Surgical Volume

Nebraska: who does the most of each procedure

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

Joints, bones and spine

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Knee replacement	Dr. John M. Wright183 · Kearney	Dr. Sayfe A. Jassim169 · Omaha	Dr. James W. Gallentine146 · Lincoln
Hip replacement	Dr. James W. Gallentine137 · Lincoln	Dr. Sayfe A. Jassim125 · Omaha	Dr. Sukchan Lee118 · Lincoln
Shoulder replacement	Dr. Benjamin M. Woodhead107 · Lincoln	Dr. Charles E. Rosipal92 · Elkhorn	Dr. Kirk S. Hutton59 · Omaha
Rotator cuff repair (arthroscopic)	Dr. Kirk S. Hutton61 · Omaha	Dr. Heber C. Crockett43 · Kearney	Dr. Benjamin M. Woodhead34 · Lincoln
Carpal tunnel release	Dr. Tristan L. Hartzell124 · Norfolk	Dr. Nicholas K. Gove119 · Lincoln	Dr. Daniel B. Cullan119 · Lincoln
Trigger finger release	Dr. Tristan L. Hartzell105 · Norfolk	Dr. Nicholas K. Gove57 · Lincoln	Dr. Paul J. Nielsen57 · Kearney
Knee arthroscopy (meniscus)	Dr. Joshua A. Urban19 · Omaha	Dr. Hsueh-Yu W. Cheng13 · Elkhorn	Dr. Brad A. Webb12 · Lincoln
Hip fracture surgery	Dr. David L. Samani51 · Lincoln	Dr. Alesha N. Scott38 · Lincoln	Dr. Paul J. Nielsen31 · Kearney
Kyphoplasty	Dr. Charles C. Schlaepfer46 · Omaha	Dr. Sean T. Walker12 · Scottsbluff	Dr. Cody L. Evans12 · Grand Island
Lumbar spinal fusion	Dr. Andrew D. Livingston49 · Lincoln	Dr. Chris A. Cornett49 · Omaha	Dr. James B. Gill45 · Omaha
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression)	Dr. Bradley S. Bowdino49 · Omaha	Dr. Andrew D. Livingston42 · Lincoln	Dr. Chris A. Cornett41 · Omaha
Neck fusion (ACDF)	Dr. Chinyere N. Obasi19 · Kearney	Dr. Benjamin J. Bixenmann14 · Lincoln	Dr. Tyler C. White14 · Grand Island

Spine pain procedures

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Spinal cord stimulator	Dr. Charles W. Whitten128 · Lincoln	Dr. Kelly J. Zach77 · Lincoln	Dr. Douglas S. Spurgeon54 · Lincoln
Lumbar epidural steroid injection	Dr. Kelly J. Zach562 · Lincoln	Dr. Jeremiah P. Ladd504 · Omaha	Dr. Scott A. Haughawout478 · Omaha
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back)	Dr. Charles W. Whitten241 · Lincoln	Dr. Douglas S. Spurgeon169 · Lincoln	Dr. Jeremy K. Gallant99 · Omaha

Eye

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cataract surgery	Dr. Brandon J. Baartman1,298 · Omaha	Dr. Jordan J. Rixen1,218 · Lincoln	Dr. Gregory E. Sutton1,098 · Lincoln
YAG laser capsulotomy	Dr. Thomas J. Clinch266 · Kearney	Dr. Gregory E. Sutton242 · Lincoln	Michael R. Feilmeier237 · Omaha
Eye injections (retina)	Dr. John C. Welch4,602 · Hastings	Dr. William D. Terrell4,207 · Hastings	Dr. Matthew H. Wood2,718 · Lincoln
Vitrectomy	Dr. William D. Terrell137 · Hastings	Dr. Matthew H. Wood69 · Lincoln	Dr. Joshua Priluck44 · Omaha
Retinal detachment repair	Dr. Daniel A. Chruscicki36 · Lincoln	Dr. William D. Terrell34 · Hastings	Dr. Edward M. Mcgill21 · Omaha
SLT laser for glaucoma	Dr. Thomas A. Graul66 · Lincoln	Dr. Martin W. Mizener64 · Omaha	Dr. Brandon Menke60 · Omaha
Glaucoma surgery (goniotomy, trabeculectomy)	Dr. Martin W. Mizener75 · Omaha	Dr. Michele L. Gleason40 · Grand Island	Dr. Spenser J. Morton29 · South Sioux City
Laser iridotomy	Dr. Sao J. Liu23 · Omaha
Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)	Dr. Rao V. Chundury90 · Omaha	Dr. Michele L. Gleason71 · Grand Island	Dr. David W. Blodgett69 · Lincoln

Skin

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Mohs surgery	Dr. Anthony J. Griess554 · Omaha	Kendra Lesiak465 · Omaha	Dr. Adam V. Sutton391 · Omaha

Heart

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve)	Dr. Matthew E. Johnson83 · Lincoln	Dr. Ryan C. Shelstad54 · Lincoln	Dr. Robert A. Oakes51 · Lincoln
Open aortic valve replacement	Dr. Richard B. Thompson20 · Lincoln	Dr. Aleem Siddique13 · Omaha	Dr. Brett F. Duncan11 · Omaha
Heart bypass (CABG)	Dr. Richard B. Thompson76 · Lincoln	Dr. Robert A. Oakes49 · Lincoln	Dr. Ryan C. Shelstad40 · Lincoln
Pacemaker implant	Dr. Walid M. Kutayli87 · Lincoln	Dr. Matthew J. Kapalis82 · Omaha	Dr. Denes Korpas67 · Lincoln
Leadless pacemaker	Dr. Robert L. Percell25 · Lincoln	Dr. Brian H. Kim13 · Kearney
Implantable defibrillator (ICD)	Dr. Matthew J. Kapalis22 · Omaha	Dr. Stephen J. Ackerman22 · Lincoln	Dr. Robert L. Percell19 · Lincoln
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman)	Dr. Steven L. Martin109 · Lincoln	Dr. Edmund O. Fiksinski104 · Omaha	Dr. Robert L. Percell70 · Lincoln
AFib ablation	Dr. Jeffrey M. Mahoney79 · Omaha	Dr. Peter L. Gallagher67 · Lincoln	Dr. Brian H. Kim63 · Kearney
Coronary stent	Dr. Thomas J. Lanspa109 · Omaha	Dr. Andrew M. Goldsweig66 · Omaha	Dr. Toufik M. Haddad65 · Omaha
Cardiac catheterization	Dr. Thomas J. Lanspa215 · Omaha	Dr. Edmund O. Fiksinski167 · Omaha	Jitendra B. Pandya159 · Omaha

Arteries and veins

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Varicose vein ablation	Dr. Robert J. Zadalis47 · Omaha	Franz K. Murphy37 · Kearney	Dr. Kelly S. Schroeder32 · Omaha
Leg artery angioplasty and stenting	Dr. David L. Vogel106 · Omaha	Dr. Sarah Ongstad24 · Lincoln	Dr. Robert J. Pitsch21 · Lincoln
Carotid endarterectomy	Dr. Robert J. Pitsch52 · Lincoln	Dr. Sarah Ongstad30 · Lincoln	Franz K. Murphy21 · Kearney
Carotid stent	Dr. Rao Gutta12 · Omaha
Dialysis fistula creation	Dr. Sarah Ongstad17 · Lincoln	Dr. Robert J. Pitsch13 · Lincoln

Digestive and general surgery

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Colonoscopy (diagnostic)	Dr. Armando J. Magana75 · Scottsbluff	Dr. Thamer Kassim46 · Omaha	Dr. Jacob A. Wiesen42 · Fremont
Colonoscopy with polyp removal	Fadi S. Rzouq454 · Norfolk	Dr. Mark G. Griffin393 · Lincoln	Dr. David D. Lee302 · Lincoln
Upper endoscopy with biopsy	Fadi S. Rzouq646 · Norfolk	Dr. Armando J. Magana207 · Scottsbluff	Dr. Thamer Kassim180 · Omaha
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)	Dr. Clinton A. Rathje59 · Lincoln	Dr. Stephen M. Nagengast45 · Lincoln	Dr. John S. Fallick37 · Lincoln
Inguinal hernia repair	Dr. Jeffrey S. Carson26 · Omaha	Dr. Greg A. Fitzke24 · Lincoln	Dr. Caleb W. Schroeder21 · Hastings
Lumpectomy	Dr. Rachel N. Jendro86 · Lincoln	Dr. Jessica E. Maxwell43 · Omaha	Dr. Paul Kolkman41 · Omaha
Mastectomy	Dr. Rachel N. Jendro18 · Lincoln	Dr. Kinzie A. Norris16 · Norfolk

Urology

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cystoscopy	Dr. John D. Horgan225 · Omaha	Dr. David B. Wiltfong208 · Lincoln	Dr. Andrew F. Trainer202 · Omaha
Prostate biopsy	Dr. Brennan A. Tesdahl77 · Omaha	Dr. Jonathan R. Henning59 · Lincoln	Dr. Andrew J. Lepinski58 · Lincoln
Prostatectomy (robotic or laparoscopic)	Dr. Logan Mcguffey26 · Lincoln	Dr. Garrett D. Pohlman21 · Kearney	Dr. Earl K. Larson19 · Kearney
TURP	Dr. Christopher J. Corder35 · Omaha	Dr. Ansar U. Khan22 · Fremont	Dr. Steven C. Koukol18 · Omaha
Laser prostate vaporization (GreenLight)	Dr. Andrew F. Trainer17 · Omaha	Dr. Joan Delto16 · Omaha	Dr. Don L. Henslee14 · Fairbury
UroLift	Dr. Don L. Henslee17 · Fairbury	Dr. Laroy E. Williams17 · Kearney	Dr. John D. Horgan16 · Omaha
Rezūm water vapor therapy	Dr. John D. Horgan24 · Omaha
Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave)	Dr. Ansar U. Khan36 · Fremont	Dr. David B. Wiltfong34 · Lincoln	Dr. John D. Horgan33 · Omaha
Ureteroscopy with laser	Dr. Brennan A. Tesdahl46 · Omaha	Dr. Tara M. Kirkpatrick36 · Lincoln	Dr. Aaron J. Pomajzl31 · Lincoln

Ear, nose and throat

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Septoplasty	Dr. Christopher A. Cederberg16 · Lincoln	Dr. Jason D. Talmadge14 · Omaha	Dr. Matthew W. Miller11 · Omaha