Surgical Volume

Maryland: who does the most of each procedure

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

Joints, bones and spine

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Knee replacement	Dr. Christopher Cannova276 · Bethesda	Dr. Paul J. King179 · Annapolis	Dr. Joseph N. Holobinko154 · Hagerstown
Hip replacement	Dr. Joseph J. Ciotola155 · Baltimore	Dr. Theodore T. Manson136 · Towson	Dr. Justin R. Hoover135 · Annapolis
Shoulder replacement	Dr. Anand M. Murthi97 · Baltimore	Dr. Brian Shiu80 · Towson	Dr. Peter S. Johnston75 · Leonardtown
Rotator cuff repair (arthroscopic)	Dr. Gregory Gasbarro51 · Baltimore	Dr. Cyrus J. Lashgari51 · Annapolis	Dr. Charles M. Ruland49 · Annapolis
Carpal tunnel release	Dr. Richard Kang189 · Salisbury	Dr. Christopher L. Forthman170 · Lutherville	Dr. Kristin N. Silon101 · Frederick
Trigger finger release	Dr. Christopher L. Forthman113 · Lutherville	Dr. Thomas R. Dennis76 · Annapolis	Dr. Richard Kang75 · Salisbury
Knee arthroscopy (meniscus)	Dr. Joseph J. Ciotola25 · Baltimore	Dr. Louis J. Ruland23 · Annapolis	Dr. Uday R. Patel23 · Prince Frederick
Hip fracture surgery	Dr. Florian G. Huber81 · Salisbury	Dr. Stephen M. Bell70 · Baltimore	Dr. Robert M. Saltzman70 · Owings Mills
Kyphoplasty	Dr. Majid A. Khan55 · Baltimore	Dr. Sanjog K. Mathur37 · Columbia	Dr. Ravi Yalamanchili32 · Frederick
Lumbar spinal fusion	Dr. Charles C. Edwards, Ii132 · Baltimore	Dr. Khalid H. Kurtom90 · Easton	Dr. Charles C. Park67 · Baltimore
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression)	Dr. Paul J. Tortolani72 · Towson	Dr. Jean-Marc Voyadzis66 · Clinton	Dr. Steven C. Ludwig66 · Baltimore
Neck fusion (ACDF)	Dr. Tushar C. Patel36 · Chevy Chase	Dr. Khalid H. Kurtom33 · Easton	Dr. Paul J. Tortolani33 · Towson

Spine pain procedures

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Spinal cord stimulator	Dr. Charles W. Simmons146 · Annapolis	Dr. Todd Ruth136 · Baltimore	Dr. Vivek Sindhi124 · Glen Burnie
Lumbar epidural steroid injection	Dr. Anna Irwin657 · Bethesda	Dr. Harrison Linder647 · Baltimore	Dr. Thomas M. Larkin525 · Hagerstown
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back)	Dr. Patrick E. Callahan183 · Chestertown	Dr. Nathan C. Moskowitz150 · Rockville	Dr. Vivek Sindhi150 · Glen Burnie

Eye

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cataract surgery	Dr. Michael E. Summerfield832 · Riverdale	Dr. Heather A. Nesti807 · Annapolis	Dr. Samantha L. Williamson777 · Baltimore
YAG laser capsulotomy	Dr. Heather A. Nesti277 · Annapolis	Dr. Jeremy J. Wood194 · Frederick	Dr. Zuleika M. Ghodsi184 · Easton
Eye injections (retina)	Dr. David J. Warrow7,690 · Hagerstown	Dr. Allen Y. Hu5,606 · Hagerstown	Dr. Travis Peck3,488 · Salisbury
Vitrectomy	Dr. David J. Warrow109 · Hagerstown	Dr. David E. Baranano51 · Baltimore	Dr. Travis Peck46 · Salisbury
Retinal detachment repair	Dr. Travis Peck25 · Salisbury	Dr. Joseph Anaya17 · Baltimore	Dr. Raymond N. Sjaarda16 · Baltimore
SLT laser for glaucoma	Dr. Gail F. Schwartz157 · Baltimore	Dr. Anjana P. Jindal143 · Lutherville	Dr. Padmaja Nootheti138 · Suitland
Glaucoma surgery (goniotomy, trabeculectomy)	Dr. Alyson L. Hall122 · Bowie	Dr. Jason B. Wanner106 · Prince Frederick	Dr. Jason M. Yonker56 · Salisbury
Laser iridotomy	Dr. Tania S. Marcic78 · Baltimore	Dr. Padmaja Nootheti50 · Suitland	Dr. Ivan H. Garcia44 · Baltimore
Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)	Dr. Marc J. Hirschbein71 · Baltimore	Dr. Brian J. Lee61 · Ellicott City	Ashley A. Campbell57 · Baltimore

Skin

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Mohs surgery	Dr. Jason Marquart1,869 · Bethesda	Dr. Christopher Dolan1,241 · Bethesda	Dr. Rachel A. Schleichert1,135 · Baltimore

Heart

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve)	Dr. Diljon S. Chahal118 · Baltimore	Dr. John F. Trujillo114 · Germantown	Dr. Daniel I. Ambinder102 · Baltimore
Open aortic valve replacement	Dr. Rawn Salenger18 · Towson	Dr. Lindsey M. Prescher14 · Bethesda	Dr. R.C. S. Finney14 · Towson
Heart bypass (CABG)	Dr. R.C. S. Finney71 · Towson	Dr. Rawn Salenger67 · Towson	Dr. Peter W. Cho47 · Baltimore
Pacemaker implant	Dr. Paresh M. Shah104 · Baltimore	Dr. Emmanuel N. Nsah94 · Salisbury	Dr. Eric A. Schwartz90 · Columbia
Leadless pacemaker	Dr. Nilofar H. Islam19 · Towson	Dr. Akhil Parashar18 · Salisbury	Dr. Charles J. Love15 · Baltimore
Implantable defibrillator (ICD)	Dr. Scott Kaufman34 · Salisbury	Dr. Sung W. Lee29 · Takoma Park	Dr. Pirooz S. Mofrad29 · Silver Spring
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman)	Dr. Steven E. Hearne126 · Salisbury	Dr. Ronald D. Berger85 · Baltimore	Dr. Hani I. Alkhatib52 · Baltimore
AFib ablation	Dr. Joseph Marine76 · Baltimore	Dr. Zeshan K. Ahmad71 · Baltimore	Dr. Glenn R. Meininger62 · Baltimore
Coronary stent	Dr. Syed S. Zaidi144 · Towson	Dr. Diljon S. Chahal121 · Baltimore	Dr. Raymond H. Plack106 · Baltimore
Cardiac catheterization	Dr. Syed S. Zaidi677 · Towson	Dr. John C. Wang396 · Baltimore	Dr. Daniel I. Ambinder393 · Baltimore

Arteries and veins

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Varicose vein ablation	Dr. Kelly O'donnell519 · Annapolis	Dr. Eddie A. Fernandez238 · Silver Spring	Dr. Sean K. Stewart213 · Silver Spring
Leg artery angioplasty and stenting	Dr. Andrei Gursky251 · Takoma Park	Dr. Matthew L. Kilbridge199 · Brandywine	Dr. Donald K. Wilkerson173 · Baltimore
Carotid endarterectomy	Dr. Mark O. Peeler31 · Annapolis	Dr. Mark G. Nelson30 · Cumberland	Dr. Douglas B. Wilhite21 · Salisbury
Carotid stent	Dr. Andrew H. Schulick29 · Bethesda	Dr. Randy S. Bell25 · Bethesda	Dr. Joseph M. White22 · Bethesda
Dialysis fistula creation	Dr. Thomas Reifsnyder27 · Baltimore	Dr. Pradip Sahdev20 · Waldorf	Dr. Richard A. Silva16 · Germantown

Digestive and general surgery

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Colonoscopy (diagnostic)	Dr. Raja M. Mohi-Ud-Din116 · Greenbelt	Dr. Peter D. Park110 · Bel Air	Dr. Asheesh Sood108 · Abingdon
Colonoscopy with polyp removal	Dr. Michael P. Moran326 · Easton	Dr. Praveena G. Velamati301 · Annapolis	Dr. Christopher A. Olenec272 · Annapolis
Upper endoscopy with biopsy	Dr. Jahangir M. Khan413 · Baltimore	Atul Shah395 · Prince Frederick	Dr. Michael P. Moran335 · Easton
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)	Dr. Patrick P. Schimpf46 · Annapolis	Dr. Alae Zarif46 · Berlin	Dr. William E. Bair38 · Cambridge
Inguinal hernia repair	Dr. Patrick P. Schimpf110 · Annapolis	Dr. Vincent F. Sayan92 · Annapolis	Dr. Glenn L. Sandler58 · Rockville
Lumpectomy	Dr. Pamela A. Wright97 · Bethesda	Dr. Sara Fogarty68 · Baltimore	Dr. Catherine Pesce66 · Baltimore
Mastectomy	Dr. Catherine Pesce25 · Baltimore	Dr. Robert R. Buras22 · Annapolis	Dr. Roberta Lilly21 · Easton

Urology

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cystoscopy	Dr. Max Kates365 · Baltimore	Dr. Keith J. Oreilly307 · Westminster	Dr. Rian J. Dickstein283 · Hanover
Prostate biopsy	Dr. Nizamuddin J. Maruf194 · Bethesda	Dr. David S. Stampfer127 · Towson	Dr. Christian Pavlovich121 · Baltimore
Prostatectomy (robotic or laparoscopic)	Dr. Christian Pavlovich48 · Baltimore	Dr. Mohamad E. Allaf33 · Baltimore	Dr. Max Kates31 · Baltimore
TURP	Dr. Mohammed Haseebuddin40 · Frederick	Dr. Vasil X. Parousis30 · Cumberland	Dr. Roberto Pedraza25 · Rockville
Laser prostate vaporization (GreenLight)	Dr. Juan P. Litvak37 · Bethesda	Dr. Paul S. Van Zijl36 · Bel Air	Dr. Richard M. Levin36 · Annapolis
UroLift	Dr. Robert A. Thompson45 · Baltimore	Dr. James Song34 · Forest Hill	Dr. Brian P. Neuman33 · Baltimore
Rezūm water vapor therapy	Dr. Richard M. Levin20 · Annapolis	Dr. Matthew J. Allaway15 · Cumberland
Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave)	Dr. George J. Mamo118 · Baltimore	Dr. John E. Danneberger103 · Annapolis	Dr. James Song59 · Forest Hill
Ureteroscopy with laser	Dr. Jared R. Berkowitz57 · Frederick	Dr. Mark V. Silva53 · Hanover	Dr. Keith J. Oreilly44 · Westminster

Ear, nose and throat

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Balloon sinuplasty	Dr. James P. Oberman122 · Frederick	Dr. Scott D. London18 · Owings Mills
Septoplasty	Dr. Nicholas R. Rowan20 · Baltimore	Dr. Andrew Lane12 · Baltimore	Dr. Marc G. Dubin11 · Baltimore