeur D' Alene	Dr. Craig R. Spencer12 · Meridian
Ureteroscopy with laser	Dr. Michael C. Sweeney63 · Twin Falls	Dr. Richard A. Blatter38 · Idaho Falls	Dr. Bryant Vanleeuwen30 · Pocatello

Ear, nose and throat

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Balloon sinuplasty	Dr. Donald J. Beasley46 · Boise
Septoplasty	Dr. Russell W. Mayes29 · Twin Falls	Dr. Scott R. Hall12 · Idaho Falls	Dr. John Symms11 · Boise