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Louisiana: who does the most of each procedure

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

Joints, bones and spine

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Knee replacement	Dr. Steven M. Atchison253 · Shreveport	Dr. Timmothy R. Randell129 · Alexandria	Dr. James B. Kyle99 · Lafayette
Hip replacement	Dr. Cambize Shahrdar71 · Shreveport	Dr. Robert W. Easton67 · Baton Rouge	Dr. Edward S. Yerger66 · Lafayette
Shoulder replacement	Dr. Michael J. Leddy59 · Alexandria	Dr. Richard S. Barton58 · Shreveport	Dr. John D. Googe48 · Shreveport
Rotator cuff repair (arthroscopic)	Dr. John D. Googe35 · Shreveport	Dr. Matthew D. Williams33 · Lafayette	Dr. Felix H. Savoie31 · New Orleans
Carpal tunnel release	Dr. Andrew L. Foret106 · Lake Charles	Dr. Ellis O. Cooper91 · Shreveport	Dr. Martin J. Degravelle87 · Monroe
Trigger finger release	Dr. Robert D. Leblanc95 · Lafayette	Dr. John C. Hildenbrand69 · Thibodaux	Dr. Bryce Fugarino59 · Lafayette
Knee arthroscopy (meniscus)	Dr. Jonathan L. Foret16 · Lake Charles	Dr. Michael J. Leddy15 · Alexandria	Dr. Steven M. Atchison14 · Shreveport
Hip fracture surgery	Dr. James D. Hlavacek50 · Lafayette	Dr. William P. Ensminger49 · Monroe	Dr. William D. Crenshaw46 · Alexandria
Kyphoplasty	Dr. Troy M. Vaughn15 · Alexandria	Dr. Christopher E. Cenac12 · Houma	Dr. Vincent R. Forte11 · Monroe
Lumbar spinal fusion	Dr. Peter G. Campbell120 · Shreveport	Dr. Lon M. Baronne86 · Lafayette	Dr. Eric K. Oberlander60 · Baton Rouge
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression)	Dr. Jeremy R. James70 · Covington	Dr. Brian C. Kelley46 · Lake Charles	Dr. Stanley D. Crawford42 · Monroe
Neck fusion (ACDF)	Dr. Charles R. Bowie51 · Baton Rouge	Dr. Eric K. Oberlander49 · Baton Rouge	Dr. Peter G. Campbell37 · Shreveport

Spine pain procedures

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Spinal cord stimulator	Dr. James M. Wages78 · Shreveport	Dr. William J. Graugnard62 · Baton Rouge	Dr. Jake Trahan59 · Baton Rouge
Lumbar epidural steroid injection	Dr. Kevin J. Lasseigne810 · Lafayette	Dr. James M. Wages723 · Shreveport	Dr. John G. Noles664 · Bossier City
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back)	Dr. Sean C. Stehr281 · Alexandria	Dr. Vincent R. Forte246 · Monroe	Dr. John G. Noles208 · Bossier City

Eye

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cataract surgery	Dr. Christopher L. Shelby1,153 · Shreveport	Dr. Kevin R. Swan900 · Lafayette	Dr. Thomas C. Stuckey, Iii729 · Baton Rouge
YAG laser capsulotomy	Dr. Robert B. Wallace367 · Alexandria	Dr. Thomas C. Norton240 · Alexandria	Dr. Michael A. Redmond197 · Alexandria
Eye injections (retina)	Dr. Charles E. Lyon2,043 · Shreveport	Dr. Ruben A. Grigorian2,039 · West Monroe	Dr. Adam C. Janot1,778 · Baton Rouge
Vitrectomy	Dr. Robert I. Blem49 · Lafayette	Dr. Adam C. Janot40 · Baton Rouge	Dr. Benjamin Guidry33 · Metairie
Retinal detachment repair	Dr. Wilson B. Baber23 · Shreveport	Dr. Jonathan Perkins14 · Lake Charles	Dr. Frank J. Culotta14 · Lafayette
SLT laser for glaucoma	Dr. Arthur J. Delahoussaye101 · Houma	Dr. Keith E. Kellum99 · Houma	Dr. Julie L. Foreman78 · Lafayette
Glaucoma surgery (goniotomy, trabeculectomy)	Dr. Patrick Redmond58 · Alexandria	Dr. Mark A. Meadows54 · Baton Rouge	Dr. Kim Tien Dinh50 · West Monroe
Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)	Dr. Bryan J. Vekovius93 · Shreveport	Dr. Patrick M. Crawford53 · Lake Charles	Dr. Margaret A. Wheat40 · Shreveport

Skin

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Mohs surgery	Dr. John C. Chapman1,518 · Lafayette	Dr. Lee M. Miller922 · Lake Charles	Dr. Chad L. Prather794 · Baton Rouge

Heart

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve)	Dr. Eric J. Thomassee63 · Lafayette	Dr. Vern A. Keller61 · Lafayette	Dr. Safi Haq43 · Lafayette
Open aortic valve replacement	Dr. Robert C. Dewitt15 · Alexandria	Mohamad Allam15 · Lafayette	Dr. Vern A. Keller11 · Lafayette
Heart bypass (CABG)	Dr. Robert C. Dewitt92 · Alexandria	Dr. Joseph G. Lugo50 · Lake Charles	Mohamad Allam49 · Lafayette
Pacemaker implant	Dr. Marc N. Saad60 · Lafayette	Dr. Gregory C. Sampognaro54 · Monroe	Dr. Harry R. Hawthorne53 · Alexandria
Leadless pacemaker	Dr. Alvaro F. Manrique Garcia26 · Lafayette	Dr. Zhen Jiao24 · Metairie	Dr. Kanwar Y. Singh16 · Houma
Implantable defibrillator (ICD)	Dr. Marc N. Saad32 · Lafayette	Dr. Patrick J. Welch29 · Lafayette	Dr. Basel Kasabali25 · Shreveport
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman)	Dr. Eric J. Thomassee51 · Lafayette	Dr. Gregory C. Sampognaro50 · Monroe	Dr. Thomas R. Smith43 · Monroe
AFib ablation	Dr. Sherman S. Wiggins83 · Shreveport	Dr. Nassir F. Marrouche80 · New Orleans	Dr. Harry R. Hawthorne60 · Alexandria
Coronary stent	Dr. Gregory C. Sampognaro257 · Monroe	Dr. Thomas R. Smith94 · Monroe	Dr. Ahmad A. Awan56 · Lake Charles
Cardiac catheterization	Dr. Gregory C. Sampognaro406 · Monroe	Dr. Kanna Posina207 · Alexandria	Dr. Nauman Khalid184 · Monroe

Arteries and veins

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Varicose vein ablation	Dr. Randall S. Juleff248 · Mandeville	Dr. Richard Gitter128 · Metairie	Dr. William B. Liles108 · Monroe
Leg artery angioplasty and stenting	Dr. William D. Long82 · Alexandria	Dr. Jose A. Silva46 · Slidell	Dr. Farhad X. Aduli26 · Covington
Carotid endarterectomy	Dr. Christopher E. Lagraize50 · Lafayette	Dr. Tommie M. Granger40 · Alexandria	Dr. Joseph G. Lugo36 · Lake Charles
Carotid stent	Dr. Ankur Lodha34 · Lafayette	Dr. Christopher E. Lagraize28 · Lafayette	Dr. Timothy F. Danish15 · Shreveport
Dialysis fistula creation	Dr. Taylor S. Gwin23 · Baton Rouge	Dr. Racheed J. Ghanami19 · Lafayette	Dr. Taylor A. Smith19 · New Orleans

Digestive and general surgery

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Colonoscopy (diagnostic)	Dr. Bal R. Bhandari75 · Bastrop	Dr. Son V. Nguyen68 · New Iberia	Dr. David C. Pellegrin63 · Houma
Colonoscopy with polyp removal	Dr. Henry H. Hinkle449 · Monroe	Dr. Nisha B. Patel366 · Lake Charles	Dr. Brian T. Levatino299 · Monroe
Upper endoscopy with biopsy	Dr. Henry H. Hinkle351 · Monroe	Dr. Eric Trawick332 · Lafayette	Dr. Sathya Jaganmohan313 · Shreveport
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)	Dr. James P. Smith42 · Monroe	Dr. Dennis J. Eschete32 · Lafayette	Dr. Bahman Sabbaghian31 · Crowley
Inguinal hernia repair	Dr. Philip Gachassin27 · Lafayette	Dr. Brian L. Dockendorf27 · Shreveport	Dr. Dennis J. Eschete26 · Lafayette
Lumpectomy	Dr. Julie A. Cupp35 · Shreveport	Henry J. Kaufman33 · Lafayette	Dr. Amanda S. Ellington28 · Lake Charles
Mastectomy	William K. Ordoyne36 · Covington	Dr. Alfred J. Colfry19 · New Orleans	Dr. Amanda S. Ellington16 · Lake Charles

Urology

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cystoscopy	Dr. Edward H. Rutland231 · West Monroe	Dr. Jeffrey J. Thibodeaux226 · Lafayette	Dr. John P. Vallee223 · Opelousas
Prostate biopsy	Dr. Edward H. Rutland72 · West Monroe	Dr. William B. Roth61 · Lafayette	Dr. Carrie A. Stewart55 · New Orleans
Prostatectomy (robotic or laparoscopic)	Dr. Richard Vanlangendonck33 · New Orleans	Dr. David T. Price13 · Shreveport	Dr. Farjaad Siddiq12 · Lake Charles
TURP	Dr. Edward H. Rutland24 · West Monroe	Dr. Robert L. Fontane22 · Alexandria	Dr. William S. Bundrick22 · Bossier City
Laser prostate vaporization (GreenLight)	Dr. Christopher A. Cefalu33 · Shreveport	Dr. Jeremy S. Norwood23 · Shreveport	Dr. Jared L. Moss18 · Shreveport
UroLift	Dr. Michael R. Pinsky22 · Covington	Dr. Jeffrey J. Thibodeaux17 · Lafayette	Dr. Sunil K. Purohit11 · Covington
Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave)	Dr. Robert L. Humble31 · Monroe	Dr. Stephen R. Vick28 · Baton Rouge	Dr. Jeremy S. Norwood26 · Shreveport
Ureteroscopy with laser	Dr. Robert L. Fontane45 · Alexandria	Dr. James W. Richey40 · Alexandria	Dr. Eric Shaw34 · New Orleans

Ear, nose and throat

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Balloon sinuplasty	Dr. Akash G. Anand45 · Metairie	Dr. Lauren J. Mickey39 · West Monroe	Dr. Blake Leblanc12 · Lake Charles
Septoplasty	Dr. Henry P. Barham32 · Baton Rouge	Dr. David J. Foreman26 · Lafayette	Dr. Richard L. Hebert12 · Eunice