Treatment Tracker

The Doctors and Services in Medicare Part B

This database was last updated in December 2017. It should only be used as a historical snapshot. More recent data is available via the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ lookup tool.

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Repair of incisional or abdominal hernia

Service Code: 49560, Service Type: Medical

Total Paid

$112,031.73

Total Times Performed (or Units)

3,377

Rank Among All Services

2,546

Includes both office and facility visits.

Services by State

Below are the states in which this service was billed. Click a state for top providers there.


Times Performed State
340 Florida
338 California
248 New York
185 Georgia
178 Pennsylvania
167 South Carolina
144 Texas
144 New Jersey
139 North Carolina
118 Arizona
113 Alabama
112 Indiana
90 Michigan
82 Maryland
82 Kansas
81 Arkansas
79 Iowa
71 Massachusetts
70 Oklahoma
63 Missouri
59 Virginia
57 Ohio
52 Illinois
49 Connecticut
46 Kentucky
44 Louisiana
43 Tennessee
41 Mississippi
24 Colorado
24 Utah
22 Nebraska
18 Oregon
17 Washington, DC
14 Washington
12 Delaware
11 Nevada

Top Providers

Below are the top 30 providers who performed this service most often. A provider’s name may appear twice on this list if he/she performs this service in both an office setting and in a facility. Medicare reimburses differently based on place of service and breaks the data out accordingly. Sorting is limited to the top 30 overall providers.


Provider Name Times Performed (or Units) % of Patients Unique Visits Per Patient
SANKAR ADUSUMILLI

RALEIGH, N.C. 27607

Surgery

7%

of this provider's 506 patients got this service
34

Performed in a facility

7%

of this provider's 506 patients got this service
1
MARK SCHADT

BETHLEHEM, Pa. 18017

Surgery

4%

of this provider's 566 patients got this service
33

Performed in a facility

4%

of this provider's 566 patients got this service
1
STEVEN LOWRY

TOMS RIVER, N.J. 08755

Colon & Rectal Surgery

7%

of this provider's 470 patients got this service
32

Performed in a facility

7%

of this provider's 470 patients got this service
1
AFTON CARDUCCI

RALEIGH, N.C. 27607

Physician Assistant

20%

of this provider's 147 patients got this service
31

Performed in a facility

20%

of this provider's 147 patients got this service
1
JEFFREY LAFOND

CHARLESTON, S.C. 29406

Surgery

6%

of this provider's 479 patients got this service
29

Performed in a facility

6%

of this provider's 479 patients got this service
1
MICHAEL FAHEY

YUBA CITY, Calif. 95991

Not Specified

4%

of this provider's 672 patients got this service
27

Performed in a facility

4%

of this provider's 672 patients got this service
1
CHRISTIAN BIRKEDAL

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. 32117

Surgery

4%

of this provider's 554 patients got this service
25

Performed in a facility

4%

of this provider's 554 patients got this service
1.1
HARTWIG BUNZENDAHL

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. 27599

Trauma Surgery

18%

of this provider's 132 patients got this service
24

Performed in a facility

18%

of this provider's 132 patients got this service
1
STEVEN HOFSTETTER

NEW YORK, N.Y. 10016

Surgery

9%

of this provider's 238 patients got this service
23

Performed in a facility

9%

of this provider's 238 patients got this service
1
GREGORY DUMANIAN

CHICAGO, Ill. 60611

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

6%

of this provider's 336 patients got this service
23

Performed in a facility

6%

of this provider's 336 patients got this service
1
RONALD RASMUSSEN

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. 32117

Surgery

6%

of this provider's 371 patients got this service
23

Performed in a facility

6%

of this provider's 371 patients got this service
1
JONATHAN GEFEN

WYNNEWOOD, Pa. 19096

Surgery

7%

of this provider's 310 patients got this service
22

Performed in a facility

7%

of this provider's 310 patients got this service
1
MATTHEW REED

BESSEMER, Ala. 35022

Surgery

7%

of this provider's 298 patients got this service
21

Performed in a facility

7%

of this provider's 298 patients got this service
1
WILLIAM SYMONS

STAMFORD, Conn. 06902

Surgical Critical Care

6%

of this provider's 381 patients got this service
21

Performed in a facility

6%

of this provider's 381 patients got this service
1
MARC MANDEL

SUMMIT, N.J. 07901

Specialist

5%

of this provider's 446 patients got this service
21

Performed in a facility

5%

of this provider's 446 patients got this service
1
PAUL STARKER

SUMMIT, N.J. 07901

Surgery

10%

of this provider's 201 patients got this service
21

Performed in a facility

10%

of this provider's 201 patients got this service
1
AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER LP

WICHITA, Kan. 67214

Ambulatory Health Care Facilities, Ambulatory Surgical

1%

of this provider's 1,381 patients got this service
21

Performed in a facility

1%

of this provider's 1,381 patients got this service
1
MARCO HARMATY

NEW YORK, N.Y. 10029

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

12%

of this provider's 172 patients got this service
21

Performed in a facility

12%

of this provider's 172 patients got this service
1.1
GRANT BOCHICCHIO

SAINT LOUIS, Mo. 63110

Surgical Critical Care

8%

of this provider's 255 patients got this service
21

Performed in a facility

8%

of this provider's 255 patients got this service
1
MICHAEL KHALIFE

MINEOLA, N.Y. 11501

Surgery

4%

of this provider's 530 patients got this service
21

Performed in a facility

4%

of this provider's 530 patients got this service
1
ABEDON SAIZ

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. 86403

Surgery

2%

of this provider's 903 patients got this service
20

Performed in a facility

2%

of this provider's 903 patients got this service
1.1
JIMMIE GAVRAS

FAIRHOPE, Ala. 36532

Surgery

5%

of this provider's 403 patients got this service
20

Performed in a facility

5%

of this provider's 403 patients got this service
1
ANGELO PROCACCINO

GREAT NECK, N.Y. 11023

Surgery

7%

of this provider's 260 patients got this service
20

Performed in a facility

7%

of this provider's 260 patients got this service
1
RUSSELL PELLAR

MUNSTER, Ind. 46321

Surgery

5%

of this provider's 365 patients got this service
20

Performed in a facility

5%

of this provider's 365 patients got this service
1
DAVID HALPERN

MINEOLA, N.Y. 11501

Surgery

4%

of this provider's 485 patients got this service
20

Performed in a facility

4%

of this provider's 485 patients got this service
1
JOSEPH PETELIN

SHAWNEE MISSION, Kan. 66204

Surgery

6%

of this provider's 292 patients got this service
19

Performed in a facility

6%

of this provider's 292 patients got this service
1.1
PHILIP TORINA

NEW YORK, N.Y. 10029

Plastic Surgery

6%

of this provider's 306 patients got this service
19

Performed in a facility

6%

of this provider's 306 patients got this service
1.1
BENJAMIN POULOSE

NASHVILLE, Tenn. 37232

Surgery

10%

of this provider's 196 patients got this service
19

Performed in a facility

10%

of this provider's 196 patients got this service
1
ABDELKADER HAWASLI

SAINT CLAIR SHORES, Mich. 48080

Surgery

3%

of this provider's 567 patients got this service
19

Performed in a facility

3%

of this provider's 567 patients got this service
1
ANDREA BESSINGER

CHARLESTON, S.C. 29406

Physician Assistant

16%

of this provider's 120 patients got this service
19

Performed in a facility

16%

of this provider's 120 patients got this service
1

Sources: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, National Plan and Provider Enumeration System, American Medical Association

Services that begin with a letter come from CMS. All other codes and descriptions of the medical procedures are from the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set, copyright 2015 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Where practical, AMA’s consumer friendly translation of the CPT descriptor was used. ProPublica has received permission from the AMA to use these codes on this site.

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