KEY OPINION LEADERS · GENERAL SURGERY
Key Opinion Leaders in General Surgery
The most influential General Surgery providers in Medicare, ranked by a composite of prescribing volume, quality scores (MIPS), and industry payment receipts (Open Payments).
| # | Provider | NPI | Location | Patients | Top Drug | MIPS | Pharma $ | KOL Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jared FeykoDO | 1518257674 | Easton, PA | 2,201 | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 97.1 | $975 | 6.4 |
| 2 | Patrick MuckMD | 1790762136 | Cincinnati, OH | 1,122 | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 93.0 | $119K | 5.3 |
| 3 | Bipinchandra PatelD.O. | 1871706770 | Livonia, MI | 1,271 | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 100.0 | $7K | 4.9 |
| 4 | William HarrisD.O. | 1548440050 | Chattanooga, TN | 2,021 | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | — | $38K | 4.6 |
| 5 | Michael Qaqish | 1548657596 | Allentown, PA | 1,360 | Atorvastatin Calcium | 97.1 | $3K | 4.6 |
| 6 | Robert MondscheinM.D. | 1174523880 | Melville, NY | 1,800 | Collagenase Clostridium Hist. | 97.0 | $333 | 4.4 |
| 7 | Daniel HarrisM.D. | 1831149210 | Ardmore, OK | 2,055 | Cephalexin | 100.0 | $135 | 4.4 |
| 8 | Daniel Char | 1366518128 | Ridgewood, NJ | 1,450 | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 95.0 | $1K | 4.3 |
| 9 | Philip RiveraMD | 1154748531 | Bel Air, MD | 1,713 | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 85.8 | $836 | 4.3 |
| 10 | Ian GradyMD | 1215951371 | Redding, CA | 1,414 | Anastrozole | 89.8 | $2K | 4.3 |
| 11 | Daniel GonzalezDO | 1093445504 | Philadelphia, PA | 4,613 | — | 75.0 | $15 | 4.2 |
| 12 | Ellis TinsleyMD | 1285614578 | Wilmington, NC | 1,391 | Cilostazol | 98.6 | $959 | 4.1 |
| 13 | Matthew MajorMD | 1861870453 | Rochester Hills, MI | 1,657 | Oxycodone Hcl | 84.4 | $794 | 4.1 |
| 14 | Steven HirshbergMD | 1235176827 | Huntingdon Valley, PA | 1,213 | Finasteride | 90.1 | $2K | 3.7 |
| 15 | Douglas MillerMD | 1952441446 | Duncan, OK | 1,244 | Pantoprazole Sodium | 90.9 | $2K | 3.6 |
| 16 | Michael LeporeM.D. | 1780685172 | Sarasota, FL | 1,361 | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 75.0 | $2K | 3.4 |
| 17 | Michael PalmerM.D. | 1669539862 | Eureka, CA | 1,552 | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 86.1 | $329 | 3.4 |
| 18 | David HardyM.D. | 1548467939 | Valdosta, GA | 945 | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 100.0 | $3K | 3.2 |
| 19 | Apurva TrivediD.O. | 1982098950 | Toledo, OH | 1,058 | Cilostazol | 92.7 | $1K | 3.0 |
| 20 | Charles StonerockMD | 1205860210 | Florence, SC | 1,195 | Cilostazol | 80.4 | $1K | 3.0 |
| 21 | Lawrence TarasukDO | 1013182591 | Southampton, NY | 1,255 | Collagenase Clostridium Hist. | 75.0 | $2K | 3.0 |
| 22 | Krista BottM.D. | 1104051200 | Stroudsburg, PA | 2,548 | Ibuprofen | — | $215 | 3.0 |
| 23 | Thomas NiesenM.D. | 1700870250 | Chesterfield, MO | 1,476 | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 81.5 | $264 | 2.9 |
| 24 | Brendon QuinnM.D. | 1518184217 | Dallas, TX | 1,344 | Doxycycline Hyclate | 100.0 | $113 | 2.8 |
| 25 | William SchmalzMD | 1689852428 | Lyndhurst, NJ | 1,020 | Meloxicam | 100.0 | $486 | 2.7 |
| 26 | Philip ProctorMD | 1871685339 | Greenbelt, MD | 1,015 | Tamsulosin Hcl | 82.7 | $2K | 2.7 |
| 27 | Jeffrey PremM.D | 1235110693 | North Canton, OH | 1,319 | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | — | $8K | 2.6 |
| 28 | Thomas EskewMD | 1700866019 | Wilmington, NC | 1,180 | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 75.0 | $635 | 2.5 |
| 29 | Matthew NamannyDO | 1821204041 | Tucson, AZ | 961 | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 75.0 | $1K | 2.2 |
| 30 | Kenneth GoldmanM.D | 1821085937 | Plainsboro, NJ | 1,198 | Cilostazol | 75.0 | $240 | 2.1 |
| 31 | Daniel BarzanaDO | 1720280845 | Wilmington, NC | 1,198 | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | — | $2K | 2.0 |
| 32 | Kathy Palatnik | 1467767939 | El Segundo, CA | 979 | Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip | 75.0 | $385 | 1.9 |
| 33 | Kate GatesDO | 1225452956 | Toledo, OH | 1,022 | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | — | $3K | 1.8 |
| 34 | Christian Galvez-PadillaM.D. | 1124132014 | Pittsfield, MA | 961 | Cilostazol | — | $3K | 1.6 |
| 35 | Dustin WeissM.D. | 1164615738 | Sioux Falls, SD | 1,080 | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | — | $1K | 1.6 |
| 36 | Gilbert FaustinaMD | 1558303271 | West Covina, CA | 2,093 | Atorvastatin Calcium | 75.0 | — | 1.6 |
| 37 | Andre StrzemboszMD | 1316954373 | Bridgeton, MO | 1,495 | — | — | $82 | 1.4 |
| 38 | Timothy OnyiukeMD | 1093102782 | Lutherville, MD | 1,318 | — | 100.0 | — | 1.3 |
| 39 | Dustin LeeD.O. | 1396907432 | Monterey Park, CA | 972 | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 75.0 | $53 | 1.3 |
| 40 | Pouya BenyaminiM.D. | 1457644296 | Los Angeles, CA | 1,258 | — | 100.0 | — | 1.3 |
| 41 | Kevin JamesMD | 1700811353 | Morristown, NJ | 1,073 | Apixaban | — | $218 | 1.3 |
| 42 | Ronald MattisonM.D. | 1396723748 | Memphis, TN | 1,308 | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 93.9 | — | 1.2 |
| 43 | Kristian GimaD.O. | 1629334032 | Oakland, CA | 1,186 | Triamcinolone Acetonide | 100.0 | — | 1.2 |
| 44 | Jeffrey MillmanMD | 1831393347 | Simi Valley, CA | 1,398 | Gabapentin | 79.2 | — | 1.1 |
| 45 | David NyeDO | 1558623793 | Peoria, AZ | 943 | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | — | $214 | 1.1 |
| 46 | Dianne RunkM.D. | 1861566713 | Cincinnati, OH | 1,018 | Letrozole | 93.0 | — | 0.9 |
| 47 | Shenin SachedinaD.O. | 1437194545 | Winter Park, FL | 1,097 | Acetaminophen With Codeine | 75.0 | — | 0.8 |
| 48 | Tarek AlshafieM.D. | 1336182641 | Paramus, NJ | 1,048 | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 25.6 | $1K | 0.8 |
| 49 | Kellie CurtisMD | 1104985845 | Northridge, CA | 1,595 | — | — | — | 0.8 |
| 50 | Rhys SchmidtMD | 1366544868 | Indianapolis, IN | 1,576 | Cephalexin | — | — | 0.8 |