Highest-Volume Balloon Sinuplasty — Maxillary Surgeons in Georgia (2026 update)
7 Georgia 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 | Ajaz Chaudhry, M.D. | Lawrenceville, GA | 40 |
| 2 | Raymond Howard, M.D. | Rome, GA | 17 |
| 3 | David Dillard, MD | Athens, GA | 16 |
| 4 | Ronald Van Tuyl, MD | Canton, GA | 16 |
| 5 | Sanjay Athavale, M.D. | Dawsonville, GA | 15 |
| 6 | Gamwell Rogers, M.D. | Atlanta, GA | 15 |
| 7 | Ronald Alvarez, M.D. | Alpharetta, GA | 14 |
Frequently asked questions
- How many surgeons perform Balloon Sinuplasty — Maxillary in Georgia?
- 7 Georgia 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.