Surgical Volume

Kansas: who does the most of each procedure

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

Joints, bones and spine

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Knee replacement	Dr. Jeffrey Shepherd207 · Wichita	Dr. Paul C. Pappademos179 · Wichita	Dr. Casey S. Whale159 · Topeka
Hip replacement	Dr. Jeffrey W. Salin131 · Overland Park	Dr. Scott M. Cook104 · Leawood	Dr. Tyler Bron96 · Wichita
Shoulder replacement	Dr. Jacob C. Deister175 · Topeka	Dr. Jacob S. Stueve117 · Leawood	Dr. Daniel J. Prohaska67 · Wichita
Rotator cuff repair (arthroscopic)	Dr. Jacob S. Stueve57 · Leawood	Dr. Daniel J. Prohaska53 · Wichita	Dr. Bradley M. Saunders50 · Wichita
Carpal tunnel release	Dr. John M. Melhorn162 · Wichita	Dr. Suzanne G. Elton139 · Overland Park	Dr. Neal D. Lintecum133 · Lawrence
Trigger finger release	Dr. Prince Chan119 · Wichita	Dr. Neal D. Lintecum91 · Lawrence	Dr. Suzanne G. Elton79 · Overland Park
Knee arthroscopy (meniscus)	Dr. Christopher D. Miller32 · Wichita	Dr. Jonathan L. Grantham22 · Galena	Dr. John R. Babb22 · Wichita
Hip fracture surgery	Dr. Chad M. Corrigan135 · Wichita	Dr. Randall Lais75 · Wichita	Dr. Bradley R. Dart74 · Wichita
Kyphoplasty	Dr. John G. Fan61 · Hutchinson	Dr. Max F. De Carvalho58 · Hays	Dr. Daniel A. Marichal57 · Topeka
Lumbar spinal fusion	Dr. Raymond W. Grundmeyer88 · Wichita	Dr. John R. Dickerson80 · Wichita	Dr. Matthew N. Henry72 · Wichita
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression)	Dr. John R. Dickerson143 · Wichita	Dr. Raymond W. Grundmeyer128 · Wichita	Dr. Theodore D. Koreckij88 · Leawood
Neck fusion (ACDF)	Dr. John R. Dickerson46 · Wichita	Dr. Brian J. Ipsen31 · Galena	Dr. Matthew N. Henry28 · Wichita

Spine pain procedures

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Spinal cord stimulator	Dr. Jared T. Scott126 · Wichita	Dr. Robert J. Ain102 · Wichita	Dr. Keith Green94 · Hays
Lumbar epidural steroid injection	Dr. Jared T. Scott892 · Wichita	Dr. Jon C. Parks876 · Wichita	Dr. Andrew J. White799 · Salina
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back)	Dr. Jared T. Scott115 · Wichita	Brian J. Goentzel101 · Wichita	Dr. Andrew J. White100 · Salina

Eye

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cataract surgery	Dr. Jeffrey A. Boomer1,780 · Wichita	Dr. David A. Kingrey1,587 · Wichita	Dr. Arla J. Genstler1,562 · Topeka
YAG laser capsulotomy	Dr. Gerald L. Zeavin400 · Topeka	Dr. Wayne L. Anliker345 · Emporia	Dr. M Scott Hickman342 · Lawrence
Eye injections (retina)	Dr. David S. Dyer3,655 · Lenexa	Dr. Daniel L. Feiler2,867 · Lenexa	Dr. David M. Chacko2,817 · Wichita
Vitrectomy	Dr. Paul D. Weishaar101 · Wichita	Dr. Javed A. Sayed68 · Leawood	Dr. Alan R. Hromas53 · Wichita
Retinal detachment repair	Dr. Blake A. Cooper23 · Lenexa	Dr. Steven R. Cohen23 · Lenexa	Michael Ellis21 · Lenexa
SLT laser for glaucoma	Reena N. Patel279 · Wichita	Dr. Sukesh K. Kansal155 · Salina	Dr. Michael C. Stiles144 · Overland Park
Glaucoma surgery (goniotomy, trabeculectomy)	Dr. Sukesh K. Kansal138 · Salina	Dr. Travis Kimple67 · Garden City	Dr. Sujote David56 · Kansas City
Laser iridotomy	Dr. Sukesh K. Kansal81 · Salina	Reena N. Patel44 · Wichita	Dr. Christopher S. Ketcherside36 · Overland Park
Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)	Dr. Jemshed A. Khan100 · Overland Park	Dr. Matthew C. Sniegowski85 · Leawood	Dr. Fred S. Bodker55 · Overland Park

Skin

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Mohs surgery	Dr. Kevin R. Brough1,765 · Wichita	Dr. Thomas L. Hocker1,258 · Overland Park	Dr. Donald K. Tillman1,171 · Hays

Heart

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve)	Dr. Brett E. Grizzell163 · Wichita	Dr. Bassem M. Chehab159 · Wichita	Dr. Gregory F. Muehlebach123 · Kansas City
Open aortic valve replacement	Dr. Sanjay G. Khicha25 · Wichita	Dr. Matthew A. Arneson19 · Wichita	Dr. Brett E. Grizzell15 · Wichita
Heart bypass (CABG)	Dr. Sanjay G. Khicha130 · Wichita	Dr. Matthew A. Arneson104 · Wichita	Dr. Brett E. Grizzell51 · Wichita
Pacemaker implant	Dr. Ghiyath Al-Tabbal62 · Wichita	Dr. Sumer K. Dhir59 · Topeka	Dr. Steven E. Seals57 · Topeka
Leadless pacemaker	Dr. Aziz R. Maksoud25 · Wichita	Dr. Freidy Eid17 · Wichita	Dr. Sumer K. Dhir15 · Topeka
Implantable defibrillator (ICD)	Dr. Ravi K. Yarlagadda35 · Olathe	Dr. Raghuveer Dendi22 · Kansas City	Dr. Ghiyath Al-Tabbal22 · Wichita
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman)	Dr. David L. Battin119 · Salina	Dr. Yeruva Veera Madhu M. Reddy89 · Kansas City	Dr. Alan Helmbold76 · Topeka
AFib ablation	Dr. Douglas J. Darden104 · Overland Park	Dr. Alan Helmbold99 · Topeka	Dr. Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy88 · Kansas City
Coronary stent	Dr. Bassem M. Chehab150 · Wichita	Costy Mattar109 · Hutchinson	Dr. Venkata Subbarao C. Boppana81 · Wichita
Cardiac catheterization	Dr. Bassem M. Chehab326 · Wichita	Dr. Wassim Shaheen269 · Wichita	Dr. Aziz R. Maksoud266 · Wichita

Arteries and veins

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Varicose vein ablation	Dr. Richard C. Arnspiger68 · Shawnee	Dr. Priyantha S. Ranaweera56 · Manhattan	Dr. Craig D. Barbieri47 · Overland Park
Leg artery angioplasty and stenting	Dr. Jaime E. Barberena61 · Topeka	Dr. Chad P. Ammar61 · Wichita	Dr. Jason D. Woolard54 · Wichita
Carotid endarterectomy	Dr. Chad P. Ammar91 · Wichita	Dr. Steven A. Hutchinson45 · Wichita	Dr. Robert H. Fleming36 · Andover
Carotid stent	Dr. Chad P. Ammar18 · Wichita
Dialysis fistula creation	Dr. Jason D. Woolard52 · Wichita	Dr. Amin Mohamed Ahmed44 · Wichita	Dr. Christopher A. Rupe35 · Salina

Digestive and general surgery

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Colonoscopy (diagnostic)	Dr. Shekhar K. Challa200 · Topeka	Dr. Paul A. Johnson109 · Salina	Dr. Srinivasa Rao Vasa78 · Leavenworth
Colonoscopy with polyp removal	Dr. Khalil M. Abuamr312 · Topeka	Dr. Brent E. Roeder307 · Topeka	Dr. William T. Dierenfeldt270 · Manhattan
Upper endoscopy with biopsy	Dr. Paul A. Johnson373 · Salina	Dr. Bassem Matta335 · Wichita	Dr. Charles L. Brooks305 · Shawnee
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)	Dr. Aaron Nilhas52 · Wichita	Dr. Nason Lui45 · Topeka	Dr. Christopher A. Rupe28 · Salina
Inguinal hernia repair	Dr. Aaron Nilhas45 · Wichita	William L. Freund25 · Overland Park	Dr. Jesse Gray24 · Salina
Lumpectomy	Dr. Samantha L. Beck66 · Wichita	Dr. Therese E. Cusick57 · Wichita	Dr. Christa R. Balanoff49 · Overland Park
Mastectomy	Dr. Therese E. Cusick34 · Wichita	Dr. Jennifer A. Hawasli16 · Lawrence	Paige Harwell14 · Wichita

Urology

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cystoscopy	Dr. Apostolos Evangelidis331 · Manhattan	Dr. Fadi N. Joudi304 · Wichita	Dr. Bradley W. Rupp272 · Topeka
Prostate biopsy	Dr. William P. Parker126 · Kansas City	Dr. Fadi N. Joudi92 · Wichita	Dr. Felipe Rosso69 · Manhattan
Prostatectomy (robotic or laparoscopic)	Dr. William P. Parker47 · Kansas City	Dr. Ryan A. Payne38 · Salina	Dr. Moben Mirza21 · Kansas City
TURP	Dr. Fadi N. Joudi39 · Wichita	Dr. Apostolos Evangelidis35 · Manhattan	Dr. Tim A. Richardson29 · Wichita
Laser prostate vaporization (GreenLight)	Dr. Douglas W. Klingler37 · Lawrence	Dr. Jon J. Heeb30 · Lawrence	Dr. Loren J. Smith27 · Topeka
UroLift	Dr. Jason W. Anast33 · Overland Park	Dr. Susan D. Sweat22 · Merriam	Dr. Mirian Boci14 · Overland Park
Rezūm water vapor therapy	Dr. Alfredo T. Iloreta12 · Topeka
Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave)	Dr. John J. Robinson34 · Chanute	Dr. Brian G. Smith34 · Salina	Dr. Ayham J. Farha22 · Wichita
Ureteroscopy with laser	Dr. Wilson R. Molina54 · Kansas City	Dr. Apostolos Evangelidis52 · Manhattan	Dr. Philippe Nabbout47 · Wichita

Ear, nose and throat

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Balloon sinuplasty	Dr. Douglas H. Cowan75 · Leawood
Septoplasty	Dr. Eric C. Bunting49 · Wichita	Dr. Benjamin Hawley32 · Wichita	Dr. Douglas H. Cowan30 · Leawood