Surgical Volume

Texas: who does the most of each procedure

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

Joints, bones and spine

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Knee replacement	Dr. Kenneth J. Kaminski275 · Tyler	Dr. Christopher I. Phelps237 · San Antonio	Dr. David M. Shephard221 · Lubbock
Hip replacement	Dr. Stefan W. Kreuzer167 · Houston	Dr. Kenneth J. Kaminski141 · Tyler	Dr. Khalid M. Yousuf128 · Plano
Shoulder replacement	Steven M. Hammerman115 · Houston	Dr. Michael S. Khazzam98 · Grapevine	Dr. Sumant G. Krishnan94 · Dallas
Rotator cuff repair (arthroscopic)	Dr. Howard W. Harris77 · Bedford	Dr. Marston S. Holt74 · Houston	Dr. Patrick L. Wupperman65 · Tyler
Carpal tunnel release	Dr. Nathan G. Menon128 · San Angelo	Dr. Eric S. Wroten102 · Fort Worth	Dr. John T. Camp102 · Tyler
Trigger finger release	Vincent C. Phan137 · Sugar Land	Dr. Brian T. Hardy94 · Austin	Thomas L. Mehlhoff88 · Houston
Knee arthroscopy (meniscus)	Dr. Mark Maffet25 · Sugar Land	Dr. Robert W. Dennis22 · Tyler	Dr. Matthew K. Paul20 · Frisco
Hip fracture surgery	Dr. Cyrus E. Abbaschian103 · Plano	Dr. Mark S. Parrella92 · Austin	Dr. Samuel Stephenson90 · Dallas
Kyphoplasty	Dr. Luis E. Duarte57 · San Angelo	Dr. Yogish D. Kamath47 · Wichita Falls	Dr. Viet N. Tran46 · Austin
Lumbar spinal fusion	Dr. William Robinson121 · Dallas	Dr. Michael T. Merrick104 · Tyler	Dr. Michael E. Russell87 · Tyler
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression)	Dr. Donald L. Hilton182 · San Antonio	Dr. Andrew C. Roeser89 · Houston	Dr. Taylor L. Gist84 · Houston
Neck fusion (ACDF)	Dr. Yogish D. Kamath49 · Wichita Falls	Dr. Michael T. Merrick46 · Tyler	Dr. Nelson E. Liou44 · Houston

Spine pain procedures

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Spinal cord stimulator	Dr. Donald P. Atkins296 · San Antonio	Dr. Ankur Khosla296 · Shenandoah	Dr. Ellen W. Lin170 · San Antonio
Lumbar epidural steroid injection	Dr. Christopher C. Pratt847 · Fort Worth	Dr. Norman J. Dozier839 · Abilene	Dr. Bolkar E. Sahinler724 · Lubbock
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back)	Dr. Ellen W. Lin274 · San Antonio	Dr. Peter A. Sirianni207 · Jacksonville	Dr. Sanjoy Sundaresan184 · Wichita Falls

Eye

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cataract surgery	Dr. Gang Hu1,516 · Hurst	Dr. Rocky L. Mcadams1,201 · Abilene	Dr. Dain B. Brooks1,177 · Plano
YAG laser capsulotomy	Dr. Gang Hu413 · Hurst	Dr. Taylor B. Strange372 · Fort Worth	Dr. Mark T. Stephens365 · Rockwall
Eye injections (retina)	Dr. Jason E. Ysasaga6,465 · Amarillo	Dr. Ryan B. Rush5,272 · Amarillo	Dr. Harshivinderjit S. Bains4,712 · Tyler
Vitrectomy	Dr. Lori Coors143 · Dallas	Dr. Robert M. Reinauer143 · Dallas	Dr. Ashkan M. Abbey133 · Dallas
Retinal detachment repair	Dr. John C. Fitzpatrick25 · Austin	Dr. Mohammad Z. Siddiqui21 · Southlake	Dr. Aaron B. Roller21 · Austin
SLT laser for glaucoma	Dr. Amber A. Dobler-Dixon432 · Amarillo	Dr. Zuhair M. Shihab158 · Lubbock	Dr. Davinder Grover126 · Dallas
Glaucoma surgery (goniotomy, trabeculectomy)	Dr. Dip S. Jadav79 · Sugar Land	Dr. Craig J. Meaux68 · Beaumont	Dr. Davinder Grover67 · Dallas
Laser iridotomy	Dr. Jeffrey B. Arnoult46 · Houston	Dr. Ravinderan Krishnan44 · Corpus Christi	Dr. Namrata M. Sayani39 · Denton
Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)	Dr. Zachary G. Keenum230 · Dallas	Dr. Christopher M. Debacker136 · San Antonio	Dr. Jordan D. Spindle117 · Tyler

Skin

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Mohs surgery	Dr. Michael Sorace1,537 · Boerne	Dr. Arash Kimyai-Asadi1,349 · Bellaire	Dr. Leonard H. Goldberg1,228 · Bellaire

Heart

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve)	Dr. Jorge A. Alvarez125 · San Antonio	Dr. Emmanuel A. Amulraj99 · Temple	Dr. Sachin S. Goel92 · Houston
Open aortic valve replacement	Dr. Neelan S. Doolabh42 · Tyler	Dr. Justin M. Schaffer39 · Plano	Dr. Katherine B. Harrington26 · Plano
Heart bypass (CABG)	Dr. William F. Turner80 · Tyler	Dr. Tung H. Cai79 · Denton	Dr. S M R. Khalafi64 · Fort Worth
Pacemaker implant	Dr. Kevin R. Hayes99 · Texarkana	Dr. Sammy L. Cox83 · Amarillo	Dr. Harsha V. Ganga64 · Webster
Leadless pacemaker	Dr. Senthilraj Ganeshan43 · Lubbock	Dr. Luis R. Colato37 · El Paso	Dr. Aleem I. Mughal29 · Fort Worth
Implantable defibrillator (ICD)	Dr. Willibaldo Ojeda27 · San Angelo	Dr. Ali M. Nasur27 · El Paso	Dr. Jorge E. Massare-Rodriguez23 · Longview
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman)	Dr. Apurva O. Badheka125 · Denison	Dr. Mark E. Lawrence119 · Temple	Dr. Rodney P. Horton106 · Austin
AFib ablation	Dr. John B. Sims178 · Tyler	Dr. Andrea Natale140 · Austin	Dr. Jason D. Zagrodzky137 · Austin
Coronary stent	Dr. Jorge A. Alvarez159 · San Antonio	Dr. Alpesh R. Shah150 · Pearland	Dr. Hinh D. Nguyen148 · San Antonio
Cardiac catheterization	Dr. Arjumand F. Hashmi272 · Paris	Dr. Michael S. Blanc270 · San Angelo	Dr. Jorge A. Alvarez246 · San Antonio

Arteries and veins

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Varicose vein ablation	Dr. Joseph E. Hagman539 · Flower Mound	Dr. Clint A. Hayes536 · Sherman	Dr. Osama Abdul-Rahim498 · Mckinney
Leg artery angioplasty and stenting	Dr. Dane D. Gruenebaum123 · Edinburg	Dr. Alejandro Garza103 · Mcallen	Dr. Harshal S. Broker98 · Fort Worth
Carotid endarterectomy	Dr. David E. Carlson41 · Abilene	Dr. David Jayakar40 · Longview	Carlos P. Cruz40 · Denton
Carotid stent	Dr. Scott J. Ryan50 · Houston	Dr. Francis J. Zidar30 · Austin	Dr. David B. Kerns24 · Tyler
Dialysis fistula creation	Dr. Steven J. Steele40 · Corpus Christi	Dr. Arash M. Shirvani36 · Plano	Dr. Emmanuel C. Anekwe34 · El Paso

Digestive and general surgery

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Colonoscopy (diagnostic)	Dr. Yogeshkumar T. Patel143 · Abilene	Dr. Nasrullah Manji132 · Sugar Land	Dr. Tung T. Tran106 · Denison
Colonoscopy with polyp removal	Dr. Tsauyu Lin350 · Tyler	Dr. Kevin P. Meyers349 · Round Rock	Dr. Michael J. Rensch327 · Kerrville
Upper endoscopy with biopsy	Dr. Michael J. Rensch488 · Kerrville	Dr. Yogeshkumar T. Patel399 · Abilene	Dr. Rafiul S. Islam378 · Lubbock
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)	Dr. John A. Lahourcade61 · Tyler	Dr. Govardhana R. Yannam56 · Houston	Dr. Basem G. Soliman42 · Amarillo
Inguinal hernia repair	Dr. Dean A. Cione47 · Plano	Dr. Lam D. Le47 · Dallas	Dr. Timothy J. Sehorn46 · Houston
Lumpectomy	Dr. Lynn D. Canavan128 · Plano	Dr. Alfredo A. Santillan-Gomez77 · San Antonio	Dr. Lyndsey J. Kilgore58 · Houston
Mastectomy	Dr. Lynn D. Canavan42 · Plano	Dr. Alfredo A. Santillan-Gomez32 · San Antonio	Dr. Beth V. Anglin21 · Plano

Urology

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cystoscopy	Dr. Yair Lotan406 · Dallas	Dr. Brian A. Bradley358 · San Angelo	Dr. Matthew F. Wszolek326 · Houston
Prostate biopsy	Dr. Jameson T. Mendel95 · El Paso	Dr. Lisly Chery94 · Houston	Dr. Brian J. Miles89 · Houston
Prostatectomy (robotic or laparoscopic)	Dr. Claus G. Roehrborn59 · Dallas	Dr. Brian J. Miles52 · Houston	Dr. John W. Davis46 · Houston
TURP	Dr. Claus G. Roehrborn39 · Dallas	Dr. Ryan W. Frieben36 · Brenham	Dr. William A. Elfarr35 · Athens
Laser prostate vaporization (GreenLight)	Dr. Ajay Kwatra27 · Conroe	Dr. Lawrence O. Baum26 · Houston	Dr. Kanwaljit S. Mahal26 · Lubbock
UroLift	Dr. Todd E. Young40 · Fort Worth	Dr. Jeremy West32 · Denison	Dr. Steven W. Sukin21 · Tomball
Rezūm water vapor therapy	Dr. Penner T. Schraudenbach39 · Tomball	Dr. Michael G. Waters17 · Fort Worth	Dr. Jeffrey M. Shoss16 · Kyle
Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave)	Dr. Ajay Kwatra71 · Conroe	Dr. Brent B. Campbell55 · Lufkin	Dr. Rachel B. Head40 · Nacogdoches
Ureteroscopy with laser	Dr. Margaret S. Pearle48 · Dallas	Dr. Timothy Tseng47 · San Antonio	Dr. Michael C. Speck40 · Fredericksburg

Ear, nose and throat

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Balloon sinuplasty	Dr. Michael A. Kaplan179 · Houston	Dr. Daniel P. Slaughter84 · Austin	Dr. Tracy A. Byerly65 · Fredericksburg
Septoplasty	Dr. Tracy A. Byerly69 · Fredericksburg	Dr. Daniel P. Slaughter68 · Austin	Dr. Anand G. Shah40 · San Antonio