Surgical Volume

Missouri: who does the most of each procedure

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

Joints, bones and spine

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Knee replacement	Dr. Robert B. Jones223 · Ozark	Dr. Ryan M. Nunley206 · Saint Louis	Dr. William C. Schroer185 · Bridgeton
Hip replacement	Christopher J. Wester93 · Springfield	Dr. Robert B. Jones88 · Ozark	Dr. John C. Clohisy83 · Saint Louis
Shoulder replacement	Dr. Kurt T. Bormann137 · Columbia	Dr. Jay D. Keener85 · Saint Louis	Dr. Erich J. Lingenfelter72 · North Kansas City
Rotator cuff repair (arthroscopic)	Dr. Todd J. Twiss69 · Joplin	Dr. Byron B. Tarbox39 · Columbia	Dr. Shawn Sahota33 · Columbia
Carpal tunnel release	Dr. Timothy G. Lang86 · Chesterfield	Dr. Matthew L. Jones80 · Columbia	Dr. Joyce M. Wilson77 · Jefferson City
Trigger finger release	Dr. Timothy G. Lang85 · Chesterfield	Dr. David Schippert71 · Springfield	Dr. Robert B. Wyrsch62 · Springfield
Knee arthroscopy (meniscus)	Dr. Joshua C. Hamann22 · Columbia	Dr. Jonathan M. Craighead18 · Jefferson City	Dr. Craig R. Ruble15 · Festus
Hip fracture surgery	Dr. Michael W. Robertson95 · Columbia	Dr. Brian A. Fissel77 · Saint Louis	Dr. James Kesl54 · North Kansas City
Kyphoplasty	Dr. Paul J. Tolentino49 · Cape Girardeau	Dr. Michael J. Workman47 · Springfield	Dr. Brandon J. Scott41 · Cape Girardeau
Lumbar spinal fusion	Dr. Jeff A. Lehmen49 · Jefferson City	Dr. Stephen Reintjes49 · North Kansas City	Dr. Andre M. Jakoi48 · Kansas City
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression)	Dr. Steven C. Meyer61 · Columbia	Dr. Stephen Reintjes59 · North Kansas City	Dr. Carlos A. Bagley54 · Kansas City
Neck fusion (ACDF)	Dr. Stephen Reintjes24 · North Kansas City	Dr. Neill M. Wright21 · Saint Louis	Dr. Kent D. Mcintire20 · Joplin

Spine pain procedures

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Spinal cord stimulator	Dr. Christopher Reis193 · Cape Girardeau	Dr. Ramis Gheith169 · Bridgeton	Dr. Bradford R. Noble148 · Columbia
Lumbar epidural steroid injection	Dr. Andrew F. Walker607 · Cape Girardeau	Dr. Christopher Reis562 · Cape Girardeau	Dr. Patrick D. Griffith560 · North Kansas City
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back)	Dr. Ihab M. Doss200 · Warrensburg	Dr. Pawan S. Sethi171 · Saint Louis	Dr. Rebecca A. Sanders171 · Joplin

Eye

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cataract surgery	Dr. William E. Burr927 · Saint Joseph	Dr. Dustin Mcknight813 · Liberty	Dr. Navin H. Tekwani790 · Saint Louis
YAG laser capsulotomy	Dr. Navin H. Tekwani440 · Saint Louis	Dr. Dustin Mcknight349 · Liberty	Dr. Timothy D. Mcgarity335 · Columbia
Eye injections (retina)	Dr. David J. Westrich3,369 · Cape Girardeau	Dr. Stephen B. Wiles3,129 · Kansas City	Dr. Rohan Jalalizadeh2,812 · Saint Louis
Vitrectomy	Dr. Levent Akduman78 · St Louis	Dr. Robert J. Olk63 · Saint Louis	Dr. Leo T. Neu61 · Springfield
Retinal detachment repair	Dr. Erica E. Ballard31 · Springfield	Dr. Mack W. Savage27 · Sedalia	Dr. Kevin J. Blinder27 · Brentwood
SLT laser for glaucoma	Dr. Jella A. An117 · Columbia	Dr. Rohit Krishna96 · Independence	Dr. Brett Mcknight68 · Liberty
Glaucoma surgery (goniotomy, trabeculectomy)	Dr. Timothy D. Mcgarity89 · Columbia	Dr. Robert W. Jones44 · West Plains	Dr. Lindsey M. Mcdaniel29 · Kansas City
Laser iridotomy	Dr. Marwa T. Thomas36 · Columbia	Dr. Jessica L. Liu36 · Saint Louis	Dr. Richard A. Watson19 · Saint Joseph
Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)	Dr. Michael C. Chappell123 · Kansas City	Dr. William L. White91 · Kansas City	Dr. Scott A. Murphy52 · Saint Joseph

Skin

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Mohs surgery	Dr. Martha L. Council973 · Saint Louis	Dr. Charles M. Moon934 · Cape Girardeau	Dr. Richard Limbert897 · Cape Girardeau

Heart

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve)	Dr. Matthew C. Parmley76 · Springfield	Dr. Philipp A. Wiesner76 · Springfield	Dr. Gus Theodos64 · Saint Louis
Open aortic valve replacement	Dr. John R. Davis25 · Kansas City	Dr. Richard J. Mellitt17 · Columbia	Dr. Tsuyoshi Kaneko17 · Saint Louis
Heart bypass (CABG)	Dr. Seiichi Noda52 · Saint Louis	Dr. David Zolfaghari42 · Springfield	Dr. Richard J. Mellitt38 · Columbia
Pacemaker implant	Dr. Dan L. Pierce59 · Columbia	Dr. Jason A. Rytlewski58 · Columbia	Dr. Paban Saha48 · Saint Louis
Leadless pacemaker	Dr. John F. Swartz44 · Joplin	Dr. Ali Ziaee41 · Saint Louis	Dr. Hemant Godara37 · Columbia
Implantable defibrillator (ICD)	Dr. Dan L. Pierce31 · Columbia	Dr. Jose M. Sanchez28 · Saint Louis	Dr. Curtis M. Steyers21 · Saint Louis
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman)	Dr. Chetan P. Huded88 · Kansas City	Dr. Paban Saha69 · Saint Louis	Dr. Steven J. Joggerst64 · Cape Girardeau
AFib ablation	Dr. John Verbsky102 · Columbia	Dr. Jason A. Rytlewski90 · Columbia	Dr. Jose M. Sanchez82 · Saint Louis
Coronary stent	Dr. Stilianos Efstratiadis109 · Rolla	Dr. Arvind K. Sharma78 · Saint Joseph	Dr. Vigyan Bang77 · Joplin
Cardiac catheterization	Dr. Stilianos Efstratiadis235 · Rolla	Dr. Clark R. Mckenzie189 · Saint Louis	Dr. Mark A. Gdowski189 · Chesterfield

Arteries and veins

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Varicose vein ablation	Dr. Michael H. Ryan284 · Jefferson City	Dr. Colin E. Bailey210 · Osage Beach	Dr. Bruce E. Fearon193 · Lees Summit
Leg artery angioplasty and stenting	Dr. Carlos J. Guevara56 · Saint Louis	Dr. William J. Nicholas45 · Joplin	Dr. Olaguoke K. Akinwande29 · Saint Louis
Carotid endarterectomy	Dr. Michael K. Deiparine46 · Liberty	Dr. Karthik Vamanan30 · Kansas City	Dr. Brent T. Allen22 · Saint Louis
Carotid stent	Dr. Brian G. Peterson93 · Saint Louis	Dr. James J. Taylor28 · Joplin	Dr. Zachary C. Schmittling18 · Springfield
Dialysis fistula creation	Dr. Thomas B. Coy28 · Joplin	Dr. Robert R. Carter25 · Kansas City	Dr. Michael D. Reynolds25 · Bridgeton

Digestive and general surgery

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Colonoscopy (diagnostic)	Dr. Michael R. Freeman99 · Cape Girardeau	Dr. Kevin G. Byrne63 · Osage Beach	Dr. Sudhakar Ancha56 · Joplin
Colonoscopy with polyp removal	Dr. Imran Ashraf262 · Jefferson City	Dr. Michael D. Williams235 · Columbia	Dr. Xujun Wu230 · Joplin
Upper endoscopy with biopsy	Dr. Victor Lawrinenko509 · Poplar Bluff	Dr. Xujun Wu436 · Joplin	Dr. Kevin G. Byrne260 · Osage Beach
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)	Dr. Lisa M. Rollison41 · Columbia	Dr. Benjamin R. Gerber37 · Columbia	Dr. Omar M. Guerra31 · Saint Louis
Inguinal hernia repair	Dr. Krishna R. Rajanna55 · Kansas City	Dr. Ryan L. Neff44 · Saint Louis	Dr. Lisa M. Rollison43 · Columbia
Lumpectomy	Dr. Anne E. Petersen58 · Columbia	Dr. John W. Shook54 · Kansas City	Dr. Julie A. Margenthaler54 · Saint Louis
Mastectomy	Dr. Julie A. Margenthaler32 · Saint Louis	Dr. Anne E. Petersen21 · Columbia	Dr. Brian D. Biggers21 · Bolivar

Urology

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cystoscopy	Dr. Kevin T. Enger253 · Saint Charles	Dr. Michael E. Aberger246 · Saint Joseph	Dr. Elizabeth R. Williams240 · St. Louis
Prostate biopsy	Dr. Joshua S. Pagar141 · Columbia	John P. Hall106 · Cape Girardeau	Dr. Kevin T. Enger72 · Saint Charles
Prostatectomy (robotic or laparoscopic)	Dr. Naveen Pokala20 · Columbia	Dr. Woodson W. Smelser18 · Saint Louis	Dr. Michael J. Glamore15 · Saint Louis
TURP	Dr. Bradley J. Moore26 · St. Joseph	Dr. David A. Anderson26 · Springfield	Dr. Michael E. Aberger22 · Saint Joseph
Laser prostate vaporization (GreenLight)	Dr. Christopher T. Arett56 · Saint Louis	Dr. Vincenzo Galati28 · Cape Girardeau	Dr. Kevin T. Enger27 · Saint Charles
UroLift	Dr. Joel A. Leon Becerril27 · Rolla	Dr. Gerald Y. Park25 · North Kansas City	Dr. Cathy K. Naughton22 · Chesterfield
Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave)	Dr. Christopher L. Vulin32 · Saint Louis	Dr. Eric I. Vogt31 · Jefferson City	Dr. Kevin T. Enger30 · Saint Charles
Ureteroscopy with laser	Dr. Mark F. Lierz59 · Saint Joseph	Dr. Michael E. Aberger55 · Saint Joseph	Dr. Tyrun K. Richardson47 · Springfield

Ear, nose and throat

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Balloon sinuplasty	Dr. James D. Gould72 · Festus	Dr. John M. Conoyer33 · St. Peters	Dr. Karen E. Boone18 · Saint Peters
Septoplasty	Dr. Kelvin L. Walls14 · Lees Summit