Surgical Volume

North Carolina: who does the most of each procedure

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

Joints, bones and spine

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Knee replacement	Dr. Paul R. Greenlaw271 · New Bern	Dr. Shawn B. Hocker198 · Wilmington	Dr. Steven R. Anderson175 · North Wilkesboro
Hip replacement	Dr. Howard D. Homesley122 · Charlotte	Dr. Aaron L. Forbes105 · Chapel Hill	Dr. Omar A. Behery95 · Charlotte
Shoulder replacement	Dr. Christopher S. Klifto98 · Durham	Dr. Shadley C. Schiffern86 · Charlotte	Dr. Nady Hamid69 · Charlotte
Rotator cuff repair (arthroscopic)	Dr. Jesse L. West113 · Asheville	Dr. Michael D. Lauffenburger36 · Winston Salem	Dr. Shadley C. Schiffern34 · Charlotte
Carpal tunnel release	Dr. Richard S. Moore76 · Wilmington	Dr. Andrew Bridgforth76 · Greenville	Dr. Michael Geary76 · Concord
Trigger finger release	Dr. Adam M. Starr110 · Asheville	Dr. Richard S. Moore82 · Wilmington	Dr. Craig A. Rineer76 · Wilmington
Knee arthroscopy (meniscus)	Dr. John S. O'malley18 · Wilmington	Dr. Christopher C. Hasty17 · Greenville	Dr. Michael D. Lauffenburger16 · Winston Salem
Hip fracture surgery	Dr. Trenton T. Stevens93 · Wilmington	Dr. Christopher D. Parks70 · Wilmington	Dr. Justin R. Kauk63 · Raleigh
Kyphoplasty	Dr. Gregory P. Gebauer67 · Greensboro	Dr. Daniel M. Williams62 · Pinehurst	Dr. Andrew Griffin52 · Charlotte
Lumbar spinal fusion	Dr. Daniel M. Williams86 · Pinehurst	Dr. Anthony J. Kwon70 · Charlotte	Dr. Daniel L. Cavanaugh57 · Chapel Hill
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression)	Dr. Daniel M. Williams91 · Pinehurst	Dr. Daniel T. Rose75 · Wilmington	Dr. Joseph E. Popper62 · Hickory
Neck fusion (ACDF)	Dr. Michael M. Haglund67 · Durham	Dr. Christopher R. Brown36 · Durham	Dr. Daniel M. Williams33 · Pinehurst

Spine pain procedures

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Spinal cord stimulator	Dr. David W. Zub101 · Leland	Dr. Javid M. Baksh96 · Asheville	Dr. John T. Mansfield70 · Asheville
Lumbar epidural steroid injection	Dr. Daniel W. Hankley694 · Asheville	Dr. Lauren S. Mokris601 · Pinehurst	Dr. John A. Welshofer540 · Charlotte
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back)	Dr. Javid M. Baksh269 · Asheville	Dr. Francis S. Pecoraro269 · Wilmington	Ryan V. Stuckey206 · Chapel Hill

Eye

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cataract surgery	Dr. Christopher Boehlke2,514 · Durham	Dr. Mark A. Joseph1,564 · Asheville	Dr. Jay A. Singleton1,354 · New Bern
YAG laser capsulotomy	Dr. Samuel Schadt408 · Wilmington	Dr. Brian Groat380 · Wilmington	Dr. Jay A. Singleton325 · New Bern
Eye injections (retina)	Dr. William Z. Bridges3,020 · Asheville	Dr. Shil K. Patel2,990 · New Bern	Dr. James C. Pate2,918 · Raleigh
Vitrectomy	Dr. Robert C. Wann91 · Wilmington	Nathan A. Fischer65 · Wilmington	Dr. Thomas R. Williams54 · Hickory
Retinal detachment repair	Nathan A. Fischer24 · Wilmington	Dr. Christopher B. Komanski21 · Asheville	Dr. Laura L. Snyder20 · Raleigh
SLT laser for glaucoma	Dr. David K. Sutton431 · Whiteville	Dr. Gabriel T. Chong175 · Raleigh	Dr. Michele L. Scott137 · New Bern
Glaucoma surgery (goniotomy, trabeculectomy)	Dr. Jennifer R. Coben79 · Raleigh	Dr. Joseph A. Buglisi69 · Jacksonville	Dr. Robert A. Sharpe62 · Southern Pines
Laser iridotomy	Dr. Tushar R. Patel107 · Mooresville	Dr. Mary E. Price70 · Wilmington	Dr. Charles W. Titone40 · Greenville
Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)	Dr. Jeffrey J. White230 · Southern Pines	Dr. George K. Escaravage206 · Wilmington	Dr. Alan E. Oester137 · Wilmington

Skin

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Mohs surgery	Dr. Evan P. Stiegel2,265 · Winston Salem	Dr. Elias E. Ayli1,752 · Wake Forest	Dr. Jonathan Cook1,751 · Durham

Heart

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve)	Dr. Cornelius M. Dyke102 · Gastonia	Dr. Michael J. Rinaldi77 · Charlotte	Dr. Leslie W. Nifong70 · Greenville
Open aortic valve replacement	Dr. Jeffrey G. Gaca23 · Durham	Dr. Mark A. Groh20 · Asheville	Dr. Bradley J. Lenoir15 · Charlotte
Heart bypass (CABG)	Dr. Oliver A. Binns53 · Asheville	Dr. Bradley J. Lenoir46 · Charlotte	Dr. Mark A. Groh44 · Asheville
Pacemaker implant	Dr. Sidharth A. Shah82 · Raleigh	Taylor C. Bazemore72 · Wilmington	Dr. Pavlo I. Netrebko71 · Cary
Leadless pacemaker	Dr. Timothy P. Donahue28 · Durham	Dr. Rajasekhar Nekkanti24 · Greenville	Dr. Camille G. Frazier-Mills14 · Durham
Implantable defibrillator (ICD)	Dr. Adam N. Clark23 · Greenville	Dr. Sidharth A. Shah22 · Raleigh	Dr. Mark D. Landers22 · Pinehurst
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman)	Dr. Steven J. Filby145 · Pinehurst	Dr. Oluseun O. Alli56 · Charlotte	Dr. Brian R. Cabarrus55 · Greenville
AFib ablation	Dr. Ashish B. Patel121 · Raleigh	Dr. Joseph M. Bumgarner107 · Raleigh	Dr. Michael R. Rehorn72 · Durham
Coronary stent	Dr. Dwijesh B. Patel156 · Raleigh	Dr. Robert L. Jobe145 · Raleigh	Dr. David E. Weaver130 · Wilmington
Cardiac catheterization	Dr. Dwijesh B. Patel408 · Raleigh	Dr. Matthew A. Hook304 · Smithfield	Dr. David E. Weaver234 · Wilmington

Arteries and veins

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Varicose vein ablation	Dr. Michael L. Cahn362 · Shallotte	Dr. Kamran Goudarzi316 · Wilmington	Dr. James N. Antezana175 · Charlotte
Leg artery angioplasty and stenting	Dr. Ashwani Sastry102 · Sanford	Dr. Sreejit Nair72 · Sanford	Dr. Suriya B. Jayawardena46 · Fayetteville
Carotid endarterectomy	Dr. John R. Hobson15 · Hendersonville	Dr. Douglas P. Macmillan14 · Asheville	Dr. Andrew C. Sticco14 · Hendersonville
Carotid stent	Dr. Jeffrey S. Beecher23 · Wilmington	Dr. Justin M. Cappuzzo16 · Wilmington	Dr. Robert R. Mendes12 · Raleigh
Dialysis fistula creation	Dr. Jason S. Burgess44 · Charlotte	Dr. Randal P. Bast28 · Lenoir	Dr. Dorian J. Defreitas25 · Raleigh

Digestive and general surgery

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Colonoscopy (diagnostic)	Dr. Steven M. Faber133 · Elizabeth City	Dr. Michael A. Valenti83 · Clinton	Dr. Charles W. Jones81 · Jefferson
Colonoscopy with polyp removal	Dr. Peter A. Eweje441 · Jacksonville	Dr. Zachary P. Harris306 · New Bern	Dr. Kent C. Holtzmuller286 · Charlotte
Upper endoscopy with biopsy	Dr. Geoffrey You406 · Greenville	Dr. Donald N. Tsynman391 · Greenville	Dr. Peter A. Eweje278 · Jacksonville
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)	Dr. Barry R. Hastings33 · Greenville	Dr. Benjamin Motz26 · Charlotte	Dr. Jayme B. Stokes26 · Wilmington
Inguinal hernia repair	Dr. Seth M. Weinreb42 · Raleigh	Dr. William S. Berger39 · Winston-Salem	Dr. Christopher R. Watters35 · Raleigh
Lumpectomy	Dr. Jennifer M. Mcalister73 · Hendersonville	Dr. Nizar Habal71 · Greenville	Dr. David B. Eddleman67 · Raleigh
Mastectomy	Dr. Nizar Habal27 · Greenville	Dr. Peter S. Turk20 · Charlotte	Dr. Gregory G. Bebb17 · Wilmington

Urology

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cystoscopy	Dr. Jonathan H. Taylor412 · Greenville	Dr. Carl G. Klutke250 · Asheville	Dr. Greg L. Griewe236 · Pinehurst
Prostate biopsy	Dr. Thomas J. Polascik87 · Durham	Dr. Jonathan H. Taylor73 · Greenville	Dr. Greg L. Griewe65 · Pinehurst
Prostatectomy (robotic or laparoscopic)	Dr. Roc A. Mccarthy30 · Whiteville	Ashok K. Hemal29 · Winston Salem	Dr. Mark W. Jalkut23 · Raleigh
TURP	Dr. John Michalak35 · Pinehurst	Dr. Greg L. Griewe29 · Pinehurst	Lydia Laboccetta23 · Bolivia
Laser prostate vaporization (GreenLight)	Dr. Jonathan H. Taylor65 · Greenville	Dr. Daniel Khera-Mcrackan15 · Raleigh	Dr. Barry Bodie12 · Columbus
UroLift	Dr. David M. Werle47 · Mount Airy	Dr. Steven E. Robbins29 · Bolivia	Dr. John V. Kaspar21 · Raleigh
Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave)	Dr. Majid Mirzazadeh35 · Winston Salem	Dr. Kevin P. Perry21 · Cary	Dr. Dominick J. Carbone21 · Elkin
Ureteroscopy with laser	Dr. Manish N. Patel66 · Charlotte	Dr. Dana Point40 · Southport	Dr. Tristan R. Keys39 · Asheville

Ear, nose and throat

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Balloon sinuplasty	Dr. John E. Buenting72 · Sylva	Dr. Shawn D. Kosnik57 · Sylva	Dr. Jeffrey G. Coury20 · Whiteville
Septoplasty	Dr. William A. Mcclelland16 · Monroe	Dr. Eric O. Lindbeck15 · Greenville	Dr. Ralph Abi Hachem13 · Durham