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Rhode Island: who does the most of each procedure

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

Joints, bones and spine

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Knee replacement	Dr. Robert C. Marchand131 · Wakefield	Dr. Eric Cohen59 · Providence	Dr. Valentin Antoci53 · East Providence
Hip replacement	Dr. Robert C. Marchand61 · Wakefield	Dr. Eric Cohen55 · Providence	Dr. Thomas J. Barrett45 · East Greenwich
Shoulder replacement	Dr. David C. Tapscott50 · East Providence	Dr. Andrew Green47 · Providence	Dr. Nathan D. Howlett42 · Warwick
Rotator cuff repair (arthroscopic)	Dr. John W. Alford22 · Warwick	Dr. Edward S. Paxton16 · Providence	Dr. Andrew Green13 · Providence
Carpal tunnel release	Dr. Joseph Gil46 · East Providence	Dr. Arnold-Peter C. Weiss43 · Providence	Dr. Edward Akelman40 · Providence
Trigger finger release	Dr. Scott D. Allen54 · Warwick	Dr. Joseph Gil48 · East Providence	Dr. Edward Akelman41 · Providence
Hip fracture surgery	Dr. Christopher J. Breen33 · Woonsocket	Dr. Andrew R. Evans22 · Providence	Dr. Roman A. Hayda18 · Providence
Kyphoplasty	Dr. William E. Loverme12 · East Providence
Lumbar spinal fusion	Dr. Alan H. Daniels50 · East Providence	Dr. John Czerwein21 · Johnston	Dr. Sumit K. Das20 · Johnston
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression)	Dr. Shyam Patel26 · Providence	Dr. Sumit K. Das23 · Johnston	Dr. John Czerwein21 · Johnston

Spine pain procedures

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Lumbar epidural steroid injection	Dr. Thomas R. Rocco474 · Johnston	Dr. Sumit K. Das289 · Johnston	Dr. John Czerwein192 · Johnston
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back)	Dr. George J. Pasquarello91 · East Greenwich	Dr. Matthew J. Smith29 · East Greenwich	Dr. Ross Barker28 · Providence

Eye

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cataract surgery	Dr. Christopher J. Newton1,915 · Providence	Dr. Eleftherios J. Alexandrou1,279 · Woonsocket	Dr. Richard Sayegh1,087 · Warwick
YAG laser capsulotomy	Dr. Alex M. Gerber117 · Middletown	Dr. Jesse Richman117 · Providence	Dr. Richard Sayegh105 · Warwick
Eye injections (retina)	Scott Greenberg1,425 · Providence	Dr. Altin Pani1,275 · Providence	Dr. Gaurav Gupta1,169 · Providence
SLT laser for glaucoma	Dr. Giulio G. Diamante87 · Johnston	Dr. Sarah Anis69 · Providence	Dr. Leah L. Kammerdiener67 · Warwick
Glaucoma surgery (goniotomy, trabeculectomy)	Dr. Giulio G. Diamante39 · Johnston	Dr. Jesse Richman34 · Providence	Dr. Richard Sayegh25 · Warwick
Laser iridotomy	Dr. Jesse Richman37 · Providence
Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)	Dr. Michael Rothschild35 · Providence	Dr. Robert J. Hofmann29 · Providence

Skin

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Mohs surgery	Dr. Jason Michaels834 · Middletown	Dr. Julia O. Baltz610 · East Greenwich	Dr. Joanna L. Walker589 · Providence

Heart

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve)	Dr. Frank W. Sellke93 · Providence	Dr. Paul C. Gordon78 · Providence	Dr. Siyamek Neragi-Miandoab72 · Providence
Open aortic valve replacement	Dr. Ashraf A. Sabe22 · Providence
Heart bypass (CABG)	Dr. Siyamek Neragi-Miandoab16 · Providence	Dr. Ashraf A. Sabe15 · Providence	Dr. Neel R. Sodha11 · Providence
Pacemaker implant	Dr. Arnoldas Giedrimas35 · Providence	Dr. Cao Thach Tran34 · East Providence	Dr. Andrew R. Hordes29 · Pawtucket
Leadless pacemaker	Dr. Daniel Philbin14 · Providence
Implantable defibrillator (ICD)	Dr. Arnoldas Giedrimas14 · Providence	Michael Wu11 · East Providence	Dr. Jeremy Lum11 · Providence
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman)	Dr. Paul C. Gordon51 · Providence	Dr. Marwan S. Saad36 · Providence	Dr. Jeremy Lum28 · Providence
AFib ablation	Dr. Ramin R. Davoudi62 · Middletown	Dr. Arnoldas Giedrimas50 · Providence	Michael Wu42 · East Providence
Coronary stent	Dr. Jinnette D. Abbott51 · Providence	Dr. Omar N. Hyder49 · Providence	Dr. Mitchel A. Sklar48 · Providence
Cardiac catheterization	Dr. Brian D. Mccauley132 · Providence	Dr. Edward S. Thomas104 · Warwick	Dr. Omar N. Hyder99 · Providence

Arteries and veins

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Varicose vein ablation	Dr. Walid S. Saber50 · Woonsocket	Dr. Stratton Danes50 · Westerly	Dr. Edward J. Marcaccio30 · Providence
Leg artery angioplasty and stenting	Dr. Peter A. Soukas37 · Providence	Dr. Edward J. Marcaccio24 · Providence	Dr. Stratton Danes21 · Westerly
Carotid endarterectomy	Dr. Edward J. Marcaccio11 · Providence
Carotid stent	Dr. Peter A. Soukas30 · Providence	Dr. Radmehr Torabi15 · Providence
Dialysis fistula creation	Dr. Paul E. Morrissey23 · Providence	Dr. Tristen Chun13 · Providence

Digestive and general surgery

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Colonoscopy (diagnostic)	Dr. Pamela J. Connors67 · Westerly	Dr. Nikhil S. Karanth64 · Woonsocket	Dr. Alyn L. Adrain36 · Providence
Colonoscopy with polyp removal	Dr. Joseph D. Pianka151 · Portsmouth	Dr. Pamela J. Connors138 · Westerly	Dr. Robert Wolfgang124 · Cranston
Upper endoscopy with biopsy	Dr. Pamela J. Connors312 · Westerly	Dr. Kevin S. Palumbo139 · Providence	Dr. Jameel Shareef138 · Warwick
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)	Dr. David R. Cloutier21 · Providence	Dipan Patel14 · Providence	Dr. Shakti A. Rau12 · Warwick
Inguinal hernia repair	Dr. David R. Cloutier31 · Providence	Dr. Stephen J. Migliori23 · Providence	Dr. Joseph J. Brady17 · Warwick
Lumpectomy	Dr. Sarah E. Pesek42 · Providence	Dr. Christine M. Emmick29 · Providence	Dr. Theresa A. Graves27 · Providence

Urology

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cystoscopy	Dr. Dragan J. Golijanin197 · Providence	Dr. Boris Gershman141 · Providence	Dr. John P. Heffernan111 · Newport
Prostate biopsy	Dr. Boris Gershman66 · Providence	Dr. Elias S. Hyams54 · Providence	Dr. Arnold A. Sarazen41 · Newport
Prostatectomy (robotic or laparoscopic)	Dr. Elias S. Hyams11 · Providence
Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave)	Dr. Alexander Calenda42 · Warwick
Ureteroscopy with laser	Simone Thavaseelan30 · Providence	Dr. Gyan Pareek18 · Providence	Dr. Steven M. Colagiovanni18 · Johnston