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Massachusetts: who does the most of each procedure

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

Joints, bones and spine

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Knee replacement	Dr. Geoffrey J. Van Flandern200 · Waltham	Dr. Andrew P. Lehman196 · Springfield	Dr. Carl T. Talmo187 · Boston
Hip replacement	Dr. Geoffrey J. Van Flandern145 · Waltham	Dr. Daniel M. Ward140 · Chestnut Hill	Dr. Alexander T. Brothers128 · Springfield
Shoulder replacement	Dr. Andrew Jawa183 · Waltham	Dr. David J. Fehnel105 · Peabody	Dr. Jennie Garver89 · Springfield
Rotator cuff repair (arthroscopic)	Dr. Alan S. Curtis54 · Waltham	Dr. Stephen M. Desio52 · Worcester	Dr. John A. Willis49 · Hyannis
Carpal tunnel release	Dr. Peter E. Bentivegna145 · West Yarmouth	Dr. Brian C. Najarian144 · Hyannis	Dr. John J. Kadzielski111 · Quincy
Trigger finger release	Dr. Peter E. Bentivegna134 · West Yarmouth	Dr. Brian C. Najarian109 · Hyannis	Dr. Jung Mi L. Haisman71 · Dartmouth
Knee arthroscopy (meniscus)	Dr. Martin J. Luber36 · Springfield	Dr. John R. Corsetti28 · Springfield	Dr. Leonard Remia23 · Hyannis
Hip fracture surgery	Dr. Erica E. Bayly89 · Hingham	Dr. Ashley R. Miller68 · Pittsfield	Dr. Bennett S. Burns55 · Springfield
Kyphoplasty	Dr. Joshua A. Hirsch152 · Boston	Dr. Michael Chill41 · West Springfield	Dr. Emanuele Orru'38 · Burlington
Lumbar spinal fusion	Dr. John H. Chi107 · Boston	Dr. James D. Kang71 · Boston	Dr. James Kryzanski60 · Boston
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression)	Dr. Dennis S. Oh89 · Springfield	Dr. James D. Kang74 · Boston	Dr. Harold A. Fogel51 · Boston
Neck fusion (ACDF)	Dr. Dennis S. Oh75 · Springfield	Dr. Matthew F. Philips21 · North Dartmouth	Dr. Eric J. Woodard20 · Roxbury Crossing

Spine pain procedures

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Spinal cord stimulator	Dr. Ivan Urits71 · Wareham	Dr. Robert J. Yong44 · Boston	Dr. Yury Rabotnikov43 · Worcester
Lumbar epidural steroid injection	Dr. Atul L. Bhat913 · North Chelmsford	Dr. Aaron M. Levine876 · Boston	Dr. Omar H. El Abd602 · Wellesley
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back)	Dr. Andrew G. Kowal178 · Burlington	Dr. Andrew J. Demaggio163 · Pittsfield	Dr. James Celestin142 · Worcester

Eye

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cataract surgery	Daniel J. O'connor8,932 · Plymouth	Dr. Samuel D. Allen7,495 · Lawrence	Dr. Cynthia L. Deangelis2,657 · Lawrence
YAG laser capsulotomy	Dr. Husamuddin Ansari564 · Boston	Daniel J. O'connor286 · Plymouth	Dr. Michael F. Oats210 · Sandwich
Eye injections (retina)	Dr. Babak Jian Seyedahmadi6,298 · East Weymouth	Dr. David C. Reed5,328 · Plymouth	Dr. Torsten W. Wiegand4,361 · Boston
Vitrectomy	Dr. Peter Y. Chang46 · Waltham	Dr. Justin D. Pennington42 · Burlington	Dr. John B. Miller42 · Boston
Retinal detachment repair	Dr. Luis A. Martinez-Velazquez28 · Boston	Dr. Jose Davila22 · Boston	Dr. Nimesh A. Patel21 · Boston
SLT laser for glaucoma	Dr. Kuldip K. Vaid225 · Revere	Dr. Joshua J. Ney211 · West Yarmouth	Dr. Mary Lisa Mcham200 · East Weymouth
Glaucoma surgery (goniotomy, trabeculectomy)	Dr. Joshua J. Ney94 · West Yarmouth	Dr. Stephen D. Anesi35 · Waltham	Dr. Husamuddin Ansari35 · Boston
Laser iridotomy	Dr. Sarah A. Hanson69 · Springfield	Dr. Brian K. Bredvik66 · Springfield	Dr. Philip Moraitis54 · Springfield
Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)	Dr. Ioannis P. Glavas84 · Boston	Dr. Raymond G. Magauran84 · Springfield	Dr. Victoria S. Starks68 · Boston

Skin

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Mohs surgery	Dr. Emily P. Tierney1,657 · Hyannis	Dr. Benjamin A. Solky1,369 · Boston	Dr. Omar Badri1,179 · Beverly

Heart

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve)	Dr. Siavash Saadat137 · Springfield	Dr. Anthony J. Rousou124 · Springfield	Dr. Hassan Rastegar118 · Boston
Open aortic valve replacement	Dr. David A. D'alessandro25 · Boston	Dr. Thoralf M. Sundt20 · Boston	Dr. Prem Shekar20 · Burlington
Heart bypass (CABG)	Dr. Stanley K. Tam75 · Worcester	Dr. Leora B. Balsam50 · Worcester	Dr. Sary F. Aranki49 · Boston
Pacemaker implant	Dr. Marshal T. Fox66 · Springfield	Dr. Peter L. Friedman58 · Hyannis	Dr. Daniel B. Kramer47 · Boston
Leadless pacemaker	Dr. Sunil Kapur42 · Boston	Dr. Alexei V. Shvilkin33 · South Weymouth	Dr. Laurence M. Epstein33 · Boston
Implantable defibrillator (ICD)	Dr. Sunil Kapur29 · Boston	Dr. An H. Bui22 · Boston	Dr. Fadi M. Chalhoub19 · Springfield
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman)	Dr. Moussa C. Mansour160 · Boston	Dr. Kevin C. Floyd92 · Worcester	Dr. Edwin K. Heist71 · Boston
AFib ablation	Dr. Moussa C. Mansour198 · Boston	Dr. An H. Bui116 · Boston	Dr. Nitesh Sood107 · Fall River
Coronary stent	Dr. Brian A. Bergmark124 · Boston	Dr. Nilay K. Patel94 · Boston	Dr. David M. Denmark87 · South Weymouth
Cardiac catheterization	Dr. David E. Leeman402 · Boston	Dr. Glen D. Garson328 · Plymouth	Dr. Evan Y. Lau279 · Springfield

Arteries and veins

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Varicose vein ablation	Dr. Stephen J. Hoenig94 · Leominster	Naren Gupta81 · Hyannis	Dr. Scott D. James73 · Plymouth
Leg artery angioplasty and stenting	Naren Gupta46 · Hyannis	Dr. Marvin E. Morris39 · Springfield	Dr. Christopher F. Tanga38 · North Dartmouth
Carotid endarterectomy	Dr. Glenn M. Lamuraglia44 · Boston	Dr. Payam Salehi28 · Boston	Dr. Christian R. Galvez-Padilla21 · Pittsfield
Carotid stent	Dr. Richard H. Pin23 · North Dartmouth	Dr. Daniel R. Gorin22 · Hyannis	Dr. Mark E. Perry19 · North Dartmouth
Dialysis fistula creation	Dr. Mohamad A. Hussain25 · Boston	Naren Gupta20 · Hyannis	Dr. C K. Ozaki18 · Boston

Digestive and general surgery

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Colonoscopy (diagnostic)	Dr. Kyung H. Kim137 · Worcester	Dr. Kelly J. Ocallahan108 · Worcester	Dr. Justin Yamin104 · Worcester
Colonoscopy with polyp removal	Dr. Joseph A. Fiore345 · Norwell	Dr. Norman S. Nishioka338 · Boston	Dr. Nithin S. Karanth334 · Attleboro
Upper endoscopy with biopsy	Dr. Justin Yamin317 · Worcester	Dr. Alex A. Teixeira287 · Brockton	Dr. Jeffrey L. St John246 · Pittsfield
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)	Dr. Andrew B. Lederman37 · Pittsfield	Dr. Matthew Kalliath30 · Hyannis	Attila Nakeeb26 · Burlington
Inguinal hernia repair	Dr. David L. Berger81 · Boston	Dr. Nora M. Fullington76 · Wellesley	Dr. Brent T. Shoji70 · Boston
Lumpectomy	Michele Gadd92 · Boston	Dr. Suniti N. Nimbkar88 · South Weymouth	Dr. Michelle C. Specht85 · Boston
Mastectomy	Michele Gadd21 · Boston	Dr. Michelle C. Specht21 · Boston	Dr. Thanh U. Barbie17 · Boston

Urology

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cystoscopy	Dr. Francis J. Mcgovern439 · Boston	Dr. James Bleiler384 · Falmouth	Dr. Graeme S. Steele378 · Boston
Prostate biopsy	Dr. Mitchell H. Sokoloff123 · Worcester	Dr. Arthur F. Little116 · Stoneham	Dr. William C. Faust84 · Burlington
Prostatectomy (robotic or laparoscopic)	Dr. Douglas M. Dahl57 · Boston	Dr. Peter Chang30 · Boston	Dr. Alireza Moinzadeh24 · Burlington
TURP	Dr. J M. Massicotte32 · Chelmsford	Dr. John C. Carroll21 · Fall River	Dr. Arthur P. Mourtzinos19 · Burlington
Laser prostate vaporization (GreenLight)	Dr. Stephen C. Gillard35 · Plymouth	Dr. Michelle M. Kim27 · Boston	Dr. James Bleiler21 · Falmouth
UroLift	Dr. Andrew C. Kramer18 · Hyannis	Dr. Stanley J. Swierzewski16 · Charlton
Rezūm water vapor therapy	Dr. Louis S. Liou15 · Cambridge
Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave)	Dr. Michael J. Zachareas112 · Beverly	Dr. Ned Saltzman67 · Newton	Dr. Mark Laspina48 · Salem
Ureteroscopy with laser	Dr. Brian H. Eisner109 · Boston	Dr. George E. Haleblian54 · Worcester	Dr. Keith T. Tracy43 · S Weymouth

Ear, nose and throat

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Balloon sinuplasty	Dr. Anit T. Patel25 · Plymouth
Septoplasty	Dr. George Scangas21 · Boston	Dr. Neil Bhattacharyya13 · Boston	Richard E. Mugge12 · Danvers