Surgical Volume

Utah: who does the most of each procedure

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

Joints, bones and spine

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Knee replacement	Dr. Edward J. Prince145 · St George	Dr. Clint J. Wooten136 · Bountiful	Dr. Joshua M. Hickman132 · Bountiful
Hip replacement	Dr. Clint J. Wooten92 · Bountiful	Dr. Joshua M. Hickman79 · Bountiful	Dr. Richard D. Swenson74 · Provo
Shoulder replacement	Dr. Zachary R. Leitze141 · St George	Dr. Travis M. Hendry94 · Bountiful	Dr. Michael H. Metcalf75 · Park City
Rotator cuff repair (arthroscopic)	Dr. Michael H. Metcalf55 · Park City	Dr. Zachary R. Leitze39 · St George	Dr. Benjamin J. Widmer29 · Murray
Carpal tunnel release	Dr. William F. Gowski84 · Murray	Dr. Dirk L. Slade58 · St George	Dr. Jonathan A. Donigan55 · Layton
Trigger finger release	Dr. William F. Gowski107 · Murray	Dr. Dirk L. Slade82 · St George	Dr. Sidney L. Baucom52 · Salt Lake City
Knee arthroscopy (meniscus)	Dr. Charles C. Lind18 · Park City	Dr. Edward J. Prince12 · St George	Dr. Jeffrey D. Harrison11 · Ogden
Hip fracture surgery	Dr. Warren L. Butterfield38 · St George	Dr. Travis Jones34 · Murray	Dr. Justin P. Hawes32 · Murray
Kyphoplasty	Dr. Nathan Clements26 · Saint George	Dr. Steven D. Larsen17 · Saint George	Dr. Mark D. Sabin15 · Logan
Lumbar spinal fusion	Dr. Kristoffer R. West80 · St George	Dr. Paul Johnson60 · Bountiful	Dr. Brandon Lawrence49 · Salt Lake City
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression)	Dr. Kristoffer R. West86 · St George	Dr. Jotham C. Manwaring46 · St George	Dr. Michael Steinhaus41 · Murray
Neck fusion (ACDF)	Dr. Paul Johnson29 · Bountiful	Dr. Casey C. Bachison13 · Ogden	Dr. Kristoffer R. West12 · St George

Spine pain procedures

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Spinal cord stimulator	Dr. Brian L. Anderson136 · Lehi	Dr. Russell O. Beecher103 · Price	Dr. Austin L. Albright95 · Salt Lake City
Lumbar epidural steroid injection	Dr. Joseph C. Empey630 · St George	Dr. Raul K. Weston580 · Bountiful	Dr. Ryan K. Workman561 · Saint George
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back)	Dr. Bryt Christensen137 · St George	Dr. Joseph C. Empey128 · St George	Dr. Spencer G. Wells123 · Saint George

Eye

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cataract surgery	Dr. Maximilian Psolka1,285 · Holladay	Dr. Michael B. Wilcox575 · Ogden	Dr. Gregory A. Christiansen551 · Salt Lake City
YAG laser capsulotomy	Dr. Maximilian Psolka535 · Holladay	Dr. David R. Griffin158 · Pleasant Grove	Dr. David S. Slade141 · St George
Eye injections (retina)	Dr. Ron K. Lord3,386 · St. George	Dr. Ryan F. Isom2,092 · Provo	Dr. Joshua N. Carlson2,084 · St George
Vitrectomy	Dr. Ron K. Lord102 · St. George	Dr. Joshua N. Carlson79 · St George	Dr. Ryan F. Isom56 · Provo
Retinal detachment repair	Dr. Ron K. Lord20 · St. George	Dr. David W. Faber16 · Salt Lake City	Akbar Shakoor15 · Salt Lake City
SLT laser for glaucoma	Dr. Jason D. Rupp92 · Ogden	Dr. Gregory A. Christiansen91 · Salt Lake City	Dr. David S. Slade80 · St George
Glaucoma surgery (goniotomy, trabeculectomy)	Dr. David S. Slade94 · St George	Dr. Gregory A. Christiansen34 · Salt Lake City	Dr. Kristin O. Bretz30 · Salt Lake City
Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)	Dr. Thomas J. Oberg45 · Holladay	Dr. Bhupendra C. Patel44 · Salt Lake City	Dr. Matheson A. Harris40 · Salt Lake City

Skin

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Mohs surgery	Dr. Chad W. Tingey688 · Ogden	Dr. Jason Hansen672 · Salt Lake City	Dr. Douglas Heiner652 · West Jordan

Heart

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve)	Dr. Blake I. Gardner54 · St George	Dr. Daniel N. Bennett51 · Provo	Dr. Anwar Tandar47 · Salt Lake City
Open aortic valve replacement	Dr. B J. Bowles17 · St George	Dr. Alec T. Eror11 · St George
Heart bypass (CABG)	Dr. Kory U. Woodbury34 · St George	Dr. B J. Bowles31 · St George	Dr. Alec T. Eror31 · St George
Pacemaker implant	Dr. Michel M. Barakat45 · Bountiful	David C. Wang41 · Provo	Dr. Jared D. Miller37 · Salt Lake City
Implantable defibrillator (ICD)	Dr. Roger A. Freedman16 · Salt Lake City	Dr. Clinton J. Thurber15 · Ogden	Dr. Nischala Nannapaneni15 · Salt Lake City
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman)	Dr. Jared F. Crisafi57 · St George	Dr. Vamsee M. Yaganti51 · Salt Lake City	David C. Wang37 · Provo
AFib ablation	Dr. John D. Day143 · Salt Lake City	David C. Wang97 · Provo	Dr. Clinton J. Thurber92 · Ogden
Coronary stent	Dr. David C. Boorman118 · St George	Dr. David T. Cragun97 · Logan	Dr. Scott B. Hacking63 · Salt Lake City
Cardiac catheterization	Dr. David C. Boorman205 · St George	Dr. Scott B. Hacking132 · Salt Lake City	Dr. Theophilus E. Owan118 · Salt Lake City

Arteries and veins

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Varicose vein ablation	Dr. Christopher J. Parr44 · Farmington	Dr. Peter E. Jensen27 · Sandy	Dr. Daniel M. Adams20 · St George
Leg artery angioplasty and stenting	Dr. Shawn D. Isaeff44 · Ogden	Dr. Richard M. Thomas40 · Salt Lake City	Dr. Bhavananda T. Reddy30 · Farmington
Carotid endarterectomy	Dr. Faheem Akhtar14 · Ogden
Carotid stent	Dr. Sanjeev Trehan12 · Ogden	Dr. Faheem Akhtar11 · Ogden
Dialysis fistula creation	Dr. Robert P. Smilanich14 · Provo	Dr. April E. Nedeau13 · Ogden

Digestive and general surgery

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Colonoscopy (diagnostic)	Dr. Umaprasanna S. Karnam77 · Riverton	Dr. Christoph T. Woerlein72 · St George	Dr. Dan A. Collins48 · Salt Lake City
Colonoscopy with polyp removal	Dr. James W. Bown443 · St George	Dr. Allan C. Gunnerson324 · St George	Dr. Brien R. Miller324 · St George
Upper endoscopy with biopsy	Dr. James W. Bown306 · St George	Dr. Jeffrey S. Poole279 · Ogden	Dr. Kyle J. Eliason243 · Ogden
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)	Dr. Steven J. Carabine19 · Ogden	Dr. Cameron T. Black18 · Saint George	Dr. Ryan L. Lewis18 · Saint George
Inguinal hernia repair	Dr. David J. Morrell30 · Salt Lake City	Dr. John T. Miller27 · St George	Dr. Hope Burkett21 · St George
Lumpectomy	Dr. Jennifer J. Tittensor70 · Provo	Dr. Ryan L. Lewis57 · Saint George	Dr. Erika C. Lloyd29 · Slc
Mastectomy	Dr. Ryan L. Lewis22 · Saint George	Dr. Jennifer J. Tittensor20 · Provo

Urology

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cystoscopy	Dr. Robert O. Wayment244 · Ogden	Dr. Brian W. Heaton221 · Ogden	Dr. John B. Ellsworth203 · St George
Prostate biopsy	Dr. John B. Ellsworth89 · St George	Dr. Robert O. Wayment48 · Ogden	Dr. Mckay Platt40 · Provo
Prostatectomy (robotic or laparoscopic)	Dr. Christopher B. Dechet48 · Salt Lake City	Dr. Gary B. Johnson14 · Salt Lake City	Dr. Jeffrey D. Sparenborg11 · Provo
TURP	Dr. Scott A. Salmon55 · St George	Dr. David Adams37 · Logan	Dr. Stephen J. Summers35 · Salt Lake City
Laser prostate vaporization (GreenLight)	Dr. Thomas S. Brinton22 · St George
UroLift	Dr. Jeffrey D. Sparenborg12 · Provo
Rezūm water vapor therapy	Dr. John B. Ellsworth29 · St George	Dr. Robert O. Wayment12 · Ogden
Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave)	Dr. Robert M. Cope32 · St George	Dr. James R. Reynolds28 · Layton	Dr. Mckay Platt27 · Provo
Ureteroscopy with laser	Dr. David Adams41 · Logan	Dr. Thomas S. Brinton29 · St George	Dr. Joshua D. Holyoak28 · West Jordan

Ear, nose and throat

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Septoplasty	Dr. Steven P. Chase17 · Saint George	Dr. Douglas K. Anderson15 · Ogden	Dr. Joseph R. Jacob13 · Saint George