Surgical Volume

New York: who does the most of each procedure

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

Joints, bones and spine

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Knee replacement	Dr. Michael E. Ciminiello248 · Riverhead	Dr. Michael P. Nett226 · Bay Shore	Dr. Eytan M. Debbi198 · New York
Hip replacement	Dr. Jason Blevins167 · New York	Dr. Brian P. Chalmers146 · New York	Dr. Michael E. Ciminiello141 · Riverhead
Shoulder replacement	Dr. Tally E. Lassiter90 · Oneonta	Dr. Samuel Taylor81 · New York	Dr. Gregory C. Mallo80 · East Setauket
Rotator cuff repair (arthroscopic)	Dr. Tony Wanich44 · New York	Dr. Andrew W. Ritting36 · Geneva	Dr. Todd C. Battaglia35 · Dewitt
Carpal tunnel release	Dr. Dimitrios Christoforou141 · East Setauket	Dr. Jonathan W. Shearin103 · Elmira	Dr. Steven M. Puopolo97 · East Setauket
Trigger finger release	Dr. George Pianka139 · New York	Dr. Dimitrios Christoforou102 · East Setauket	Dr. Peter D. Stein89 · Great Neck
Knee arthroscopy (meniscus)	Dr. Brian Mcginley27 · Port Jefferson	Dr. Joseph J. Giovinazzo18 · Staten Island	Stephen J. O'brien15 · New York
Hip fracture surgery	Dr. Meelan N. Patel96 · Garden City	Nicholas Divaris79 · East Setauket	Dr. Michael S. Linn74 · Bay Shore
Kyphoplasty	Dr. Justin C. Paul74 · New York	Dr. Srikanth R. Boddu58 · Flushing	Dr. Richard S. Obedian54 · Hicksville
Lumbar spinal fusion	Dr. Francis C. Lovecchio60 · New York	Dr. Alexander Hughes52 · New York	Dr. Federico P. Girardi49 · New York
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression)	Dr. Alexander Hughes70 · New York	Sravisht Iyer64 · New York	William D. Zelenty58 · New York
Neck fusion (ACDF)	Dr. K D. Riew25 · New York	Dr. Khalid Sethi23 · Vestal	Dr. David Y. Eng17 · Syracuse

Spine pain procedures

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Spinal cord stimulator	Dr. Thierry Bonnabesse78 · Plattsburgh	Dr. Ehsan Abdeshahian68 · New York	Dr. Marcin K. Karcz53 · Bronxville
Lumbar epidural steroid injection	Dr. Frank J. Adipietro855 · Southold	Dr. William Caldwell743 · Stony Brook	Dr. Scott L. Gottlieb743 · Pearl River
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back)	Dr. Sergey V. Bogdan268 · Brooklyn	Dr. Ji H. Han179 · Flushing	Dr. Luis M. Fandos151 · Babylon

Eye

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cataract surgery	Dr. Raphael Aharon5,036 · Forest Hills	Dr. Philip C. Fracassa3,684 · Franklin Square	Dr. Paula L. Coleman3,449 · Mahopac
YAG laser capsulotomy	Dr. Eric D. Donnenfeld459 · Garden City	Dr. Jeffrey L. Martin336 · Smithtown	Dr. Sanjay D. Kamat327 · Cheektowaga
Eye injections (retina)	Dr. Jonathan Jonisch3,500 · Great Neck	Dr. Roy M. Arogyasami3,390 · Plattsburgh	Brett J. Rosenblatt2,982 · Great Neck
Vitrectomy	Jeanette Du98 · New York	Dr. David Y. Rhee52 · Great Neck	Dr. William M. Schiff48 · New York
Retinal detachment repair	Jeanette Du29 · New York	Dr. Kevin I. Rosenberg18 · Liverpool	Dr. Howard Charles18 · Rye
SLT laser for glaucoma	Dr. Scott Greenbaum777 · Forest Hills	Dr. Idida Kaplan262 · Great Neck	Dr. Michelle Guevarra Pena238 · Patchogue
Glaucoma surgery (goniotomy, trabeculectomy)	Dr. David J. Pinhas76 · Brooklyn	Dr. Deepan Selvadurai67 · Orchard Park	Elana S. Rosenberg60 · New York
Laser iridotomy	Dr. Ramin Mostafavi171 · Staten Island	Dr. Idida Kaplan139 · Great Neck	Dr. David J. Pinhas115 · Brooklyn
Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)	Dr. Leon Rafailov78 · Smithtown	Dr. Samuel Baharestani67 · Smithtown	Dr. Peter E. Hurley54 · Williamsville

Skin

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Mohs surgery	Dr. Todd R. Coven1,685 · Huntington Station	Dr. Ross Zeltser1,427 · Fishkill	Vitaly Terushkin1,409 · New York

Heart

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve)	Dr. Mathew R. Williams301 · New York	Dr. George A. Petrossian251 · Roslyn	Dr. Cezar S. Staniloae225 · New York
Open aortic valve replacement	Dr. Leonard Girardi59 · New York	Dr. Abeel A. Mangi30 · Poughkeepsie	Ismail El-Hamamsy21 · New York
Heart bypass (CABG)	Dr. Albert C. Dimeo74 · Roslyn	Dr. Roberto G. Colangelo58 · Roslyn	Dr. Jonathan Price48 · Stony Brook
Pacemaker implant	Dr. Mena Yacoub78 · Roslyn	Dr. William S. Shin70 · Roslyn	Dr. Abhijeet Singh63 · Stony Brook
Leadless pacemaker	Dr. David H. Hoch30 · Roslyn	Dr. Saverio J. Barbera26 · Syracuse	Dr. Abhijeet Singh26 · Stony Brook
Implantable defibrillator (ICD)	Dr. Lawrence Durban61 · Roslyn	Dr. William S. Shin55 · Roslyn	Dr. Ashish Bhatia46 · Buffalo
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman)	Dr. Augustin J. Delago114 · Albany	Dr. Joseph H. Levine103 · Roslyn	Dr. Larry A. Chinitz95 · New York
AFib ablation	Dr. Larry A. Chinitz165 · New York	Dr. Joseph H. Levine149 · Roslyn	Dr. David H. Hoch145 · Roslyn
Coronary stent	Dr. Richard A. Shlofmitz576 · Roslyn	Dr. Samin Sharma345 · New York	Dr. Barry Kaplan303 · New Hyde Park
Cardiac catheterization	Dr. Richard A. Shlofmitz1,773 · Roslyn	Dr. Barry Kaplan611 · New Hyde Park	Dr. Samin Sharma550 · New York

Arteries and veins

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Varicose vein ablation	Dr. Jonathan Marshall303 · Buffalo	Dr. Gerard F. Vitale202 · Glen Cove	Dr. Lev M. Khitin185 · Brooklyn
Leg artery angioplasty and stenting	Dr. Daniel Novick277 · Brooklyn	Dr. Joseph Shams141 · New York	Dr. John Denesopolis115 · Bronx
Carotid endarterectomy	Dr. Lawrence Semel36 · Syracuse	Dr. Richard A. Matano31 · Great Neck	Dr. Yaron Sternbach23 · Albany
Carotid stent	Dr. Manish Mehta46 · Latham	Dr. John A. Fiorianti34 · Middletown	Dr. Kimon Bekelis26 · West Islip
Dialysis fistula creation	Dr. Toufic K. Safa77 · Great Neck	Paul Yang75 · Brooklyn	Dr. Lawrence Semel44 · Syracuse

Digestive and general surgery

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Colonoscopy (diagnostic)	Dr. Mark J. Coronel204 · Manorville	Dr. Joseph M. Duva190 · Riverhead	Dr. Richard L. Fried177 · Huntington
Colonoscopy with polyp removal	Dr. Dhiren C. Mehta355 · East Moriches	Dr. David Gabbaizadeh311 · Huntington Station	Dr. Chaim Ross287 · Great Neck
Upper endoscopy with biopsy	Dr. Daniel Megna514 · Staten Island	Dr. Lance M. Siegel425 · Goshen	Dr. Neeraj Kaushik352 · Greenvale
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)	Dr. Michael E. Khalife38 · Mineola	Dr. Eugene Rubach36 · Manhasset	Dr. Vincent Chang35 · Rochester
Inguinal hernia repair	Dr. David K. Halpern113 · Mineola	Dr. Michael R. Castellano96 · Staten Island	Dr. Mary Ann Hopkins81 · New York
Lumpectomy	Dr. Alexander J. Swistel105 · New York	Dr. Alexandra S. Heerdt90 · New York	Dr. Laurie J. Kirstein77 · New York
Mastectomy	Dr. David P. Mangiameli24 · East Patchogue	Dr. Laurie J. Kirstein20 · New York	Dr. Tracy-Ann Moo19 · New York

Urology

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cystoscopy	Dr. Bernard H. Bochner632 · New York	Dr. Douglas S. Scherr576 · New York	Dr. Timothy F. Donahue466 · New York
Prostate biopsy	Dr. Tso-Jen Hsiao411 · Plainview	Dr. Theodore P. Felderman239 · Plainview	Dr. Samir Taneja199 · New York
Prostatectomy (robotic or laparoscopic)	Dr. Ashutosh Tewari113 · New York	Dr. Jim C. Hu63 · New York	Dr. Po N. Lam43 · Syracuse
TURP	Dr. Richard Lee45 · New York	Dr. Jason S. Ogiste38 · New York	Dr. Louis Faiella31 · Garden City
Laser prostate vaporization (GreenLight)	Dr. Robert K. Luntz46 · Plainview	Dr. Matthew P. Rutman34 · New York	Dr. Sven Wenske33 · New York
UroLift	Dr. Simon Barkagan38 · Rego Park	Dr. Matthew T. Stringer37 · Latham	Dr. Jeffrey T. Schiff31 · Garden City
Rezūm water vapor therapy	Dr. Eric I. Mitchnick26 · Port Jefferson Station	Dr. Mathew Q. Fakhoury17 · Yonkers	Dr. Jay A. Motola16 · New York
Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave)	Dr. Sherif S. El-Masry37 · Yonkers	Dr. Marc C. Janis30 · Mount Vernon	Dr. Sheldon Axelrod29 · Katonah
Ureteroscopy with laser	Dr. Areeba Sadiq81 · New York	Dr. Ojas Shah58 · New York	Mark White48 · Albany

Ear, nose and throat

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Balloon sinuplasty	Dr. Joseph A. Capo69 · Levittown	Dr. Joseph M. Capo46 · Levittown	Dr. John P. Sugrue27 · Port Jefferson Station
Septoplasty	Dr. Deya N. Jourdy31 · Tarrytown	Dr. Hamid J. Obeid27 · Rome	Dr. David R. Edelstein17 · New York