Surgical Volume

Indiana: who does the most of each procedure

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

Joints, bones and spine

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Knee replacement	Dr. Jeffrey D. Yergler209 · South Bend	Dr. Michael B. Boyd170 · Evansville	Dr. Anthony P. Czaplicki160 · Newburgh
Hip replacement	Dr. John Hur122 · Carmel	Dr. Joshua L. Carter88 · Indianapolis	Dr. Peter A. Knoll88 · Evansville
Shoulder replacement	Dr. Brian L. Badman83 · Fishers	Dr. Paul E. Perry71 · Evansville	Dr. Michael J. Bender64 · Carmel
Rotator cuff repair (arthroscopic)	Dr. Michael A. Yergler45 · South Bend	Dr. Michael J. Bender27 · Carmel	Dr. Paul E. Perry24 · Evansville
Carpal tunnel release	Dr. Paul E. Perry104 · Evansville	Dr. Ward P. Hamlet99 · Fort Wayne	Dr. Joseph F. Schwartz85 · Merrillville
Trigger finger release	Dr. Dale Dellacqua84 · Bloomington	Dr. Heather C. Williams77 · Indianapolis	Dr. Paul E. Perry68 · Evansville
Knee arthroscopy (meniscus)	Dr. Keith R. Pitchford29 · Saint John	Dr. Timothy S. Hamby23 · Evansville	Dr. Carlos J. Belmar20 · Terre Haute
Hip fracture surgery	Dr. Jason J. Heisler62 · Fort Wayne	Dr. David A. Goertzen59 · Fort Wayne	Dr. James M. Danias52 · Fort Wayne
Kyphoplasty	Dr. Richard Paulsen47 · Indianapolis	Dr. Thomas M. Reilly46 · Kokomo	Dr. Shane J. Rose42 · Carmel
Lumbar spinal fusion	Dr. Hon Q. Vien70 · Richmond	Dr. Loi K. Phuong61 · Fort Wayne	Dr. Robert M. Shugart57 · Fort Wayne
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression)	Dr. Robert M. Shugart89 · Fort Wayne	Dr. Robert J. Blok78 · New Albany	Dr. David M. Eggers66 · Newburgh
Neck fusion (ACDF)	Dr. Joshua M. Winters30 · Fort Wayne	Dr. Brandon S. Huggins29 · Fort Wayne	Dr. Robert M. Shugart23 · Fort Wayne

Spine pain procedures

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Spinal cord stimulator	Dr. Joseph C. Rutledge154 · Lafayette	Dr. Andrew M. Davisson90 · New Castle	Dr. Derron Wilson79 · Carmel
Lumbar epidural steroid injection	Dr. Christopher M. Doran721 · Avon	Dr. Derron Wilson710 · Carmel	Dr. Todd E. Schmidt634 · Greenwood
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back)	Dr. Nicolaus D. Winters176 · Evansville	Dr. Joseph Folz175 · Evansville	Dr. Daniel C. Callahan120 · Sullivan

Eye

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cataract surgery	Dr. William R. Shultz1,901 · Indianapolis	Dr. Paul L. Walton1,759 · Indianapolis	Dr. Patrick B. Hopen1,274 · Indianapolis
YAG laser capsulotomy	Dr. William R. Shultz1,210 · Indianapolis	Dr. Randal K. Hughes938 · Fort Wayne	Dr. Jason A. Brooks640 · Munster
Eye injections (retina)	Dr. Bryan C. Hainline4,290 · Richmond	Dr. Drew N. Sommerville4,220 · Evansville	Dr. Adeel N. Khan3,943 · Fort Wayne
Vitrectomy	Dr. Frank N. Hrisomalos100 · Indianapolis	Dr. Drew N. Sommerville62 · Evansville	Dr. Andrew T. Strand55 · Evansville
Retinal detachment repair	Dr. Andrew T. Strand33 · Evansville	Dr. Robert Lee26 · South Bend	Dr. Neil P. Finnen21 · Carmel
SLT laser for glaucoma	Dr. Randal K. Hughes158 · Fort Wayne	Dr. Robert B. Dinn141 · Kokomo	Dr. Patrick B. Hopen136 · Indianapolis
Glaucoma surgery (goniotomy, trabeculectomy)	Dr. Patrick B. Hopen104 · Indianapolis	Dr. Anthony J. Lombardo77 · Indianapolis	Dr. Ahmar Sajjad65 · Indianapolis
Laser iridotomy	Dr. Aurabind Balagani31 · Dyer	Dr. Michael J. Pankratz22 · Columbus
Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)	Dr. Scott Hobson113 · Carmel	Dr. Kathleen A. Flannagan69 · Jasper	Dr. Austin L. Gerber59 · Fort Wayne

Skin

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Mohs surgery	Dr. Michael E. Murphy1,545 · Greenwood	Dr. Renato Goreshi1,042 · Merrillville	Dr. Shayna L. Gordon999 · Plainfield

Heart

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve)	Dr. Dominic C. Cefali123 · Newburgh	Dr. Maruthi S. Penumetsa120 · Newburgh	Dr. Anthony J. Voelkel88 · Evansville
Open aortic valve replacement	Dr. David A. Heimansohn27 · Indianapolis	Dr. Peter A. Walts26 · Carmel	Dr. Marc W. Gerdisch24 · Indianapolis
Heart bypass (CABG)	Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister54 · Newburgh	Dr. Sina L. Moainie48 · Carmel	Dr. John H. Storey44 · Indianapolis
Pacemaker implant	Dr. Umang M. Patel80 · Evansville	Dr. Athanasios Thomaides69 · Greenwood	Dr. Ashwani K. Bedi61 · Evansville
Leadless pacemaker	Dr. Naseer H. Nasser38 · Michigan City	Dr. Albert A. Sey38 · Columbus	Dr. Samer Ajam24 · Hobart
Implantable defibrillator (ICD)	Dr. Hrak Chemchirian23 · New Albany	Dr. Athanasios Thomaides22 · Greenwood	Dr. Pratik Patel21 · Munster
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman)	Dr. Chandrashekar Kumbar156 · Newburgh	Dr. Samer Abbas127 · East Chicago	Dr. Kevin M. Trulock107 · Indianapolis
AFib ablation	Dr. Chandrashekar Kumbar84 · Newburgh	Dr. Albert A. Sey80 · Columbus	Dr. Bradley A. Clark65 · Indianapolis
Coronary stent	Dr. Sandeep Sehgal123 · Valparaiso	Dr. Dalvir Gill97 · Vincennes	Dr. Ahmed Amro79 · Richmond
Cardiac catheterization	Dr. Vikash K. Khurana222 · Vincennes	Dr. Dalvir Gill214 · Vincennes	Dr. Anthony J. Voelkel184 · Evansville

Arteries and veins

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Varicose vein ablation	Dr. Mike Sebastian161 · Evansville	Dr. Joshua A. Wilensky86 · Richmond	Dr. Adria L. Ford86 · Warsaw
Leg artery angioplasty and stenting	Dr. Nazar Golewale95 · Merrillville	Dr. Sandeep Sehgal36 · Valparaiso	Dr. Anas H. Safadi32 · Hobart
Carotid endarterectomy	Dr. Hoang S. Tran46 · Newburgh	Dr. Mehdi Akhavan-Heidari43 · Munster	Dr. Walter H. Halloran24 · Elkhart
Carotid stent	Dr. Angela H. Martin56 · Evansville	Dr. Donald E. Patterson51 · Evansville	Dr. Hoang S. Tran39 · Newburgh
Dialysis fistula creation	Dr. Paul J. Stanish31 · Hobart	Dr. Mehdi Akhavan-Heidari30 · Munster	Dr. Ziad Y. Fayad19 · Mishawaka

Digestive and general surgery

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Colonoscopy (diagnostic)	Dr. Magdy Z. Rofail70 · Richmond	Dr. Ramesh B. Kalari50 · Bedford	Dr. Hadi Atassi49 · Munster
Colonoscopy with polyp removal	Dr. Douglas K. Rex526 · Indianapolis	Dr. Krishna Gannamaneni346 · Lafayette	Dr. Gene L. Chang332 · Munster
Upper endoscopy with biopsy	Dr. Naeem Raza338 · Richmond	Dr. Magdy Z. Rofail311 · Richmond	Dr. Mir Fahad Faisal301 · Evansville
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)	Dr. Ruban Nirmalan30 · Lafayette	Dr. Kariuki P. Murage29 · Indianapolis	Dr. Igor Wanko Mboumi26 · Indianapolis
Inguinal hernia repair	Dr. Anthony R. Zappia31 · Carmel	Dr. Terrence W. Dempsey26 · Munster	Dr. Matthew K. Folstein26 · Mishawaka
Lumpectomy	Dr. Michael C. Rotkis48 · South Bend	Dr. Lindsay B. Hardley42 · Fort Wayne	Dr. Samer I. Schuman39 · Newburgh
Mastectomy	Dr. Susan C. Lottich23 · Indianapolis	Dr. Karen J. Brunkhorst19 · Corydon	Dr. Rhys T. Schmidt17 · Indianapolis

Urology

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cystoscopy	Dr. Dennis N. Smith302 · Jeffersonville	Dr. Richard N. Medley275 · New Albany	Dr. Stanton M. Regan268 · Lafayette
Prostate biopsy	Dr. Richard N. Medley77 · New Albany	Dr. Aaron D. Johnson72 · Richmond	Dr. John W. Scott72 · Greenwood
Prostatectomy (robotic or laparoscopic)	Dr. Michael O. Koch45 · Indianapolis	Dr. Edward Capoccia23 · East Chicago	Dr. Clinton D. Bahler22 · Carmel
TURP	Dr. Brian M. Rosman20 · Fort Wayne	Dr. Amanda J. Pettibone-Pond19 · Bloomington	Dr. Dennis N. Smith18 · Jeffersonville
Laser prostate vaporization (GreenLight)	Dr. Scott C. Pike50 · Carmel	Dr. Robert Korsch22 · Michigan City	Dr. Steven C. Kim16 · Shelbyville
UroLift	Dr. Adam C. Thomas51 · Fort Wayne	Dr. Brian M. Rosman25 · Fort Wayne	Dr. Jorge Arzola16 · Fort Wayne
Rezūm water vapor therapy	Dr. Ryan M. Swearingen12 · Merrillville
Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave)	Dr. Stephan J. Sweitzer98 · Jeffersonville	Dr. Dennis N. Smith84 · Jeffersonville	Dr. Christopher E. Smith59 · Jeffersonville
Ureteroscopy with laser	Dr. Brian Orr60 · Greenwood	Dr. Aaron D. Johnson54 · Richmond	Dr. Bryan D. Hoff40 · Bloomington

Ear, nose and throat

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Balloon sinuplasty	Dr. Douglas Liepert88 · South Bend	Dr. Daniel J. Carroll62 · Avon	Dr. Anthony D. Sanders55 · Columbus
Septoplasty	Dr. Anthony D. Sanders29 · Columbus	Dr. Shridhar Ventrapragada29 · Highland	Dr. Nicholas C. Hollenkamp25 · Columbus