Surgical Volume

Kentucky: who does the most of each procedure

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

Joints, bones and spine

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Knee replacement	Dr. Reid B. Brown214 · Louisville	Dr. Joseph W. Greene202 · Louisville	Dr. Christian P. Christensen170 · Lexington
Hip replacement	Dr. Jonathan G. Yerasimides323 · Louisville	Dr. Richard A. Sweet113 · Louisville	Dr. Reid B. Brown86 · Louisville
Shoulder replacement	Dr. Ryan J. Krupp144 · Louisville	Dr. Scott B. Mcclure93 · Louisville	Dr. Spencer E. Romine83 · Bowling Green
Rotator cuff repair (arthroscopic)	Dr. Keith B. Hall43 · Pikeville	Dr. Scott D. Kuiper37 · Louisville	Dr. Samer S. Hasan37 · Crestview Hills
Carpal tunnel release	Dr. Jason G. Patton77 · Paducah	Dr. Keith D. Morrison76 · Bowling Green	Dr. Ethan W. Blackburn64 · Louisville
Trigger finger release	Dr. James D. Baker105 · Edgewood	Dr. Stephen C. Umansky56 · Lexington	Dr. Jason G. Patton49 · Paducah
Knee arthroscopy (meniscus)	Dr. Keith B. Hall20 · Pikeville	Dr. Forest T. Heis18 · Highland Heights	Dr. Adam V. Metzler16 · Edgewood
Hip fracture surgery	Dr. Ryan P. Finnan68 · Edgewood	Dr. Sameer Badarudeen41 · Bowling Green	Dr. Brandon R. Scott39 · Lexington
Kyphoplasty	Dr. Thomas J. Gruber35 · Paducah	Dr. Amr O. El-Naggar27 · Somerset	Dr. Lance Hoffman27 · Florence
Lumbar spinal fusion	Dr. Charles H. Crawford44 · Louisville	Dr. Mladen Djurasovic36 · Louisville	Dr. Eric A. Goebel32 · Owensboro
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression)	Dr. John E. Harpring75 · Louisville	Dr. Eric A. Goebel63 · Owensboro	Dr. Thad Jackson42 · Elizabethtown
Neck fusion (ACDF)	Dr. William W. Mcclellan15 · Florence	Dr. Joseph L. Laratta13 · Louisville	Dr. Harold C. Cannon12 · Owensboro

Spine pain procedures

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Spinal cord stimulator	Dr. Luis A. Vascello76 · Lexington	Dr. Anjum Bux64 · Danville	Dr. John T. Ruxer62 · Paducah
Lumbar epidural steroid injection	Dr. John T. Ruxer782 · Paducah	Dr. Justin J. Kruer706 · Erlanger	Dr. Aaron Compton693 · Louisville
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back)	Dr. John T. Ruxer248 · Paducah	Dr. Jenna L. Dismore Wrinkles224 · Elizabethtown	Dr. James W. Jackson199 · Louisville

Eye

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cataract surgery	Dr. Spencer B. Witcher5,268 · Glasgow	Dr. Marc A. Moore3,134 · Bowling Green	Dr. Troy L. Haleman2,901 · Owensboro
YAG laser capsulotomy	Dr. Spencer B. Witcher1,011 · Glasgow	Dr. Gary N. Wortz587 · Lexington	Dr. Marc A. Moore311 · Bowling Green
Eye injections (retina)	Dr. Thomas W. Harper2,667 · Louisville	Dr. Jacob J. Yunker2,582 · Louisville	Dr. Inder P. Singal2,299 · Louisville
Vitrectomy	Dr. Thomas W. Stone115 · Louisville	Dr. Inder P. Singal83 · Louisville	Dr. Jacob J. Yunker75 · Louisville
Retinal detachment repair	Dr. Inder P. Singal45 · Louisville	Dr. Thomas W. Stone18 · Louisville	Dr. Aaron M. Ricca17 · Lexington
SLT laser for glaucoma	Dr. Jordan L. Herring39 · Lexington	Dr. Spencer B. Witcher39 · Glasgow	Dr. Frank R. Burns38 · Louisville
Glaucoma surgery (goniotomy, trabeculectomy)	Dr. Irfan Ansari84 · Frankfort	Dr. Joshua C. Gross26 · Ashland	Dr. Paul K. Herrell26 · Hopkinsville
Laser iridotomy	Dr. Johnny W. Williams37 · Mayfield
Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)	Dr. Anne P. Rowland73 · Louisville	Peter J. Timoney57 · Lexington	Dr. Justin A. Saunders52 · Lexington

Skin

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Mohs surgery	Dr. John D. Cowan916 · Bowling Green	Dr. Michael Mccall861 · Louisville	Dr. Robert L. Skaggs855 · Bowling Green

Heart

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve)	Dr. Mariano Camporrotondo58 · Louisville	Michael Ising57 · Edgewood	Dr. John C. Gurley57 · Lexington
Open aortic valve replacement	Dr. Sebastian Pagni23 · Louisville	Dr. Steven W. Etoch14 · Louisville	Dr. Mariano Camporrotondo11 · Louisville
Heart bypass (CABG)	Dr. Karen C. Nelson56 · Bowling Green	Dr. Paul M. Moore46 · Bowling Green	Dr. Hazaim Alwair45 · Louisville
Pacemaker implant	Dr. Rajdeep S. Gaitonde68 · Louisville	Dr. John M. Mandrola57 · Louisville	Dr. Kevin W. Parrott41 · Louisville
Leadless pacemaker	Dr. Thomas P. Carrigan24 · Edgewood	Dr. John J. Lee22 · Lexington	Dr. Kevin W. Parrott21 · Louisville
Implantable defibrillator (ICD)	Dr. Rajdeep S. Gaitonde24 · Louisville	Pratap Singh18 · Ashland	Dr. Jon C. Hays15 · Edgewood
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman)	Dr. Johan D. Aasbo44 · Lexington	Dr. John C. Gurley41 · Lexington	Dr. Thomas P. Carrigan34 · Edgewood
AFib ablation	Dr. Vedran Oruc94 · Paducah	Dr. John J. Lee62 · Lexington	Dr. Johan D. Aasbo52 · Lexington
Coronary stent	Dr. Matthew K. Shotwell102 · Maysville	Dr. Sadip Pant79 · Louisville	Dr. Stephen M. Frossard76 · Paducah
Cardiac catheterization	Dr. Sadip Pant159 · Louisville	Dr. Christodulos S. Stavens151 · Louisville	Dr. Anil J. Mani147 · Paducah

Arteries and veins

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Varicose vein ablation	Dr. Robert T. Fried326 · Ashland	Dr. Donald W. Brown125 · Somerset	Dr. Scott J. Sanders85 · Paducah
Leg artery angioplasty and stenting	Dr. Donald W. Brown55 · Somerset	Dr. Victoria Ivanukoff40 · Paducah	Dr. Nick Abedi24 · Lexington
Carotid endarterectomy	Dr. Ferenc P. Nagy25 · Louisville	Dr. Steve Chausse17 · Edgewood	Dr. Omran R. Abul-Khoudoud16 · Ashland
Carotid stent	Dr. Griffin K. Bicking111 · Paducah	Dr. T. M. Stanfield36 · Madisonville	Dr. Amit J. Dwivedi19 · Louisville
Dialysis fistula creation	Dr. Colby P. Atkins42 · Lexington	Dr. Amit J. Dwivedi15 · Louisville	Dr. Michael S. Citak15 · Somerset

Digestive and general surgery

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Colonoscopy (diagnostic)	Dr. Michael D. Canty83 · Ashland	Dr. Ross E. Jones55 · Paducah	Dr. Gerame T. Wells55 · Hopkinsville
Colonoscopy with polyp removal	Dr. Timothy E. Shiben295 · Paducah	Dr. Alan J. Cox284 · Louisville	Dr. Rick J. Mccombs271 · Paducah
Upper endoscopy with biopsy	Dr. Syedkashif B. Haider288 · Elizabethtown	Dr. Kevin A. Moreman273 · Elizabethtown	Dr. Laura A. Buchanan258 · Elizabethtown
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)	Dr. Harish N. Nirujogi37 · Florence	Dr. Timothy M. Wheeler35 · Ashland	Dr. George S. Munday33 · Danville
Inguinal hernia repair	Dr. Richard M. Pokorny40 · Louisville	Dr. Kristen N. Williams30 · Paducah	Dr. Matthew D. Shane27 · Lexington
Lumpectomy	Dr. Joseph M. Guenther51 · Edgewood	Dr. Walid A. Abou-Jaoude49 · Lexington	Dr. Carter M. Brown48 · Louisville
Mastectomy	Dr. Nicolas Ajkay19 · Louisville	Dr. Walid A. Abou-Jaoude15 · Lexington	Dr. Kristen N. Williams14 · Paducah

Urology

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cystoscopy	Dr. James M. Fellows280 · Henderson	Dr. Jason H. Reynolds229 · Elizabethtown	Dr. Kenneth E. Ruby205 · Somerset
Prostate biopsy	Dr. Thomas K. Slabaugh60 · Lexington	Dr. Jason H. Reynolds57 · Elizabethtown	Dr. Michael W. Dusing54 · Crestview Hills
Prostatectomy (robotic or laparoscopic)	Dr. Michael W. Dusing15 · Crestview Hills	Dr. Michael L. Knox14 · Paducah	Dr. Thomas K. Slabaugh13 · Lexington
TURP	Dr. Jason H. Reynolds29 · Elizabethtown	Dr. Samer R. Kalakish17 · Bowling Green	Dr. Andrew Todd14 · Lexington
Laser prostate vaporization (GreenLight)	Dr. Timothy W. Stark29 · Lexington	Dr. Ramon L. Caballero21 · Lexington	Dr. Timothy D. Adkins12 · Lexington
UroLift	Dr. Andrew Todd13 · Lexington
Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave)	Dr. B R. Schwartz44 · Crestview Hills	Dr. Christopher P. Steidle32 · Corbin	Dr. Christopher Cirulli24 · Crestview Hills
Ureteroscopy with laser	Dr. James M. Fellows64 · Henderson	Dr. Jason H. Reynolds38 · Elizabethtown	Dr. Timothy W. Stark37 · Lexington

Ear, nose and throat

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Balloon sinuplasty	Dr. Thomas S. Higgins11 · Louisville
Septoplasty	Dr. Gregory L. Baker13 · Ashland	Dr. Michael T. Cecil11 · Lexington