Highest-Volume Vitrectomy — Pars Plana Surgeons in Florida (2026 update)
42 Florida providers billed Medicare for Vitrectomy — Pars Plana (CPT 67036) 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 | Thomas Shane, M.D. | Sarasota, FL | 108 |
| 2 | Mark Gorovoy, M.D. | Fort Myers, FL | 80 |
| 3 | William Smiddy, MD | Miami, FL | 62 |
| 4 | Saurabh Patel, M.D. | Bonita Springs, FL | 59 |
| 5 | Remington Horesh, DO | The Villages, FL | 59 |
| 6 | Jonathan Brugger, M.D. | Sarasota, FL | 52 |
| 7 | David Misch, MD | Lakeland, FL | 50 |
| 8 | Fareed Rifai, MD | Pensacola, FL | 47 |
| 9 | Lawrence Halperin, MD | Ft Lauderdale, FL | 42 |
| 10 | Frank Venzara, M.D. | Merritt Island, FL | 31 |
32 more Florida 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 Vitrectomy — Pars Plana in Florida?
- 42 Florida providers billed Medicare for Vitrectomy — Pars Plana (CPT 67036) 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.