Surgical Volume

North Dakota: who does the most of each procedure

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

Joints, bones and spine

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Knee replacement	Dr. Joseph W. Carlson97 · Bismarck	Dr. David M. Schall92 · Grand Forks	Dr. Derrick Cote85 · Bismarck
Hip replacement	Dr. Gary A. Matthys100 · Fargo	Dr. Brian Dahl82 · Bismarck	Dr. Timothy J. Bopp61 · Bismarck
Shoulder replacement	Dr. Howard T. Berglund50 · Fargo	Dr. Troy D. Pierce46 · Bismarck	Dr. Darin T. Leetun43 · Grand Forks
Rotator cuff repair (arthroscopic)	Dr. Troy D. Pierce45 · Bismarck	Dr. Kevin Dahl21 · Fargo	Dr. Matthew G. Friederichs19 · West Fargo
Carpal tunnel release	Dr. Qin Du116 · Grand Forks	Dr. Jason M. Erpelding51 · Fargo	Dr. Razvan Nicolescu49 · Fargo
Trigger finger release	Dr. Jason M. Erpelding43 · Fargo	Dr. Qin Du39 · Grand Forks	Dr. Duncan B. Ackerman36 · Bismarck
Knee arthroscopy (meniscus)	Dr. Matthew J. Nelsen18 · Fargo	Dr. Timothy J. Bopp11 · Bismarck	Dr. Kevin Dahl11 · Fargo
Hip fracture surgery	Dr. Mohammad T. Hashemi98 · Minot	Dr. Daniel Hesse54 · Grand Forks	Dr. Michael A. White46 · Fargo
Kyphoplasty	Dr. Randall J. Smith46 · Grand Forks	Dr. Joseph T. Marion26 · Fargo	Dr. Rohit Mahajan15 · Fargo
Lumbar spinal fusion	Dr. Eric Belanger72 · Bismarck	Dr. Steven G. Kraljic61 · Bismarck	Dr. John P. Eickman29 · Fargo
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression)	Dr. Steven G. Kraljic85 · Bismarck	Dr. Eric Belanger68 · Bismarck	Dr. Steven J. Broadway21 · Fargo
Neck fusion (ACDF)	Dr. Steven G. Kraljic45 · Bismarck	Dr. Hani Malone20 · Fargo	Dr. Eric Belanger13 · Bismarck

Spine pain procedures

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Spinal cord stimulator	Dr. Lance J. Doeden73 · Fargo	Dr. Patrick D. Grace48 · Bismarck	Dr. Majid Ghazi43 · Fargo
Lumbar epidural steroid injection	Dr. Rohit Mahajan688 · Fargo	Dr. Michael Quast526 · Bismarck	Dr. Sara M. Vandrovec445 · Fargo
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back)	Dr. Majid Ghazi66 · Fargo	Dr. Rohit Mahajan53 · Fargo	Dr. Lance J. Doeden53 · Fargo

Eye

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cataract surgery	Dr. Michael D. Greenwood1,113 · West Fargo	Dr. Mark L. Sczepanski985 · Grand Forks	Dr. Monte J. Leidenix709 · Bismarck
YAG laser capsulotomy	Dr. Lance K. Bergstrom330 · Fargo	Dr. Chad J. Wolsky296 · Minot	Dr. Michael D. Greenwood276 · West Fargo
Eye injections (retina)	Dr. Marina Gilca2,624 · Fargo	Dr. Max R. Johnson1,466 · Fargo	Dr. Evelyne Bouchard-Kindy1,346 · Minot
Vitrectomy	Dr. Marina Gilca98 · Fargo	Dr. Robert C. Gokey18 · Minot
Retinal detachment repair	Dr. Marina Gilca18 · Fargo	Dr. Robert C. Gokey17 · Minot
SLT laser for glaucoma	Dr. Michael D. Greenwood19 · West Fargo	Dr. Elena R. Raducu18 · Bismarck	Dr. Mark L. Sczepanski16 · Grand Forks
Glaucoma surgery (goniotomy, trabeculectomy)	Dr. Paul D. Selid25 · Bismarck	Dr. Reid A. Mollman23 · Bismarck
Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)	Dr. Andrew L. Rodenburg100 · Bismarck	Dr. Lance K. Bergstrom31 · Fargo	Dr. Susan M. Mathison24 · Fargo

Skin

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Mohs surgery	Thomas J. Matzke1,131 · Fargo	Dr. Richelle M. Knudson549 · Bismarck	Dr. Amanda Beehler343 · Fargo

Heart

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve)	Dr. Ismail L. Bekdash78 · Fargo	Dr. Gurjyot Bajwa74 · Fargo	Dr. Thomas A. Haldis65 · Fargo
Open aortic valve replacement	Dr. Roxanne V. Newman15 · Fargo	Dr. Timothy L. Pansegrau11 · Bismarck
Heart bypass (CABG)	Dr. Timothy L. Pansegrau27 · Bismarck	Dr. Barry A. Bjorgaard25 · Grand Forks	Dr. Gurjyot Bajwa17 · Fargo
Pacemaker implant	Dr. Mevan N. Wijetunga53 · Grand Forks	Dr. Walter L. Atiga47 · Fargo	Dr. Madhav Lavu37 · Fargo
Leadless pacemaker	Dr. Nayan K. Desai16 · Bismarck
Implantable defibrillator (ICD)	Dr. Mevan N. Wijetunga21 · Grand Forks	Dr. Madhav Lavu14 · Fargo	Dr. Walter L. Atiga13 · Fargo
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman)	Dr. Thomas A. Haldis78 · Fargo	Dr. Nayan K. Desai53 · Bismarck	Dr. Alok Saurav41 · Fargo
AFib ablation	Saraswathy N. Manickavasagam61 · Fargo	Dr. Michael Lawrenz F. Co21 · Fargo	Dr. Mevan N. Wijetunga20 · Grand Forks
Coronary stent	Dr. Nayan K. Desai100 · Bismarck	Dr. Samir M. Turk83 · Minot	Dr. Beng Loong Isaac Tea77 · Minot
Cardiac catheterization	Dr. Nayan K. Desai298 · Bismarck	Dr. Ismail L. Bekdash220 · Fargo	Dr. Beng Loong Isaac Tea194 · Minot

Arteries and veins

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Varicose vein ablation	Dr. Andrew J. Miller14 · Bismarck
Leg artery angioplasty and stenting	Dr. Peter Biegler14 · Fargo	Dr. Anatolie A. Usatii12 · Grand Forks	Dr. Scott D. Charette12 · Grand Forks
Carotid endarterectomy	Dr. Timothy L. Pansegrau20 · Bismarck	Dr. Brian K. Dees14 · Fargo
Carotid stent	Dr. Alexander Drofa15 · Fargo
Dialysis fistula creation	Dr. Bhargav M. Mistry26 · Fargo	Dr. Timothy L. Pansegrau16 · Bismarck

Digestive and general surgery

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Colonoscopy (diagnostic)	Dr. Ira P. Michaelson97 · Minot	Dr. Arezoo Taheri79 · Fargo	Dr. Somasundaram Bharath35 · Devils Lake
Colonoscopy with polyp removal	Dr. Yeshitila G. Mengesha422 · Bismarck	Dr. Ira P. Michaelson219 · Minot	Dr. Israr A. Sheikh214 · Fargo
Upper endoscopy with biopsy	Dr. Israr A. Sheikh234 · Fargo	Dr. Kimberly J. Kolkhorst230 · Fargo	Dr. Ira P. Michaelson173 · Minot
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)	Dr. Dustin J. Nowotny18 · Fargo	Dr. Brian K. Dees14 · Fargo	Dr. Donald J. Debeltz14 · Grand Forks
Inguinal hernia repair	Dr. Joshua J. Knudson24 · Bismarck	Dr. Michael D. Traynor20 · Fargo	Dr. Donald J. Debeltz19 · Grand Forks
Lumpectomy	Dr. Michael S. Bouton29 · Fargo	Dr. Jeanette M. Viney26 · Bismarck	Dr. Donald J. Debeltz25 · Grand Forks
Mastectomy	Dr. Donald J. Debeltz15 · Grand Forks	Dr. Jeanette M. Viney12 · Bismarck

Urology

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cystoscopy	Dr. Mathew Oommen262 · Minot	Dr. Cameron M. Charchenko242 · Bismarck	Dr. Cordell R. Davis224 · Grand Forks
Prostate biopsy	Dr. Mathew Oommen51 · Minot	Dr. Adam F. Nicholson50 · Grand Forks	Dr. Cameron M. Charchenko45 · Bismarck
Prostatectomy (robotic or laparoscopic)	Dr. Thomas A. Noah19 · Fargo
TURP	Dr. Philip M. Wanzek19 · Fargo	Dr. Eric A. Schommer11 · Fargo
Laser prostate vaporization (GreenLight)	Dr. Thomas A. Noah21 · Fargo
Ureteroscopy with laser	Dr. Cordell R. Davis38 · Grand Forks	Dr. Adam F. Nicholson28 · Grand Forks	Dr. Philip M. Wanzek28 · Fargo