Surgical Volume

Washington: who does the most of each procedure

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

Joints, bones and spine

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Knee replacement	Dr. Uel D. Hansen159 · Kennewick	Dr. Peter B. Wood127 · Olympia	Dr. Joel D. Cummings111 · Wenatchee
Hip replacement	Dr. Robert N. Greene104 · Yakima	Dr. Alexander K. Reichard97 · Spokane	Dr. Philip R. Downer92 · Seattle
Shoulder replacement	Dr. Craig T. Arntz78 · Renton	Dr. Carl J. Basamania66 · Seattle	Dr. David J. Gibbons64 · Richland
Rotator cuff repair (arthroscopic)	Dr. Robert T. Mckay88 · Olympia	Dr. Bradley C. Christ39 · Olympia	Dr. Johnathan R. Perry37 · Kennewick
Carpal tunnel release	Dr. Gregory D. Byrd176 · Olympia	Dr. Margaret K. Jain106 · Silverdale	Dr. Joshua B. Bales101 · Richland
Trigger finger release	Dr. William T. Page96 · Spokane Valley	Dr. Joshua B. Bales88 · Richland	Dr. Matthew Robon78 · Bellevue
Knee arthroscopy (meniscus)	Dr. Jerome P. Zechmann24 · Olympia	Dr. John R. West15 · Poulsbo	Dr. Bryan Mitchell14 · Spokane Valley
Hip fracture surgery	Dr. Chad A. Warren48 · Everett	Dr. Chris D. Harasym48 · Wenatchee	Dr. Joshua H. Urvater48 · Everett
Kyphoplasty	Dr. Saravanan Kasthuri95 · Richland	Dr. Glen J. David81 · Seattle	Dr. Ryan J. Halpin47 · Olympia
Lumbar spinal fusion	Dr. Melvin M. Wahl79 · Richland	Dr. Andrew P. Manista58 · Olympia	Dr. Dawei Lu57 · Mount Vernon
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression)	Dr. Melvin M. Wahl76 · Richland	Dr. Matthew E. Fewel54 · Richland	Dr. Hank J. Vejvoda51 · Wenatchee
Neck fusion (ACDF)	Dr. Ryan J. Halpin28 · Olympia	Dr. Abdulaziz Alali27 · Seattle	Dr. Melvin M. Wahl26 · Richland

Spine pain procedures

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Spinal cord stimulator	Dr. Douglas W. Taylor116 · Olympia	Dr. Allen B. Shoham112 · Richland	Dr. Daniel C. Oh78 · Renton
Lumbar epidural steroid injection	Dr. Douglas W. Taylor962 · Olympia	Dr. Arash Motaghi953 · Richland	Dr. Zachary I. Abbott699 · Olympia
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back)	Dr. Allen B. Shoham174 · Richland	Dr. Arash Motaghi140 · Richland	Dr. Beno M. Kuharich139 · Silverdale

Eye

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cataract surgery	Dr. Oswald Rondon1,778 · Kennewick	Dr. Rochelle D. Cochrane1,511 · Chehalis	Dr. Jason Leng1,386 · Chehalis
YAG laser capsulotomy	Dr. Gordon E. Johns769 · Chehalis	Dr. Loren S. Seery458 · Spokane Valley	Dr. Robert M. Ford328 · Chehalis
Eye injections (retina)	Dr. Himanshu K. Banda2,454 · Tacoma	Dr. Evelyn X. Fu2,314 · Puyallup	Dr. David J. Spinak2,148 · Silverdale
Vitrectomy	Dr. Loka P. Thangamathesvaran67 · Bellevue	Dr. Charles D. Birnbach54 · Bellevue	Dr. Himanshu K. Banda49 · Tacoma
Retinal detachment repair	Dr. Loka P. Thangamathesvaran24 · Bellevue	Dr. Jia Xu22 · Seattle	Dr. David J. Spinak20 · Silverdale
SLT laser for glaucoma	Dr. Martha M. Leen85 · Silverdale	Connor D. Nathe84 · Seattle	Dr. Steven E. Day77 · Spokane
Glaucoma surgery (goniotomy, trabeculectomy)	Dr. Kenton S. Sorensen42 · Bremerton	Dr. Seth J. Bricel41 · Silverdale	Dr. Ashton J. Kalhorn39 · Wenatchee
Laser iridotomy	Dr. Anish A. Kadakia22 · Wenatchee	Dr. Agnes S. Huang18 · Seattle
Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)	Dr. David V. Pratt113 · Tacoma	Dr. Clifton Blake Perry108 · Tacoma	Dr. Adam G. Buchanan76 · Puyallup

Skin

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Mohs surgery	Dr. Robert B. Hopp994 · Kennewick	Dr. Joy Makdisi962 · Mill Creek	Dr. David Panther801 · Walla Walla

Heart

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve)	Dr. Gabriel S. Aldea194 · Seattle	Dr. James M. Mccabe180 · Seattle	Dr. Abdul F. Saidi115 · Bremerton
Open aortic valve replacement	Dr. Robert C. King16 · Bremerton	Dr. Steven J. Nisco15 · Spokane	Dr. Eric Lehr14 · Seattle
Heart bypass (CABG)	Dr. Mark O. Hardin54 · Auburn	Dr. Robert C. King43 · Bremerton	Dr. Gautam R. Velamoor41 · Seattle
Pacemaker implant	Dr. Gerhard H. Muelheims70 · Spokane	Dr. Jad Swingle55 · Seattle	Dr. Mark D. Harwood48 · Spokane
Leadless pacemaker	Daryl Sudasena22 · Olympia	Dr. Jason L. Davis21 · Joint Base Lewis Mcchord	Dr. Darryl S. Wells18 · Seattle
Implantable defibrillator (ICD)	Dr. Nasir Shariff27 · Tacoma	Dr. Ravi K. Kilaru26 · Bremerton	Dr. Thomas M. Klein19 · Spokane
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman)	Mahesh Mulumudi115 · Everett	Dr. Brett J. Hiendlmayr80 · Wenatchee	Dr. Mohit Jain79 · Spokane
AFib ablation	Dr. Ravi K. Kilaru98 · Bremerton	Dr. Kamal R. Joshi87 · Olympia	Dr. Nasir Shariff87 · Tacoma
Coronary stent	Dr. Christopher L. Brown132 · Seattle	Dr. Gopal Ghimire109 · Olympia	Dr. Peyman Soltani99 · Bellingham
Cardiac catheterization	Dr. Satyavardhan Pulukurthy220 · Bremerton	Dr. Allen C. Rassa213 · Bremerton	Dr. Gopal Ghimire197 · Olympia

Arteries and veins

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Varicose vein ablation	Dr. Yi Soo R. Kim85 · Gig Harbor	Dr. Victor M. Salcedo59 · Edmonds	Dr. Christopher Rubano41 · Vancouver
Leg artery angioplasty and stenting	Dr. Swee Lian Tan111 · Seattle	Dr. Hao T. Vu56 · Tacoma	Dr. Dae Y. Lee52 · Richland
Carotid endarterectomy	Dr. Mark P. Ombrellaro29 · Bellevue	Dr. Thomas K. Curry24 · Olympia	Dr. Peter Bartline23 · Everett
Carotid stent	Dr. Dale G. Wilson28 · Richland	Dr. Dennis O. Wang18 · Tacoma	Dr. Dae Y. Lee17 · Richland
Dialysis fistula creation	Dr. Dale G. Wilson26 · Richland	Dr. Kevin D. Robinson25 · Olympia	Dr. Dae Y. Lee23 · Richland

Digestive and general surgery

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Colonoscopy (diagnostic)	Dr. Colin E. Wolslegel70 · Port Angeles	Dr. Richard S. Elloway46 · Olympia	Dr. Ehsaan Akhtar35 · Kirkland
Colonoscopy with polyp removal	Dr. Colin E. Wolslegel355 · Port Angeles	Owen E. Baldwin331 · Wenatchee	Dr. Inku Hwang314 · Wenatchee
Upper endoscopy with biopsy	Dr. Miguel E. Ordonez Castellanos281 · Spokane	Dr. Nicolas A. Villa Guillen270 · Spokane	Dr. Colin E. Wolslegel240 · Port Angeles
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)	Dr. Brandon B. Bunnage33 · Richland	Dr. Jonathan M. Nickoloff29 · Spokane	Dr. Steven R. Giss28 · Gig Harbor
Inguinal hernia repair	Dr. Brandon B. Bunnage56 · Richland	Dr. Jonathan M. Nickoloff35 · Spokane	Dr. Adel G. El-Ghazzawy35 · Bellevue
Lumpectomy	Dr. John T. Droesch93 · Richland	Dr. Bindupriya Chandrasekaran56 · Tacoma	Dr. Bobby A. Stevens47 · Tacoma
Mastectomy	Dr. Bindupriya Chandrasekaran26 · Tacoma	Dr. John T. Droesch18 · Richland	Dr. Debra G. Wechter16 · Seattle

Urology

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cystoscopy	Dr. Patrick W. Gavin339 · Richland	Dr. Marc A. Mitchell306 · Silverdale	Dr. Amy Li289 · Silverdale
Prostate biopsy	Dr. Paul M. Kozlowski114 · Seattle	Dr. Joseph Marquez72 · Seattle	Dr. Scott Van Appledorn63 · Kirkland
Prostatectomy (robotic or laparoscopic)	Dr. Travis M. Clark32 · Wenatchee	Dr. Todd J. Garvin30 · Silverdale	Dr. James R. Porter25 · Seattle
TURP	Dr. Marc A. Mitchell44 · Silverdale	Dr. Manas Jain40 · Bremerton	Brent A. Knight31 · Wenatchee
Laser prostate vaporization (GreenLight)	Dr. Joseph Marquez20 · Seattle
UroLift	Dr. John M. Pettit42 · Bellingham	Dr. Timothy Brand36 · Tacoma	Dr. Marina Cheng30 · Silverdale
Rezūm water vapor therapy	Dr. Naeem T. Chavla25 · Richland
Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave)	Dr. Manas Jain95 · Bremerton	Dr. Marc A. Mitchell51 · Silverdale	Dr. Amy Li27 · Silverdale
Ureteroscopy with laser	Dr. Jonathan D. Harper38 · Seattle	Brent A. Knight37 · Wenatchee	Dr. Julio Slongo34 · Richland

Ear, nose and throat

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Balloon sinuplasty	Dr. Ryan E. Stern20 · Federal Way
Septoplasty	Dr. Craig Miller31 · Seattle	Dr. Michael C. Jungkeit28 · Poulsbo	Dr. Nathan B. Sautter27 · Olympia