Highest-Volume Wound Debridement — Subcutaneous Surgeons in Montana (2026 update)
33 Montana 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 | Shawn Braunagel, DPM | Billings, MT | 736 |
| 2 | Alexander Chung, M.D. | Great Falls, MT | 648 |
| 3 | Frederick Kahn, M.D. | Billings, MT | 489 |
| 4 | Michael Ascuitto | Billings, MT | 430 |
| 5 | Gary Ostahowski, MD | Hardin, MT | 399 |
| 6 | Timothy Dernbach, MD | Billings, MT | 337 |
| 7 | Dennis Maier, MD | Billings, MT | 292 |
| 8 | Joe Gregory, DO | Butte, MT | 237 |
| 9 | Adam Zelka, M.D. | Billings, MT | 192 |
| 10 | G Neibauer, D.P.M. | Missoula, MT | 191 |
23 more Montana 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 Montana?
- 33 Montana 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.