Highest-Volume TURBT — Bladder Tumor Resection Surgeons in Missouri (2026 update)
10 Missouri 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 | Woodson Smelser, MD | Saint Louis, MO | 22 |
| 2 | Gregory Auffenberg, M.D., M.S. | Saint Louis, MO | 17 |
| 3 | Michael Aberger, M.D. | Saint Joseph, MO | 15 |
| 4 | Eric Mcqueary, D.O. | Osage Beach, MO | 14 |
| 5 | Meredith Metcalf, MD | Saint Louis, MO | 12 |
| 6 | Gautum Agarwal, MD | Saint Louis, MO | 12 |
| 7 | Mark Wakefield, MD | Columbia, MO | 12 |
| 8 | Tyrun Richardson, M.D. | Springfield, MO | 11 |
| 9 | Zeynep Gul, MD | Saint Louis, MO | 11 |
| 10 | Michael Glamore, M.D. | Saint Louis, MO | 11 |
Frequently asked questions
- How many surgeons perform TURBT — Bladder Tumor Resection in Missouri?
- 10 Missouri 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.