Surgical Volume

Illinois: who does the most of each procedure

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

Joints, bones and spine

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Knee replacement	Dr. Raju Ghate257 · Chicago	Dr. Denis Nam255 · Chicago	Dr. Scott M. Sporer241 · Winfield
Hip replacement	Dr. Alexander Gordon121 · Morton Grove	Dr. Anuj S. Puppala117 · Joliet	Dr. David R. Morawski106 · Geneva
Shoulder replacement	Dr. Gregory P. Nicholson90 · Chicago	Dr. Aaron A. Bare77 · Warrenville	Dr. Rolando Izquierdo70 · Algonquin
Rotator cuff repair (arthroscopic)	Dr. Roger Chams83 · Libertyville	Dr. Scott W. Trenhaile62 · Rockford	Dr. Rolando Izquierdo37 · Algonquin
Carpal tunnel release	Dr. Steven D. Young129 · Herrin	Dr. Seth P. Levitz114 · Skokie	Dr. Jason Ghodasra108 · New Lenox
Trigger finger release	Dr. Craig M. Torosian103 · Geneva	Dr. Anton J. Fakhouri90 · Palos Hills	Dr. Steven D. Young85 · Herrin
Knee arthroscopy (meniscus)	Dr. Sergey Kachar28 · Arlington Hts	Dr. Timothy J. Gray19 · Effingham	Dr. James R. Bresch19 · Park Ridge
Hip fracture surgery	Dr. Arif Ali100 · Park Ridge	Dr. Alexander M. Crespo89 · Chicago	Dr. Rajeev Garapati84 · Morton Grove
Kyphoplasty	Dr. Owen K. Sweis54 · Winfield	Dr. Hongkai K. Du39 · Belleville	Dr. Thomas K. Dahlberg34 · Rockford
Lumbar spinal fusion	Dr. Gregory D. Lopez102 · Chicago	Dr. Matthew W. Colman75 · Chicago	Dr. P R. Paul60 · Naperville
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression)	Dr. Gregory D. Lopez119 · Chicago	Dr. Jonathan S. Citow113 · Libertyville	Dr. Matthew W. Colman106 · Chicago
Neck fusion (ACDF)	Dr. Christopher M. Graves54 · Springfield	Dr. Jonathan S. Citow40 · Libertyville	Dr. Timothy A. Vanfleet24 · Springfield

Spine pain procedures

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Spinal cord stimulator	Timothy Lubenow90 · Chicago	Dr. Goran Tubic85 · Bolingbrook	Tolga Suvar80 · Chicago
Lumbar epidural steroid injection	Dr. Brooke Vanderby1,286 · Glenview	Dr. Ryan Unger804 · Geneva	Dr. Brian Clay734 · Morton Grove
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back)	Dr. Goran Tubic278 · Bolingbrook	Sameer Shah268 · Chicago	Dr. Gerson A. Criste160 · Carbondale

Eye

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cataract surgery	Dr. Faisel Ahmad1,472 · Marion	Dr. Kenneth R. Barba1,447 · Bloomington	Dr. Ara D. Aprahamian1,333 · Bloomington
YAG laser capsulotomy	Dr. Faisel Ahmad360 · Marion	Dr. Kenneth R. Barba325 · Bloomington	Dr. Michael V. Stock269 · O Fallon
Eye injections (retina)	Dr. Min-Kyu Han3,214 · Peoria	Dr. Jack A. Cohen2,723 · Harvey	Dr. Sreenivasa Basavanthappa2,706 · Bloomington
Vitrectomy	Dr. Clayton Kirk95 · Maywood	Dr. Michael P. Blair95 · Des Plaines	Dr. Saagar A. Pandit87 · Chicago
Retinal detachment repair	Dr. Saagar A. Pandit28 · Chicago	Dr. Anand Gopal24 · Des Plaines	Dr. Kamal Kishore22 · Peru
SLT laser for glaucoma	Dr. Mark Cabin331 · Hoffman Estates	Dr. Ryan J. Michel131 · Marion	Dr. Michael L. Savitt129 · Libertyville
Glaucoma surgery (goniotomy, trabeculectomy)	Dr. Nikhil S. Wagle106 · Rock Island	Dr. Frini A. Makadia82 · Wheaton	Dr. Ahmad A. Aref52 · Chicago
Laser iridotomy	Dr. Nikhil S. Wagle68 · Rock Island	Dr. Veena V. Arun45 · Chicago	Dr. Douglas S. Kaplan34 · Highland Park
Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)	Dr. Thomas J. Conti79 · Tinley Park	Dr. Grant W. Su67 · Springfield	Dr. Walid F. Abdallah63 · Rockford

Skin

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Mohs surgery	Dr. James G. Lahti1,383 · Northbrook	Dr. Jeremy S. Youse1,207 · Urbana	Dr. Tracy M. Campbell1,173 · Melrose Park

Heart

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve)	Dr. Nikola Dobrilovic118 · Evanston	Dr. Ankur Sethi113 · Oak Park	Dr. Shailesh S. Nandish105 · Springfield
Open aortic valve replacement	Valluvan Jeevanandam23 · Chicago	Dr. S. Christopher Malaisrie23 · Chicago	Dr. Jeffrey P. Schwartz21 · Maywood
Heart bypass (CABG)	Dr. Patroklos S. Pappas85 · Oak Lawn	Dr. Juan J. Bonilla66 · Aurora	Dr. John H. Arnold64 · Quincy
Pacemaker implant	Dr. Charles A. Kinder141 · Berwyn	Dr. Ziad F. Issa59 · Springfield	Dr. Steven P. Chough58 · Downers Grove
Leadless pacemaker	Dr. Wissam Derian31 · Quincy	Dr. Nicholas J. Serafini27 · Park Ridge	Dr. Fadi Abou Obeid25 · Carbondale
Implantable defibrillator (ICD)	Dr. Ziad F. Issa61 · Springfield	Dr. Charles A. Kinder33 · Berwyn	Bharath Rajagopalan24 · Springfield
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman)	Dr. William H. Spear101 · Evergreen Park	Dr. Jonathan R. Rosenberg59 · Evanston	Dr. Firas Barrow53 · Elk Grove Village
AFib ablation	Dr. Alex S. Ro115 · Glenview	Dr. Jens Philip Vilhelm Aagaard99 · Park Ridge	Dr. Nicholas J. Serafini98 · Park Ridge
Coronary stent	Dr. Bruce E. Lewis187 · Maywood	Justin P. Levisay161 · Evanston	Dr. David Stewart123 · Chicago
Cardiac catheterization	Dr. Bruce E. Lewis287 · Maywood	Justin P. Levisay266 · Evanston	Dr. David Stewart250 · Chicago

Arteries and veins

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Varicose vein ablation	Dr. Robert L. Shapiro312 · Chicago	Dr. Susanne K. Woloson277 · Arlington Hts	Dr. Stamatis Dimitropoulos216 · Darien
Leg artery angioplasty and stenting	Dr. Paramjit S. Chopra109 · Hinsdale	Dr. Nikolaos Karagiorgos65 · Champaign	Dr. Udaya K. Liyanage59 · Mount Vernon
Carotid endarterectomy	Dr. Mohammad Sarhan43 · Chicago Ridge	Dr. James M. Tuchek41 · Olympia Fields	Nida Ahmed39 · Arlington Heights
Carotid stent	Dr. Demetrius K. Lopes28 · Park Ridge	Dr. Scott A. Reishus20 · Downers Grove	Dr. Ajeet D. Gordhan18 · Normal
Dialysis fistula creation	Dr. Mark J. London54 · Chicago	Dr. Timothy P. Oconnor38 · Peoria	Dr. Syed S. Bokhari38 · New Lenox

Digestive and general surgery

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Colonoscopy (diagnostic)	Dr. Vasantha P. Pai276 · Belleville	Dr. Sushilkumar M. Tibrewala143 · Herrin	Jonathan F. Williams136 · Kenilworth
Colonoscopy with polyp removal	Dr. Joel E. Retsky488 · Highland Park	Dr. Richard Rotnicki451 · Morris	Dr. Amitkumar Patel324 · Moline
Upper endoscopy with biopsy	Dr. Zahoor A. Makhdoom505 · Carbondale	Dr. Stephen S. Matter474 · Normal	Dr. Vasantha P. Pai467 · Belleville
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)	Dr. Reza A. Gamagami31 · New Lenox	Dr. Robert S. Wojcik30 · Peru	Dr. James K. Fullerton26 · Springfield
Inguinal hernia repair	Dr. John G. Linn122 · Glenview	Dr. Kyle Mueller53 · Chicago	Dr. Stephen W. Ganshirt52 · Lake Forest
Lumpectomy	Dr. Christine M. Gresik84 · Elmhurst	Dr. Allyson F. Jacobson59 · Arlington Heights	Dr. Nora Hansen59 · Chicago
Mastectomy	Dr. Gia M. Compagnoni20 · Bartlett	Dr. Rosalinda Alvarado19 · Chicago	Dr. Katharine Yao18 · Evanston

Urology

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cystoscopy	Dr. Steve Y. Chung518 · Spring Valley	Dr. Kristian R. Novakovic410 · Glenview	Dr. Steven E. Mutchnik372 · Skokie
Prostate biopsy	Ashley E. Ross135 · Chicago	Dr. Pernankel D. Nayak126 · Effingham	Dr. James T. Kearns123 · Glenview
Prostatectomy (robotic or laparoscopic)	Dr. Edward M. Schaeffer63 · Chicago	Scott Eggener51 · Chicago	Dr. Robert Nadler48 · Springfield
TURP	Dr. Matthew J. Knudson30 · Quincy	Dr. Scott C. Morgan23 · Bloomington	Dr. Ryan Manecke22 · Joliet
Laser prostate vaporization (GreenLight)	Dr. Daniel E. Schneider48 · Quincy	Dr. Steve Y. Chung41 · Spring Valley	Dr. Steven E. Mutchnik39 · Skokie
UroLift	Dr. Robert S. Lai38 · Algonquin	Dr. Michael J. Hyman32 · Carbondale	Dr. Craig A. Smith25 · Winfield
Rezūm water vapor therapy	Dr. Gregory J. Andros28 · Joliet	Dr. Randall E. Dooley22 · O Fallon	Dr. Herbert M. User16 · Chicago Ridge
Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave)	Dr. James H. Griffin42 · Elgin	Dr. James A. Sylora32 · Evergreen Park	Dr. George I. Sreckovic32 · Chicago Ridge
Ureteroscopy with laser	Dr. Christian B. Schwartz66 · Spring Valley	Dr. Steve Y. Chung57 · Spring Valley	Dr. Amy E. Krambeck54 · Chicago

Ear, nose and throat

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Balloon sinuplasty	Dr. Michael Friedman200 · Chicago	Dr. Justin E. Wittkopf155 · Vernon Hills	Dr. Salil V. Doshi137 · Naperville
Septoplasty	Dr. Prateek Srinet47 · Mount Vernon	Dr. David W. Lesko39 · Shiloh	Dr. Alexander L. Schneider19 · Chicago