Surgical Volume

Tennessee: who does the most of each procedure

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

Joints, bones and spine

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Knee replacement	Dr. Herman G. Botero330 · Knoxville	Dr. David K. Deboer207 · Nashville	Dr. William T. Ballard193 · Chattanooga
Hip replacement	Dr. William T. Ballard118 · Chattanooga	Dr. Matthew C. Nadaud106 · Knoxville	Dr. Conrad B. Ivie100 · Knoxville
Shoulder replacement	Dr. Thomas W. Throckmorton96 · Germantown	Dr. Tyler J. Brolin93 · Collierville	Dr. Ian R. Byram78 · Franklin
Rotator cuff repair (arthroscopic)	Dr. Chad C. Smalley65 · Chattanooga	Dr. Edwin E. Spencer61 · Knoxville	Dr. Paul C. Brady50 · Knoxville
Carpal tunnel release	Dr. Michael S. Dolan142 · Jackson	Dr. Christopher Pankiw102 · Chattanooga	Dr. Timothy J. Renfree89 · Knoxville
Trigger finger release	Dr. Alton L. Hunter112 · Columbia	Dr. Douglas N. Calhoun72 · Knoxville	Dr. Kent J. Lord69 · Johnson City
Knee arthroscopy (meniscus)	Dr. William H. Devries23 · Clarksville	Dr. Brian E. Koch21 · Gallatin	Dr. Scott T. Arthur20 · Franklin
Hip fracture surgery	Dr. Earl L. Phillips81 · Memphis	Dr. Steven A. Samborski76 · Germantown	Dr. Bret R. Sokoloff57 · Memphis
Kyphoplasty	Dr. John D. Dockery110 · Germantown	Dr. Joseph A. Jestus49 · Cookeville	Dr. Walter J. Jermakowicz35 · Cookeville
Lumbar spinal fusion	Dr. Edward S. Mackey79 · Nashville	Dr. Steven R. Abram73 · Nashville	Dr. Oran S. Aaronson70 · Nashville
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression)	Dr. Oran S. Aaronson129 · Nashville	Dr. Edward S. Mackey65 · Nashville	Dr. Steven R. Abram65 · Nashville
Neck fusion (ACDF)	Dr. Garrick W. Cason41 · Cleveland	Dr. Oran S. Aaronson34 · Nashville	Dr. Erion Qamirani31 · Columbia

Spine pain procedures

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Spinal cord stimulator	Dr. Michael M. Wilkinson109 · Johnson City	Dr. Eric J. Homberg107 · Jackson	Dr. Brad P. Wilson93 · Hendersonville
Lumbar epidural steroid injection	Dr. Zachary R. Kalb968 · Franklin	Dr. Eric J. Homberg712 · Jackson	Dr. Kenneth T. Sykes554 · Columbia
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back)	Dr. Bruce B. Fry229 · Knoxville	Dr. Kenneth M. Homolya169 · Brentwood	Dr. Jeffrey Hall154 · Cordova

Eye

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cataract surgery	Emma W. Scott1,438 · Camden	Dr. James C. Loden1,096 · Goodlettsville	Dr. Richard C. Cape1,063 · Dyersburg
YAG laser capsulotomy	Dr. Richard C. Cape561 · Dyersburg	Dr. Katie A. Mills355 · Goodlettsville	Dr. Terrence J. Doherty290 · Goodlettsville
Eye injections (retina)	Dr. Tawan S. Khamapirad3,139 · Memphis	Dr. William B. Priester3,070 · Jackson	Dr. Roy T. Wallace2,904 · Nashville
Vitrectomy	Dr. Wesley M. Gillette85 · Germantown	Dr. William D. Irvine75 · Jackson	Dr. Steve T. Charles71 · Germantown
Retinal detachment repair	Dr. Wesley M. Gillette35 · Germantown	Dr. Roy T. Wallace29 · Nashville	Dr. Tod A. Mcmillan28 · Knoxville
SLT laser for glaucoma	Dr. John S. Kim70 · Chattanooga	Dr. Jennifer Oakley68 · Johnson City	Dr. John E. Linn58 · Memphis
Glaucoma surgery (goniotomy, trabeculectomy)	Dr. Paul B. Pruett67 · Knoxville	Dr. Michael D. Patterson37 · Crossville	Dr. Brandon D. Lee35 · Kingsport
Laser iridotomy	Dr. Ronald E. Mcfarland37 · Nashville	Dr. Dennis C. Matzkin22 · Chattanooga
Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)	Dr. James S. Linder125 · Memphis	Dr. Keith A. Williamson100 · Kingsport	Dr. Michael D. Patterson94 · Crossville

Skin

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Mohs surgery	Dr. Jennifer L. Herrmann1,376 · Franklin	Dr. Edward J. Primka1,065 · Knoxville	Dr. Robert M. Gathings945 · Knoxville

Heart

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve)	Dr. Brian Lima127 · Nashville	Dr. Basil M. Paulus122 · Germantown	Dr. Mark Aziz116 · Kingsport
Open aortic valve replacement	Dr. Ashish Shah14 · Nashville	Dr. Chandrashekhar Ramaiah13 · Nashville	Dr. Clayton A. Kaiser12 · Nashville
Heart bypass (CABG)	Dr. Ashok N. Babu106 · Nashville	Dr. Clayton A. Kaiser81 · Nashville	Dr. Amber M. Edwards73 · Nashville
Pacemaker implant	Dr. Simon O. Okewole61 · Jackson	Dr. Rashmi U. Hottigoudar56 · Powell	Dr. David Z. Lan55 · Germantown
Leadless pacemaker	Dr. Jeffrey E. Kerlan98 · Memphis	Dr. Eric E. Johnson51 · Memphis	Dr. David Z. Lan42 · Germantown
Implantable defibrillator (ICD)	Dr. David Z. Lan29 · Germantown	Dr. Gregory K. Bruce26 · Chattanooga	Dr. William J. Mahlow25 · Knoxville
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman)	Dr. Christopher R. Ellis175 · Nashville	Dr. David Z. Lan126 · Germantown	Dr. Gaurav Rana122 · Kingsport
AFib ablation	Dr. David Z. Lan135 · Germantown	Dr. James H. Baker124 · Nashville	Dr. Christopher Ingelmo105 · Germantown
Coronary stent	Dr. Mark A. Stankewicz100 · Nashville	Dr. David C. Wolford96 · Memphis	Dr. Brian K. Jefferson96 · Nashville
Cardiac catheterization	Dr. David C. Wolford276 · Memphis	Dr. Mark A. Stankewicz220 · Nashville	Dr. Nicholas P. Xenopoulos210 · Knoxville

Arteries and veins

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Varicose vein ablation	Dr. John L. Milligan670 · Crossville	Dr. Kishore K. Arcot297 · Memphis	Dr. William B. Harris235 · Chattanooga
Leg artery angioplasty and stenting	Dr. Michael A. Sywak55 · Cookeville	Dr. Anton S. Dias Perera50 · Germantown	Dr. Christopher J. Lesar43 · Chattanooga
Carotid endarterectomy	Dr. William B. Harris27 · Chattanooga	Dr. Steven P. Hopkins24 · Johnson City	Dr. Glenn P. Schoettle20 · Memphis
Carotid stent	Dr. James Klemis54 · Germantown	Dr. Harvey E. Garrett53 · Memphis	Dr. Ramesh C. Narayanagowda18 · Murfreesboro
Dialysis fistula creation	Dr. James E. Gardner95 · Memphis	Dr. Sachin V. Phade24 · Chattanooga	Dr. Willard B. Campbell19 · Knoxville

Digestive and general surgery

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Colonoscopy (diagnostic)	Dr. Kofi W. Nuako147 · Union City	Dr. Amit A. Choksi147 · Columbia	Dr. Meade C. Edmunds85 · Knoxville
Colonoscopy with polyp removal	Dr. Kofi W. Nuako369 · Union City	Dr. Munford R. Yates314 · Chattanooga	Dr. Amit A. Choksi313 · Columbia
Upper endoscopy with biopsy	Dr. Kofi W. Nuako380 · Union City	Dr. Meade C. Edmunds345 · Knoxville	Dr. Munford R. Yates312 · Chattanooga
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)	Dr. Chad M. Moss39 · Columbia	Dr. Charles R. Andrews35 · Memphis	Dr. Joseph B. Thurman35 · Knoxville
Inguinal hernia repair	Dr. Guy R. Voeller42 · Memphis	Dr. Michael E. Kelly34 · Knoxville	Dr. Dustin W. Smith30 · Franklin
Lumpectomy	Dr. Richard E. Fine89 · Memphis	Dr. Alyssa D. Throckmorton68 · Germantown	Dr. Betsy J. Washburn46 · Chattanooga
Mastectomy	Dr. William C. Gibson21 · Knoxville	Dr. Richard E. Fine21 · Memphis	Dr. Betsy J. Washburn19 · Chattanooga

Urology

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cystoscopy	Dr. Benjamin L. Dehner362 · Nashville	Dr. Adam B. Shrewsberry330 · Jefferson City	Dr. Amy Luckenbaugh294 · Nashville
Prostate biopsy	Dr. Kristen R. Scarpato135 · Nashville	Dr. Adam B. Shrewsberry124 · Jefferson City	Dr. John M. Hassan104 · Franklin
Prostatectomy (robotic or laparoscopic)	Dr. Christopher E. Ramsey64 · Powell	Dr. Jeffrey K. Mullins47 · Chattanooga	Dr. Adam F. Stewart29 · Germantown
TURP	Dr. David A. Gubin33 · Memphis	Dr. Sean M. Delair31 · Powell	Dr. Adam B. Shrewsberry28 · Jefferson City
Laser prostate vaporization (GreenLight)	Dr. John W. Beddies15 · Paris	Dr. Gregory D. Head14 · Nashville	Dr. Jason B. Carter14 · Greeneville
UroLift	Dr. Benjamin L. Dehner47 · Nashville	Dr. Adam B. Shrewsberry33 · Jefferson City	Dr. Lee Congleton28 · Powell
Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave)	Dr. William V. Shappley49 · Germantown	Dr. Peter G. Lawrence39 · Jackson	Dr. David A. Gubin36 · Memphis
Ureteroscopy with laser	Dr. Jessica N. Lange61 · Chattanooga	Dr. John C. House59 · Chattanooga	Dr. Sean M. Delair57 · Powell

Ear, nose and throat

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Balloon sinuplasty	Dr. Ronald J. Schroeder78 · Franklin	Dr. Stephen E. Parey15 · Columbia	Dr. George M. Converse15 · Murfreesboro
Septoplasty	Dr. Kristin L. Stevens33 · Mt Juliet	Dr. Brannon D. Mangus26 · Murfreesboro	Dr. David G. Sexton22 · Knoxville