Highest-Volume UroLift — Prostatic Urethral Lift Surgeons in California (2026 update)
30 California providers billed Medicare for UroLift — Prostatic Urethral Lift (CPT 52441) 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 | Theodore Affue, M.D. | El Centro, CA | 79 |
| 2 | Amir Saffarian, M.D. | Morgan Hill, CA | 72 |
| 3 | Prithipal Sethi, M.D. | Sacramento, CA | 66 |
| 4 | Aytac Apaydin, MD | Salinas, CA | 46 |
| 5 | Gary Bellman, MD | Woodland Hills, CA | 36 |
| 6 | Elana Godebu, M.D. | El Centro, CA | 31 |
| 7 | Armen Dikranian, M.D. | Alhambra, CA | 24 |
| 8 | Ramin Khalili, MD FACS | Pasadena, CA | 23 |
| 9 | Yuk-Yuen Leung, M.D. | Fresno, CA | 22 |
| 10 | Alan Yamada, MD | Arcadia, CA | 21 |
20 more California surgeons in the full list
Plus: who already pays them (Stryker? Medtronic? Arthrex?), CSV export for your CRM, and every other state and procedure.
Search the full databaseFrequently asked questions
- How many surgeons perform UroLift — Prostatic Urethral Lift in California?
- 30 California providers billed Medicare for UroLift — Prostatic Urethral Lift (CPT 52441) 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.