Highest-Volume SLT — Laser Trabeculoplasty Surgeons in Colorado (2026 update)
32 Colorado providers billed Medicare for SLT — Laser Trabeculoplasty (CPT 65855) 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 | Kent Bashford, DO | Fort Collins, CO | 95 |
| 2 | Cameron Clarke, MD | Durango, CO | 85 |
| 3 | Shane Nau, MD | Littleton, CO | 75 |
| 4 | Kingsley Okafor, M.D. | Denver, CO | 70 |
| 5 | Cristos Ifantides, M.D. | Denver, CO | 66 |
| 6 | Zachary Vest, MD | Sheridan, CO | 61 |
| 7 | Mohammad Karbassi, M.D. | Longmont, CO | 57 |
| 8 | Joshua Zastrocky, M.D. | Durango, CO | 43 |
| 9 | Mina Pantcheva, MD | Aurora, CO | 39 |
| 10 | Micah Rothstein, M.D. | Longmont, CO | 39 |
22 more Colorado 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 SLT — Laser Trabeculoplasty in Colorado?
- 32 Colorado providers billed Medicare for SLT — Laser Trabeculoplasty (CPT 65855) 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.