Highest-Volume Wound Debridement — Subcutaneous Surgeons in Kentucky (2026 update)
127 Kentucky providers billed Medicare for Wound Debridement — Subcutaneous (CPT 11042) 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 | John Vanaalst, MD | Louisville, KY | 1,211 |
| 2 | Michael Roof, D.O. | Henderson, KY | 946 |
| 3 | Avis Carr-Jarmon, M.D. | Lexington, KY | 660 |
| 4 | Charles Arnold, M.D. | Winchester, KY | 606 |
| 5 | Rachel Shelton, M.D. | Somerset, KY | 557 |
| 6 | Charles Palmer, D.O. | Louisville, KY | 521 |
| 7 | Anthony Lancaster, M.D. | Louisville, KY | 513 |
| 8 | George Valentini, M.D. | Hopkinsville, KY | 452 |
| 9 | Mariano Rivera, D.P.M | Pikeville, KY | 408 |
| 10 | Zachery Weyandt, DPM | Louisville, KY | 407 |
117 more Kentucky 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 Wound Debridement — Subcutaneous in Kentucky?
- 127 Kentucky providers billed Medicare for Wound Debridement — Subcutaneous (CPT 11042) 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.