Surgical Volume

West Virginia: who does the most of each procedure

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

Joints, bones and spine

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Knee replacement	Dr. David L. Waxman103 · Bridgeport	Dr. Ali Oliashirazi94 · Huntington	Dr. Jacob M. Conjeski93 · Morgantown
Hip replacement	Dr. Steven C. Lochow71 · Huntington	Dr. Adam E. Klein48 · Morgantown	Dr. Jacob M. Conjeski45 · Morgantown
Shoulder replacement	Dr. Joshua B. Sykes50 · Bridgeport	Dr. William D. Mccormick44 · South Charleston	Dr. George K. Bal35 · Morgantown
Rotator cuff repair (arthroscopic)	Dr. William D. Mccormick20 · South Charleston	Dr. Joshua B. Sykes18 · Bridgeport	Dr. George E. Herriott14 · Parkersburg
Carpal tunnel release	Dr. Theodore A. Jackson59 · Charleston	Dr. William J. Dahl53 · Bridgeport	Dr. Luis E. Bolano48 · Huntington
Trigger finger release	Dr. William J. Dahl44 · Bridgeport	Dr. Theodore A. Jackson27 · Charleston	Dr. George E. Herriott14 · Parkersburg
Knee arthroscopy (meniscus)	Dr. Joseph J. Fazalare14 · Bridgeport
Hip fracture surgery	Dr. John M. Tabit68 · Beckley	Dr. Alexander Conti51 · Parkersburg	Dr. Steven C. Lochow37 · Huntington
Lumbar spinal fusion	Dr. Christopher K. Kim39 · Charleston	Dr. Rajesh V. Patel25 · Beckley	Dr. Matthew C. Werthammer25 · Huntington
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression)	Dr. Vincent J. Miele28 · Bridgeport	Dr. Robert A. Marsh27 · Morgantown	Dr. Dwight Saulle26 · Huntington

Spine pain procedures

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Lumbar epidural steroid injection	Dr. Rudy M. Malayil361 · Huntington	Dr. Annas Sabbagh231 · Bridgeport	Dr. Francis M. Saldanha225 · Charleston
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back)	Dr. Joseph M. De Lapa147 · Huntington	Dr. Annas Sabbagh144 · Bridgeport	Dr. Gobind P. Singh143 · Bridgeport

Eye

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cataract surgery	Dr. Stephen H. Blaydes4,336 · Bluefield	Dr. Brian L. Wood3,530 · Morgantown	Dr. Allison G. Bardes999 · Buckhannon
YAG laser capsulotomy	Dr. Zane P. Lazer218 · Parkersburg	Dr. Vishal Verma183 · Huntington	Dr. Mark D. Mayle136 · Morgantown
Eye injections (retina)	Dr. Gary J. Miller3,354 · Morgantown	Dr. Abraham S. Mitias1,963 · Charleston	Dr. Daniel R. Richardson1,496 · Charleston
Vitrectomy	Dr. Ghassan R. Ghorayeb29 · Clarksburg	Dr. David J. Hunt16 · Charleston	Dr. Abraham S. Mitias15 · Charleston
Retinal detachment repair	Dr. Ghassan R. Ghorayeb11 · Clarksburg
SLT laser for glaucoma	Dr. Kevin W. Cox87 · Elkins	Dr. Taoufik A. Sadat46 · Beckley	Dr. Scott H. Strickler46 · Parkersburg
Glaucoma surgery (goniotomy, trabeculectomy)	Dr. Vishal Verma38 · Huntington	Dr. Gagan J. Singh36 · Ranson	Brian Mcmillan18 · Morgantown
Laser iridotomy	Dr. Zane P. Lazer44 · Parkersburg	Dr. Stephanie A. Skolik20 · Huntington
Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)	Dr. John Nguyen34 · Morgantown	Dr. Bradley A. Thuro25 · Morgantown	Dr. Zane P. Lazer18 · Parkersburg

Skin

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Mohs surgery	Dr. John G. Hancox1,059 · Morgantown	Dr. Jerry M. Hahn1,002 · Romney	Dr. David Judy829 · Charleston

Heart

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve)	Dr. Ali Darehzereshki84 · Morgantown	Dr. Richard O. Han74 · Charleston	Dr. Andres J. Jadue Tobar59 · Charleston
Open aortic valve replacement	Dr. Vinay Badhwar11 · Morgantown
Heart bypass (CABG)	Dr. Nepal C. Chowdhury45 · Huntington	Dr. Nathaniel L. Kister42 · Charleston	Dr. Alexander A. Nagy31 · Morgantown
Pacemaker implant	Dr. Aamir A. Cheema71 · Huntington	Dr. Christopher P. Kolibash69 · Weirton	Dr. Maninder Bedi68 · Weirton
Leadless pacemaker	Dr. Kevin A. Driver14 · Charleston	Dr. Matthew D. Gaskill11 · Morgantown	Dr. Tania B. Babar11 · Charleston
Implantable defibrillator (ICD)	Dr. George Joseph23 · Weirton	Dr. Chafik Assal17 · Charleston	Dr. Maninder Bedi16 · Weirton
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman)	Dr. Richard O. Han60 · Charleston	Dr. Tania B. Babar53 · Charleston	Wissam Gharib51 · Morgantown
AFib ablation	Dr. George Joseph65 · Weirton	Dr. Christopher P. Kolibash46 · Weirton	Dr. Esam N. Baryun46 · Huntington
Coronary stent	Dr. Abdrhman Hamo154 · Beckley	Wissam Gharib116 · Morgantown	Dr. Mitchell N. Rashid96 · South Charleston
Cardiac catheterization	Dr. Elie G. Gharib227 · South Charleston	Dr. Abdrhman Hamo214 · Beckley	Dr. Mitchell N. Rashid199 · South Charleston

Arteries and veins

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Varicose vein ablation	Dr. Khaled F. Said73 · Petersburg	Dr. David W. Ranson68 · South Charleston	Dr. Carol A. White50 · Morgantown
Leg artery angioplasty and stenting	Dr. John A. Adeniyi51 · Bridgeport	Dean J. Wickel17 · Triadelphia	Dr. Constantinos Constantinou17 · Huntington
Carotid endarterectomy	Dr. Nepal C. Chowdhury15 · Huntington	Dr. Herbert P. Oye15 · Beckley
Carotid stent	Dr. Constantinos Constantinou41 · Huntington	Dr. John A. Adeniyi35 · Bridgeport	Dr. Lakshmikumar Pillai11 · Morgantown

Digestive and general surgery

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Colonoscopy (diagnostic)	Dr. Nitesh Ratnakar84 · Elkins	Dr. Charles F. Bou-Abboud60 · Beckley	Dr. Kamalesh P. Patel58 · Princeton
Colonoscopy with polyp removal	Dr. Vishnu Vardhan Reddy Naravadi257 · Charleston	Dr. Mark T. Voellinger215 · Wheeling	Jeremy D. Cumberledge191 · Charleston
Upper endoscopy with biopsy	Dr. Kamalesh P. Patel325 · Princeton	Dr. Amandeep S. Purewal214 · Weirton	Dr. Jeremy R. Stapleton210 · Charleston
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)	Dr. Matthew J. Hofeldt32 · Huntington	Dr. Gene B. Duremdes20 · Princeton	Dr. Kristen P. Eads18 · South Charleston
Inguinal hernia repair	Dr. Jeffrey W. Madden25 · Bridgeport	Dr. Kristen P. Eads17 · South Charleston	Dr. David A. Ghaphery15 · Wheeling
Lumpectomy	Dr. Mary T. Legenza23 · Huntington	Dr. Rosemarie E. Hardin23 · Wheeling	Dr. Yancy S. Short22 · Beckley

Urology

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cystoscopy	Dr. Hardev S. Parihar214 · Weirton	Dr. Grant L. Franklin149 · Bridgeport	Dr. John A. Battin134 · Morgantown
Prostate biopsy	Dr. Grant L. Franklin71 · Bridgeport	Dr. Roger D. Robertson41 · Huntington	Dr. Patrick P. Dugan37 · Parkersburg
Prostatectomy (robotic or laparoscopic)	Dr. Ali J. Hajiran18 · Morgantown
TURP	Dr. Margaret J. Vereb24 · Huntington	Dr. Rocco A. Morabito15 · Huntington	Dr. Roger D. Robertson14 · Huntington
Laser prostate vaporization (GreenLight)	Dr. Chad E. Morley25 · Morgantown	Dr. Eric J. Whitman16 · Martinsburg
UroLift	Dr. Hardev S. Parihar12 · Weirton
Rezūm water vapor therapy	Dr. Patrick P. Dugan19 · Parkersburg
Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave)	Dr. Hardev S. Parihar48 · Weirton	Dr. David C. Mendoza29 · Parkersburg	Dr. Patrick P. Dugan26 · Parkersburg
Ureteroscopy with laser	Dr. Ryan H. Fitzwater41 · Charleston	Dr. Chad E. Morley35 · Morgantown	Dr. Lynnetta F. Payne34 · Beckley

Ear, nose and throat

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Balloon sinuplasty	Dr. Jenny L. Cross11 · Elkins