Surgical Volume

Maine: who does the most of each procedure

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

Joints, bones and spine

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Knee replacement	Dr. Jason E. Lang134 · Bangor	Dr. Nina Shervin107 · Kennebunk	Dr. Stephen W. Rodrigue107 · Falmouth
Hip replacement	Dr. Jason E. Lang109 · Bangor	Dr. Nina Shervin76 · Kennebunk	Dr. Brian J. Mcgrory66 · Falmouth
Shoulder replacement	Dr. Jonathan P. Watling69 · South Portland	Dr. Jessica G. Aronowitz36 · Bangor	Dr. Colleen A. Linehan25 · Millinocket
Rotator cuff repair (arthroscopic)	Dr. Jessica G. Aronowitz45 · Bangor	Dr. Sarah B. Shubert31 · Portland	Dr. Eric C. Benson18 · Auburn
Carpal tunnel release	Dr. Horatiu C. Dancea41 · Bangor	Dr. Kathryn H. Hanna40 · Portland	Dr. Timothy G. Allen31 · Bangor
Trigger finger release	Dr. Kathryn H. Hanna50 · Portland	Dr. Elaine C. Balutis27 · Augusta	Dr. Horatiu C. Dancea26 · Bangor
Knee arthroscopy (meniscus)	Dr. Stephen R. Thompson15 · Bangor
Hip fracture surgery	Dr. Frederick P. Oldenburg36 · Bangor	Dr. Gregory Blaisdell34 · Portland	Dr. Matthew R. Camuso32 · Portland
Lumbar spinal fusion	Dr. Nicolas F. Arredondo13 · Portland
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression)	Dr. John B. Wahlig21 · Portland	Dr. Michael A. Binette19 · Scarborough	Dr. Rajiv D. Desai17 · Scarborough

Spine pain procedures

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Lumbar epidural steroid injection	Dr. Eric Wise340 · Bangor	Dr. John Tivnan248 · Bangor	Dr. John W. Hall213 · Scarborough
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back)	Dr. Craig S. Curry100 · Portland	Dr. Muhammad A. Khan59 · Sanford	Dr. Eric Wise57 · Bangor

Eye

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cataract surgery	Dr. Richard M. France7,048 · Portland	Dr. Robert W. Daly5,307 · Portland	Dr. Robert S. Cady4,705 · Portland
YAG laser capsulotomy	Dr. Lawrence Piazza135 · Bangor	Dr. Dana F. Graichen90 · Sanford	Dr. Robert W. Daly86 · Portland
Eye injections (retina)	Dr. Jeffrey K. Moore1,711 · Portland	Dr. Anthony S. Ekong1,688 · Bangor	Dr. Aaron J. Parnes1,440 · Portland
Vitrectomy	Dr. Jeffrey K. Moore39 · Portland	Dr. Aaron J. Parnes24 · Portland	Dr. Jessica S. Watson13 · Bangor
SLT laser for glaucoma	Patrick B. Rapuano31 · Fairfield	Dr. Albert S. Whiting25 · Caribou	Dr. Lawrence Piazza22 · Bangor
Glaucoma surgery (goniotomy, trabeculectomy)	Dr. Cynthia A. Self25 · Bangor	Dr. Curtis M. Libby24 · Portland	Dr. Robert S. Cady21 · Portland
Laser iridotomy	Dr. Ann M. Chiu27 · Presque Isle	Dr. John D. Lonsdale22 · Lewiston	Dr. Lyndon W. Morgan20 · Belfast
Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)	Dr. Natan D. Kahn55 · Portland	Dr. Brynn N. Wajda52 · Portland	Dr. Isaac J. Rudloe28 · Ellsworth

Skin

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Mohs surgery	Dr. Faith M. Whalen501 · Bangor	Anthony Guzman439 · Portland	Dr. Thomas S. Bander386 · Portland

Heart

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve)	Dr. Scott A. Buchanan32 · Portland	Dr. Szymon L. Wiernek31 · Scarborough	Dr. David Pantino26 · Bangor
Heart bypass (CABG)	Dr. Walter F. Denino28 · Portland	Dr. David Pantino28 · Bangor	Dr. Darryl Hoffman22 · Bangor
Pacemaker implant	Dr. Joel E. Cutler40 · Scarborough	Dr. Andrew C. Corsello29 · Scarborough	Dr. Jeffrey P. Colnes28 · York
Leadless pacemaker	Dr. Mohamed R. Shokr25 · Bangor	Dr. Malachy J. Sullivan14 · Bangor
Implantable defibrillator (ICD)	Dr. Spyridon T. Akrivakis14 · Bangor	Dr. Malachy J. Sullivan12 · Bangor
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman)	Dr. Spyridon T. Akrivakis24 · Bangor	Dr. Andrew C. Corsello22 · Scarborough	Dr. Jordan S. Leyton-Mange18 · Scarborough
AFib ablation	Dr. Alan Hanley55 · Scarborough	Dr. Mohamed R. Shokr35 · Bangor	Dr. Henry W. Sesselberg33 · Scarborough
Coronary stent	Dr. Colin T. Phillips44 · Scarborough	Dr. Szymon L. Wiernek37 · Scarborough	Dr. Cameron W. Donaldson36 · Scarborough
Cardiac catheterization	Dr. Cameron W. Donaldson116 · Scarborough	Dr. Jay Shah113 · Scarborough	Dr. Qurat-Ul-Ain Jelani101 · Bangor

Arteries and veins

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Varicose vein ablation	Cynthia B. Asbjornsen92 · South Portland	Dr. Nathan J. Aranson11 · S Portland
Leg artery angioplasty and stenting	Dr. Vincent Noori13 · Portland

Digestive and general surgery

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Colonoscopy (diagnostic)	Dr. Daniel Devereaux25 · Bangor	Dr. John P. Nadeau23 · Biddeford	Dr. Carlos E. Chavez De Paz Villanueva23 · Caribou
Colonoscopy with polyp removal	Dr. Abby R. Sapp266 · Rockport	Dr. Hatem T. Shoukeir159 · Bangor	Dr. Miguel R. Arguedas - Brollo152 · Brunswick
Upper endoscopy with biopsy	Dr. Abby R. Sapp147 · Rockport	Dr. Sakdhisapol Katanyutanon140 · Waterville	Dr. Miguel R. Arguedas - Brollo119 · Brunswick
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)	Dr. Michael Mason17 · Bar Harbor	Dr. Samuel J. Michel14 · Portland	Dr. Leandra A. Jelinek11 · Augusta
Inguinal hernia repair	Dr. Thomas B. Brady35 · Portland	Dr. John F. Vanadia12 · Bangor
Lumpectomy	Dr. Catherine E. Oconnor55 · Lewiston	Dr. Susan E. O'connor37 · Brewer	Dr. Jillian K. Smith37 · Westbrook
Mastectomy	Dr. Catherine E. Oconnor11 · Lewiston

Urology

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cystoscopy	Dr. Robert D. Fisher131 · Rockport	Dr. Joseph F. Lopes116 · Oakland	Dr. Jordan M. Kurta114 · Lewiston
Prostate biopsy	Dr. Derrick S. Tooth27 · Manchester	Dr. Jonas Gricius26 · Bangor	Dr. Jesse D. Sammon26 · South Portland
Laser prostate vaporization (GreenLight)	Dr. Robert D. Fisher17 · Rockport	Dr. Benjamin J. Scoll13 · Portland	Dr. Gabriel Belanger13 · Portland
UroLift	Dr. Robert D. Fisher18 · Rockport
Ureteroscopy with laser	Dr. Otto R. Sandoval Linares26 · Augusta	Dr. Jordan M. Kurta25 · Lewiston	Dr. David W. Sobel25 · Portland

Ear, nose and throat

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Balloon sinuplasty	Dr. Bo Pang13 · Brunswick