Surgical Volume

New Mexico: who does the most of each procedure

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

Joints, bones and spine

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Knee replacement	Dr. Krishna R. Tripuraneni92 · Albuquerque	Dr. Jason Lucas85 · Farmington	Dr. Christopher R. Hanosh84 · Albuquerque
Hip replacement	Dr. John A. Garcia92 · Santa Fe	Dr. Christopher R. Hanosh71 · Albuquerque	Dr. Krishna R. Tripuraneni61 · Albuquerque
Shoulder replacement	Dr. Dan Guttmann28 · Taos	Dr. Jason Lucas28 · Farmington	Dr. Arnold J. Kiburz21 · Albuquerque
Rotator cuff repair (arthroscopic)	Dr. Dan Guttmann45 · Taos	Dr. Jason Lucas19 · Farmington	Dr. Philip C. Forno18 · Santa Fe
Carpal tunnel release	Dr. Samuel Chun73 · Santa Fe	Dr. Matthew W. Patton47 · Albuquerque	Dr. Philip C. Forno47 · Santa Fe
Trigger finger release	Dr. Drew K. Newhoff45 · Albuquerque	Dr. Deana Mercer42 · Albuquerque	Dr. Jennifer K. Wagner42 · Santa Fe
Knee arthroscopy (meniscus)	Dr. Eric J. Freeh19 · Alamogordo	Dr. Michael S. Mcguire14 · Las Cruces
Hip fracture surgery	Dr. Samuel A. Mcarthur44 · Albuquerque	Dr. Isaac S. Kim40 · Albuquerque	Dr. Matthew Morin33 · Rio Rancho
Kyphoplasty	Dr. Omar N. Osmani14 · Roswell
Lumbar spinal fusion	Dr. Ernesto R. Otero Lopez33 · Albuquerque	Dr. Paul Saiz27 · Las Cruces	Dr. Brett R. Henderson20 · Las Cruces
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression)	Dr. Brett R. Henderson29 · Las Cruces	Dr. Paul Saiz19 · Las Cruces	Dr. Marshall T. Watson18 · Santa Fe
Neck fusion (ACDF)	Dr. Philip Y. Smucker19 · Santa Fe	Dr. Marshall T. Watson11 · Santa Fe

Spine pain procedures

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Spinal cord stimulator	Dr. Jonathan O. Jones21 · Farmington
Lumbar epidural steroid injection	Dr. Cesar Velarde381 · Las Cruces	Dr. James H. Rice351 · Albuquerque	Dr. Justin Averna346 · Albuquerque
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back)	Dr. Justin Averna152 · Albuquerque	Dr. Jonathan O. Jones99 · Farmington	Deepak Padmanabha92 · Albuquerque

Eye

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cataract surgery	Dr. Grace M. Mellgren783 · Roswell	Dr. Parley D. Fillmore600 · Alamogordo	Dr. Arthur J. Weinstein587 · Albuquerque
YAG laser capsulotomy	Dr. Scott D. Allen205 · Farmington	Dr. Paul A. Sanchez180 · Albuquerque	Dr. Kenneth M. Downes163 · Albuquerque
Eye injections (retina)	Dr. John D. Pitcher2,418 · Albuquerque	Dr. Betty R. Klein1,877 · Santa Fe	Dr. Mark T. Chiu1,800 · Albuquerque
Vitrectomy	Dr. Ashok K. Reddy95 · Albuquerque	Dr. Christopher N. Roybal54 · Albuquerque	Dr. John D. Pitcher37 · Albuquerque
Retinal detachment repair	Dr. Ashok K. Reddy20 · Albuquerque
SLT laser for glaucoma	Dr. Barbara C. Marsh81 · Albuquerque	Dr. Gavin A. Gorrell55 · Santa Fe	Dr. Grace M. Mellgren53 · Roswell
Laser iridotomy	Dr. Sean Rivera12 · Albuquerque
Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)	Dr. Parley D. Fillmore22 · Alamogordo	Dr. Craig R. Vroman15 · Albuquerque	Dr. Nicholas A. Spendlove13 · Alamogordo

Skin

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Mohs surgery	Dr. Ethan C. Levin823 · Albuquerque	Dr. David A. Davis798 · Albuquerque	Dr. Daniel A. Davis636 · Albuquerque

Heart

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve)	Dr. Kevin A. Richardson60 · Albuquerque	Dr. Mark C. Bieniarz59 · Albuquerque	Dr. Geoffrey A. Kunz50 · Albuquerque
Heart bypass (CABG)	Dr. Brian D. Castlemain33 · Albuquerque	Dr. Charles A. Dow18 · Las Cruces	Dr. Dana A. Booth16 · Albuquerque
Pacemaker implant	Dr. Robert A. Graor56 · Las Cruces	Dr. Michael H. Hoskins33 · Albuquerque	Dr. Sean P. Mazer33 · Albuquerque
Leadless pacemaker	Dr. Michael R. Gardner32 · Albuquerque	Dr. Daniel B. Levin29 · Albuquerque	Dr. Michael B. West12 · Farmington
Implantable defibrillator (ICD)	Sandeep Nair16 · Albuquerque	Dr. Michael H. Hoskins14 · Albuquerque	Dr. Yaw A. Adjei-Poku13 · Albuquerque
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman)	Dr. Michael H. Hoskins99 · Albuquerque	Dr. Sean P. Mazer87 · Albuquerque	Michael T. Bestawros64 · Albuquerque
AFib ablation	Michael T. Bestawros71 · Albuquerque	Dr. Sean P. Mazer62 · Albuquerque	Dr. Michael H. Hoskins60 · Albuquerque
Coronary stent	Dr. Terry A. Boulware95 · Las Cruces	Dr. Raymond M. Yau81 · Albuquerque	Dr. Robert A. Graor56 · Las Cruces
Cardiac catheterization	Dr. Terry A. Boulware256 · Las Cruces	Dr. Robert A. Graor225 · Las Cruces	Dr. Raymond M. Yau196 · Albuquerque

Arteries and veins

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Varicose vein ablation	Dr. Khalid Y. Khan349 · Las Cruces	Dr. Kristina N. Sanchez175 · Albuquerque	Dr. Michael Harding104 · Albuquerque
Leg artery angioplasty and stenting	Dr. Faraz Sandhu64 · Farmington	Dr. Esteban A. Henao28 · Albuquerque	Jaideep Dasgupta12 · Albuquerque
Carotid endarterectomy	Dr. Richard J. Wilkerson11 · Albuquerque
Dialysis fistula creation	Dr. Daniel B. Westbury19 · Farmington	Dr. Robert Moskowitz13 · Albuquerque

Digestive and general surgery

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Colonoscopy (diagnostic)	Dr. Daniel L. Ridout109 · Roswell	Dr. Ayyappa Mysore Rangaraju42 · Clovis	Dr. Jean-Pierre Reinhold42 · Las Cruces
Colonoscopy with polyp removal	Dr. Alejandra I. Castillo-Roth228 · Santa Fe	Dr. Daniel E. Bujanda214 · Santa Fe	Dr. Ayyappa Mysore Rangaraju188 · Clovis
Upper endoscopy with biopsy	Dr. Ayyappa Mysore Rangaraju230 · Clovis	Dr. Daniel L. Ridout226 · Roswell	Dr. Srinivas Guptha Gunturu222 · Albuquerque
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)	Dr. Daniel B. Westbury27 · Farmington	Dr. Erica L. Mcbride18 · Albuquerque	Dr. Charlie M. Doss16 · Albuquerque
Inguinal hernia repair	Dr. Michael J. Blea49 · Albuquerque	Dr. Julie A. Wesp40 · Santa Fe	Dr. Daniel B. Westbury29 · Farmington
Lumpectomy	Dr. Calvin A. Ridgeway33 · Albuquerque	Dr. Nicole M. Hill28 · Albuquerque	Dr. Anna M. Voltura27 · Santa Fe

Urology

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cystoscopy	Dr. Eric W. Anderson373 · Santa Fe	Dr. Aaron J. Geswaldo179 · Albuquerque	Dr. Emma E. Bendana139 · Las Cruces
Prostate biopsy	Dr. Andrew Grollman56 · Albuquerque	Dr. Eric W. Anderson51 · Santa Fe	Dr. Donald E. Wenner35 · Roswell
TURP	Dr. Andrew Grollman34 · Albuquerque	Dr. Allen W. Mcculloch15 · Farmington	Dr. Jonathan S. Nelson13 · Albuquerque
Laser prostate vaporization (GreenLight)	Dr. Eric W. Anderson41 · Santa Fe
Rezūm water vapor therapy	Dr. Ghasem Imani18 · Rio Rancho
Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave)	Dr. Eric W. Anderson29 · Santa Fe	Dr. Stephen P. Lucero22 · Santa Fe
Ureteroscopy with laser	Dr. Emma E. Bendana43 · Las Cruces	Dr. Eric W. Anderson38 · Santa Fe	Dr. Aaron J. Geswaldo35 · Albuquerque

Ear, nose and throat

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Balloon sinuplasty	Dr. Gregg W. Schmedes12 · Albuquerque
Septoplasty	Dr. Lily P. Love23 · Albuquerque