Highest-Volume TURBT — Bladder Tumor Resection Surgeons in Illinois (2026 update)
26 Illinois providers billed Medicare for TURBT — Bladder Tumor Resection (CPT 52235) 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 | Joshua Meeks, MD, PHD | Chicago, IL | 66 |
| 2 | Daniel Schneider, M.D. | Quincy, IL | 51 |
| 3 | Kristian Novakovic, MD | Glenview, IL | 49 |
| 4 | Christian Schwartz, DO | Spring Valley, IL | 33 |
| 5 | Craig Labbate, MD | Highland Park, IL | 30 |
| 6 | Shilajit Kundu, MD | Chicago, IL | 30 |
| 7 | Piyush Agarwal | Chicago, IL | 21 |
| 8 | Peter Tek, D.O. | Joliet, IL | 20 |
| 9 | Michael Abern, M.D. | Chicago, IL | 20 |
| 10 | Robert Kaplinsky, MD | Park Ridge, IL | 19 |
16 more Illinois 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 TURBT — Bladder Tumor Resection in Illinois?
- 26 Illinois providers billed Medicare for TURBT — Bladder Tumor Resection (CPT 52235) 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.