Highest-Volume ESWL — Shockwave Lithotripsy Surgeons in Colorado (2026 update)
7 Colorado providers billed Medicare for ESWL — Shockwave Lithotripsy (CPT 50590) 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 | Clay Pendleton, M.D. | Steamboat Springs, CO | 46 |
| 2 | Christopher Harrigan, M.D. | Canon City, CO | 24 |
| 3 | Jamie Vanoveren, D.O. | Steamboat Springs, CO | 20 |
| 4 | Eric Richter, MD | Pueblo, CO | 20 |
| 5 | Gregory Taylor, MD | Durango, CO | 15 |
| 6 | Salvatore Catarinicchia, M.D. | Aurora, CO | 12 |
| 7 | Geoff Ledgerwood, M.D. | Parker, CO | 11 |
Frequently asked questions
- How many surgeons perform ESWL — Shockwave Lithotripsy in Colorado?
- 7 Colorado providers billed Medicare for ESWL — Shockwave Lithotripsy (CPT 50590) 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.