Surgical Volume

Ohio: who does the most of each procedure

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

Joints, bones and spine

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Knee replacement	Dr. Michael L. Swank187 · Cincinnati	Dr. Joel R. Politi169 · Gahanna	Dr. Scott Foster149 · Mansfield
Hip replacement	Dr. Michael R. Bloomfield107 · Cleveland	Dr. Adolph V. Lombardi88 · New Albany	Dr. Robert Molloy81 · Cleveland
Shoulder replacement	Dr. Eric T. Ricchetti118 · Cleveland	Dr. Curtis R. Noel95 · Akron	Dr. Joseph Mileti90 · Upper Arlington
Rotator cuff repair (arthroscopic)	Dr. Paul A. Nitz37 · Dayton	Dr. Kenneth J. Westerheide35 · Gahanna	Dr. Joseph Mileti32 · Upper Arlington
Carpal tunnel release	Dr. Steven D. Maschke119 · Cleveland	Dr. Samir M. Patel95 · Lima	Dr. Marlo Van Steyn89 · Upper Arlington
Trigger finger release	Dr. Daniel G. Reilly110 · Montgomery	Dr. Steven D. Maschke82 · Cleveland	Dr. Marlo Van Steyn77 · Upper Arlington
Knee arthroscopy (meniscus)	Dr. Eric M. Parsons28 · Mentor	Dr. Mark M. Musgrave21 · Medina	Dr. James M. Nieman21 · Lima
Hip fracture surgery	Dr. Steven P. Haman74 · Lima	Dr. Cesar Cereijo55 · Cleveland	Dr. Damien G. Billow47 · Cleveland
Kyphoplasty	Dr. Van B. Boggus114 · Sylvania	Dr. Daniel B. Verrill74 · Kettering	Dr. Andrew Z. Blankenship56 · Toledo
Lumbar spinal fusion	Dr. Milan B. Herceg88 · Upper Arlington	Dr. Zachary J. Tempel86 · Cincinnati	Dr. Michael C. Kachmann69 · Cincinnati
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression)	Dr. Milan B. Herceg91 · Upper Arlington	Dr. Selvon F. St. Clair72 · Lima	Dr. Robert J. Bohinski60 · Cincinnati
Neck fusion (ACDF)	Dr. Frank E. Fumich46 · Lima	Dr. Selvon F. St. Clair21 · Lima	Dr. Bradford Curt19 · West Chester

Spine pain procedures

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Spinal cord stimulator	Dr. Jonathan E. Silverman191 · Dayton	Dr. Dustin Reynolds131 · Westerville	Dr. Amol Soin105 · Dayton
Lumbar epidural steroid injection	Dr. Robert J. Ernst648 · Cincinnati	Dr. Donald Carruthers642 · Cincinnati	Dr. Townsend Smith632 · Dayton
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back)	Dr. Thomas F. Kindl221 · Findlay	Andrius Giedraitis166 · Findlay	Dr. William E. Hogan159 · Fremont

Eye

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cataract surgery	Dr. Stephen E. Demick11,256 · Chillicothe	Dr. John T. Pajka9,476 · Lima	Dr. Mitchell A. Romito7,114 · Lima
YAG laser capsulotomy	Dr. Douglas J. Schumer257 · Mansfield	Dr. Kenneth E. Parschauer247 · Sandusky	Dr. Christopher T. Johnson220 · Sidney
Eye injections (retina)	Dr. Scott D. Pendergast3,084 · Beachwood	Dr. Bruce M. Buerk2,976 · Dayton	Dr. James Osher2,768 · Blue Ash
Vitrectomy	Dr. David G. Miller86 · Beachwood	Dr. Llewelyn J. Rao77 · Beachwood	Dr. Haroon A. Chaudhry59 · Cincinnati
Retinal detachment repair	Dr. Jerome P. Schartman26 · Beachwood	Dr. Sean Platt23 · Beachwood	Dr. Scott D. Schoenberger21 · Beavercreek
SLT laser for glaucoma	Dr. Pankaj C. Gupta175 · North Canton	Dr. Stephen H. Orr173 · Findlay	Dr. James R. Rademacher98 · Troy
Glaucoma surgery (goniotomy, trabeculectomy)	Dr. Christopher T. Johnson675 · Sidney	Dr. Robert J. Goulet80 · Blue Ash	Dr. Alexander P. Kosmidis71 · Fairview Park
Laser iridotomy	Dr. Norman D. Baker62 · Columbus	Dr. Alisha G. Kumar42 · Cincinnati	Dr. Anup K. Khatana40 · Cincinnati
Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)	Dr. Julian D. Perry129 · Cleveland	Dr. Gene A. Johnson120 · Chardon	Dr. Catherine J. Hwang118 · Cleveland

Skin

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Mohs surgery	Dr. David J. Kouba1,343 · Wauseon	Dr. Eugene B. Kirkland1,278 · Dayton	Dr. John R. Bernat1,237 · Boardman

Heart

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve)	Guilherme Attizzani117 · Cleveland	Dr. Amar Krishnaswamy96 · Cleveland	Dr. Grant W. Reed96 · Cleveland
Open aortic valve replacement	Dr. Shinya Unai67 · Cleveland	Dr. Lars G. Svensson42 · Cleveland	Dr. Patrick R. Vargo30 · Cleveland
Heart bypass (CABG)	Dr. Christopher Riordan59 · Toledo	Dr. Syed A. Zaman49 · Dayton	Dr. Maksim Rovensky48 · Cleveland
Pacemaker implant	Dr. Jaydutt B. Patel51 · Toledo	Dr. Michael G. Reinig49 · Lancaster	Dr. Paul R. Harnish48 · Columbus
Leadless pacemaker	Dr. Thein T. Aung23 · Dayton	Dr. Choudhary V. Rayani14 · Gallipolis	Dr. Auroa Badin13 · Columbus
Implantable defibrillator (ICD)	Dr. Ralph S. Augostini23 · Columbus	Dr. Shaun M. Bhatty21 · Zanesville	Dr. Muhammad R. Afzal19 · Gahanna
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman)	Dr. Sandeep Gupta97 · Middletown	Dr. Mohamed H. Kanj76 · Beachwood	Dr. Pradeep R. Gujja61 · Springfield
AFib ablation	Dr. Anish K. Amin83 · Columbus	Dr. Mohamed H. Kanj71 · Beachwood	Dr. Mauricio Arruda66 · Cleveland
Coronary stent	Dr. Jay M. Hamze233 · Portsmouth	Dr. Jeffrey E. Rossi197 · Cleveland	Dr. Tarun R. Nagrani140 · Portsmouth
Cardiac catheterization	Dr. Jay M. Hamze363 · Portsmouth	Dr. Tarun R. Nagrani288 · Portsmouth	Dr. Syed S. Ali209 · Toledo

Arteries and veins

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Varicose vein ablation	Dr. Mehrdad Zarrinmakan307 · Warren	Dr. David G. Smith169 · Painesville	Dr. Brian J. Santin152 · Wilmington
Leg artery angioplasty and stenting	Dr. Jeffrey T. Prem32 · North Canton	Dr. Clint J. Oommen32 · Marietta	Dr. John D. Corl27 · Cincinnati
Carotid endarterectomy	Dr. Joy P. Walker24 · Columbus	Dr. Ronald L. Pohl20 · Lima	Dr. Anthony Rizzo17 · Cleveland
Carotid stent	Dr. Shahid M. Nimjee17 · Columbus	Dr. Caleb R. Birchler16 · Fairfield	Dr. Eugene Lin15 · Toledo
Dialysis fistula creation	Dr. Richard B. Fries28 · Cincinnati	Dr. Srikrishna Mannava26 · Reynoldsburg	Dr. Damian I. Lebamoff21 · Dayton

Digestive and general surgery

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Colonoscopy (diagnostic)	Dr. Ven Kottapalli124 · Lima	Dr. Farid Naffah118 · Warren	Dr. Ghulam Mujtaba87 · Newark
Colonoscopy with polyp removal	Dr. Tariq I. Sheikh399 · Lima	Dr. Marvin J. Lopez309 · Cincinnati	Dr. Stephen L. Ionna298 · Cincinnati
Upper endoscopy with biopsy	Dr. Antwan N. Atia440 · Toledo	Dr. Tariq I. Sheikh335 · Lima	Dr. Sapna T. Reddy271 · Toledo
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)	Dr. Vladimir Dubchuk38 · Middleburg Hts	Dr. Jeffrey C. Parks30 · Mayfield Hts	Dr. Brent J. Goslin27 · Columbus
Inguinal hernia repair	Dr. David Fischer35 · Cincinnati	Dr. Stuart L. Donovan34 · Cincinnati	Dr. William J. O'brien32 · Cleveland
Lumpectomy	Dr. Lisa M. Rock52 · Beachwood	Dr. Roxane Weighall50 · Kettering	Dr. Natalie B. Jones44 · Columbus
Mastectomy	Dr. Michelle Bryan24 · Akron	Dr. Mark H. Cripe19 · Columbus	Dr. Deepa R. Halaharvi16 · Columbus

Urology

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cystoscopy	Dr. Benjamin R. Gibson361 · Cambridge	Dr. Ryan K. Berglund349 · Cleveland	Dr. Kamal S. Pohar317 · Cincinnati
Prostate biopsy	Dr. Ryan K. Berglund127 · Cleveland	Dr. Joseph S. Dankoff93 · Akron	Zeyad Schwen92 · Cleveland
Prostatectomy (robotic or laparoscopic)	Dr. Ronney Abaza109 · Worthington	Dr. Ryan K. Berglund35 · Cleveland	Dr. Jihad H. Kaouk32 · Cleveland
TURP	Dr. Michael B. Rousseau32 · Cincinnati	Dr. Juan M. Proano28 · Wooster	Dr. Stephen G. Bennett27 · Cincinnati
Laser prostate vaporization (GreenLight)	Dr. Benjamin R. Gibson65 · Cambridge	Dr. Omar A. Khan61 · Toledo	Dr. Saleem S. Zafar52 · Toledo
UroLift	Dr. Michael B. Rousseau28 · Cincinnati	Ashwin Raghavan27 · Toledo	Dr. Timothy J. Tausch23 · Ontario
Rezūm water vapor therapy	Dr. David G. Heiser22 · Canton
Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave)	Dr. Benjamin R. Gibson131 · Cambridge	Dr. John W. Peck48 · Ashland	Dr. Philip J. Buffington46 · Cincinnati
Ureteroscopy with laser	Dr. Aaron J. Yunker83 · Akron	Dr. Omar A. Khan67 · Toledo	Dr. Sriharan Sivalingam63 · Cleveland

Ear, nose and throat

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Balloon sinuplasty	Dr. Subinoy Das36 · Columbus	Dr. Christopher T. Wartmann18 · Wooster	Dr. Boris I. Karanfilov12 · Dublin
Septoplasty	Dr. Vincent S. Toma19 · Toledo	Dr. Surianarayanan Ambalavanan19 · Celina	Dr. Hussam Tallab15 · Youngstown