Highest-Volume Balloon Sinuplasty — Maxillary Surgeons in Alabama (2026 update)
10 Alabama providers billed Medicare for Balloon Sinuplasty — Maxillary (CPT 31295) in 2024. The top 10 by case volume are below — the full ranked list, CSV export and competitor-payment intel are available with a DocVol subscription ($199/mo, cancel anytime).
Database refreshed July 2026Live NPPES registryⓘ sources
| # | Surgeon | Location | Medicare cases (2024) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caleb Masterson, D.O. | Florence, AL | 74 |
| 2 | John Stewart, D.O. | Huntsville, AL | 57 |
| 3 | R Hill, MD | Athens, AL | 37 |
| 4 | Jeffrey Robertson, MD | Birmingham, AL | 21 |
| 5 | James Spires, M.D. | Mobile, AL | 17 |
| 6 | Keith Kowal, M.D. | Fairhope, AL | 17 |
| 7 | Gordon Shields, M.D. | Tuscaloosa, AL | 14 |
| 8 | James Masdon, M.D. | Guntersville, AL | 12 |
| 9 | Paul Papajohn, D.O. | Athens, AL | 11 |
| 10 | Ryan Marshall | Birmingham, AL | 11 |
Frequently asked questions
- How many surgeons perform Balloon Sinuplasty — Maxillary in Alabama?
- 10 Alabama providers billed Medicare for Balloon Sinuplasty — Maxillary (CPT 31295) in CY2024. CMS suppresses providers with 10 or fewer Medicare patients, so the true count is somewhat higher.
- Where does this data come from?
- CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (fee-for-service Part B claims, CY2024, released May 2026) and CMS Open Payments. Both are official U.S. federal datasets.
- Does this include all of a surgeon's cases?
- No — it covers traditional Medicare only (no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or Medicaid claims). Absolute volumes undercount total practice, but the ranking of high- vs low-volume surgeons is a strong targeting signal.