Surgical Volume

Wisconsin: who does the most of each procedure

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

Joints, bones and spine

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Knee replacement	Dr. Brian T. Nickel140 · Madison	Dr. Jeffrey M. Lawrence139 · Viroqua	Dr. Richard L. Illgen136 · Madison
Hip replacement	Dr. Brian T. Nickel106 · Madison	Dr. David W. Hennessy105 · Madison	Dr. Thomas J. Parisi96 · Wauwatosa
Shoulder replacement	Dr. Brian F. Grogan106 · Madison	Dr. Shawn P. Hennigan59 · Appleton	Dr. William T. Pennington54 · Franklin
Rotator cuff repair (arthroscopic)	Dr. Chad T. Zehms23 · Green Bay	Dr. William T. Pennington21 · Franklin	Dr. Diego C. Villacis20 · Summit
Carpal tunnel release	Josef N. Tofte77 · Madison	Dr. Richard B. Schaefer69 · Fond Du Lac	Dr. Matthew A. Sherrill69 · La Crosse
Trigger finger release	Josef N. Tofte74 · Madison	Dr. John C. Berschback67 · Altoona	Dr. Lisa M. Kruse67 · Madison
Knee arthroscopy (meniscus)	Dr. Geoffrey S. Baer15 · Madison	Dr. Tamira J. Miranowski14 · Eau Claire	Dr. Anthony R. Ricci11 · Burlington
Hip fracture surgery	Dr. Tina Hogan41 · Eau Claire	Dr. Timothy J. O'connor32 · Eau Claire	Dr. Peyton A. Keeling31 · Milwaukee
Kyphoplasty	Dr. Thomas J. Faull39 · Madison	Dr. Robert Beres23 · Milwaukee	Dr. Thaddeus J. Maguire19 · Waukesha
Lumbar spinal fusion	Dr. Paul R. Johnson26 · Pewaukee	Dr. William J. Kemp26 · Madison	Dr. Walter P. Jacobsen24 · Milwaukee
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression)	Dr. Andrew Beaumont39 · Wausau	Dr. Seth K. Williams38 · Madison	Dr. William J. Kemp30 · Madison
Neck fusion (ACDF)	Dr. Walter P. Jacobsen18 · Milwaukee

Spine pain procedures

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Spinal cord stimulator	Dr. Ryan W. Clark89 · Green Bay	Dr. Travis M. Hecker68 · Summit	Dr. Matthew J. Fischer63 · Appleton
Lumbar epidural steroid injection	Dr. Robert L. Zoeller387 · Pewaukee	Dr. Ryan W. Clark336 · Green Bay	Dr. Hardik A. Vashi287 · Kenosha
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back)	Dr. Carol S. Carlson171 · Altoona	Dr. Eliot M. Wickliff134 · Milwaukee	Dr. David M. Junker119 · Eau Claire

Eye

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cataract surgery	Dr. Steven W. Whitford8,158 · La Crosse	Dr. Ramunas Rolius7,219 · La Crosse	Dr. Kristie K. Shappell4,495 · La Crosse
YAG laser capsulotomy	Dr. Micheal P. Vrabec496 · Appleton	Dr. Joseph Neilitz166 · Menasha	Dr. Michel P. Gelinas162 · Woodruff
Eye injections (retina)	Dr. Nicholas H. Tosi3,705 · Milwaukee	Dr. Deepak Sambhara2,262 · Wausau	Dr. Michael H. Scott2,005 · La Crosse
Vitrectomy	Syed Shah74 · La Crosse	Dr. Amol D. Kulkarni65 · Madison	Dr. Ryan N. Vogel61 · Greenfield
Retinal detachment repair	Syed Shah22 · La Crosse	Dr. Mathew W. Aschbrenner20 · Wausau	Dr. Amol D. Kulkarni19 · Madison
SLT laser for glaucoma	Yan Guo108 · Marshfield	Inder P. Singh93 · Racine	Dr. John D. Geanon78 · Madison
Glaucoma surgery (goniotomy, trabeculectomy)	Dr. Suzanne M. Falkenberry118 · La Crosse	Dr. Margaret S. Powell79 · Madison	Dr. Ashley E. Neiweem32 · Madison
Laser iridotomy	Yan Guo35 · Marshfield	Dr. Sarah Carballo17 · Milwaukee	Dr. John D. Geanon14 · Madison
Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)	Dr. Thomas J. Clark106 · Milwaukee	Dr. Mark T. Duffy79 · Green Bay	Dr. Efrain Cancel75 · La Crosse

Skin

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Mohs surgery	Dr. Gaurav Singh846 · Milwaukee	John Kohorst765 · Onalaska	Dr. Kevan G. Lewis581 · Green Bay

Heart

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve)	Dr. Tanvir K. Bajwa132 · Milwaukee	Dr. John D. Crouch100 · Milwaukee	Dr. James P. Bailey80 · Green Bay
Open aortic valve replacement	Dr. Zahir A. Rashid26 · Madison	Dr. Ronald H. Miles18 · Wausau	Dr. Ghulam Murtaza16 · Madison
Heart bypass (CABG)	Dr. Scott Johnson62 · Milwaukee	Dr. Zahir A. Rashid37 · Madison	Dr. Ghulam Murtaza37 · Madison
Pacemaker implant	Dr. Ronnie O. Ortiz44 · Wausau	Dr. Kelly M. Mcdonnell44 · Madison	Dr. James C. Hansen42 · Green Bay
Leadless pacemaker	Dr. Jagroop S. Basraon51 · Madison	Stephanie Z. Wang15 · Madison	Dr. Julio J. Bird15 · La Crosse
Implantable defibrillator (ICD)	Dr. Imdad Ahmed27 · Janesville	Dr. Jagroop S. Basraon17 · Madison	Dr. Tahmeed A. Contractor15 · Madison
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman)	Dr. Imdad Ahmed98 · Janesville	Dr. Marcus Sublette74 · Wausau	Dr. Sampoornima Setty66 · Green Bay
AFib ablation	Dr. Imdad Ahmed88 · Janesville	Dr. Jagroop S. Basraon87 · Madison	Dr. Jennifer M. Wright51 · Madison
Coronary stent	Dr. Kurt M. Jacobson88 · Madison	Dr. Wah Wah Htun84 · La Crosse	Dr. Todd S. Fergus79 · Green Bay
Cardiac catheterization	Dr. Alan H. Singer295 · Madison	Dr. Kurt M. Jacobson229 · Madison	Dr. Manu Kaushik198 · Milwaukee

Arteries and veins

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Varicose vein ablation	Dr. Joshua P. Pessin183 · Racine	Dr. Awais H. Siddique159 · Milwaukee	Dr. Eric T. Phillippi105 · Madison
Leg artery angioplasty and stenting	Dr. Stephen J. Serio16 · Green Bay	Dr. Shameem S. Kunhammed16 · Marshfield	Dr. Benjamin C. Jordan16 · Madison
Carotid endarterectomy	Indrani Sen21 · Eau Claire	Dr. Andrea Um19 · Madison	Dr. Richard E. Carballo18 · Milwaukee
Carotid stent	Dr. Chong C. Lee46 · Weston	Dr. Alison J. Meyer12 · Green Bay	Dr. Azam S. Ahmed11 · Madison
Dialysis fistula creation	Dr. Aaron T. Schwaab20 · Stoughton	Dr. Alexander S. Tretinyak17 · Appleton	Dr. Andrea Um14 · Madison

Digestive and general surgery

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Colonoscopy (diagnostic)	Dr. David A. Stampfl50 · Green Bay	Dr. Mario Garretto45 · Kenosha	Dr. Syed M. Hussain41 · Milwaukee
Colonoscopy with polyp removal	Dr. Anas Raed237 · Milwaukee	Dr. Chad J. Stepke224 · Milwaukee	Dr. Michael L. Allan221 · Madison
Upper endoscopy with biopsy	Dr. Bogdan Cristescu202 · Green Bay	Dr. Anas Raed192 · Milwaukee	Dr. Mario Garretto178 · Kenosha
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)	Dr. Majed Jandali29 · Pleasant Prairie	Dr. Roland J. Vega19 · Madison	Dr. Amy A. Lloyd18 · La Crosse
Inguinal hernia repair	Dr. Travis P. Schmidt25 · Waukesha	Dr. David M. Melnick20 · Madison	Dr. Kenneth J. Foster20 · Madison
Lumpectomy	Dr. Mary K. Christian34 · La Crosse	Dr. Ashley A. Woodfin30 · Madison	Dr. Lee Wilke29 · Madison
Mastectomy	Dr. Ashley A. Woodfin14 · Madison	Dr. Cecilia Stroede13 · Wausau	Dr. Hope M. Guzzo12 · La Crosse

Urology

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Cystoscopy	Dr. Kyle A. Richards216 · Madison	Dr. Dana E. Rademacher195 · Onalaska	Dr. David R. Paolone166 · Madison
Prostate biopsy	Dr. Craig J. Kozler72 · Madison	Dr. Lynn E. Hahnfeld55 · Madison	Dr. David F. Jarrard49 · Madison
Prostatectomy (robotic or laparoscopic)	Dr. Kenneth M. Jacobsohn29 · Milwaukee	Dr. Arjun Sivaraman23 · Milwaukee	Dr. Matthew W. Johnson22 · Milwaukee
TURP	Dr. Daniel L. Heslop34 · La Crosse	Dr. Christopher J. Walsh19 · Wauwatosa	Dr. Josiah D. Nelson17 · Eau Claire
Laser prostate vaporization (GreenLight)	Dr. James S. Iwakiri15 · Eau Claire	Dr. Christopher K. Tornehl14 · Eau Claire	Dr. Michael S. Hirsh13 · Eau Claire
UroLift	Dr. Benjamin S. Battino19 · Wausau
Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave)	Dr. Hamayun S. Mian34 · De Pere	Dr. Sean B. Mcadams16 · De Pere	Dr. Herbert J. Wiser13 · De Pere
Ureteroscopy with laser	Dr. Margaret A. Knoedler46 · Madison	Dr. Lynn E. Hahnfeld46 · Madison	Dr. Stephen Y. Nakada41 · Madison

Ear, nose and throat

Procedure	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
Balloon sinuplasty	Dr. Richard N. Schmidt116 · Mequon	Dr. Ethan B. Handler100 · Milwaukee	Dr. Andrew J. Vanbruggen81 · Green Bay