Highest-Volume HoLEP — Laser Prostate Enucleation Surgeons in North Carolina (2026 update)
7 North Carolina providers billed Medicare for HoLEP — Laser Prostate Enucleation (CPT 52649) 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 | Chad Gridley, M.D. | Smithfield, NC | 97 |
| 2 | Rebecca Gerber, MD | Charlotte, NC | 71 |
| 3 | Gopal Narang | Chapel Hill, NC | 49 |
| 4 | Mark Makhuli, MD | Charlotte, NC | 22 |
| 5 | Brian Sninsky, M.D | Burlington, NC | 12 |
| 6 | Lawrence Eskew, MD | Winston Salem, NC | 12 |
| 7 | Andrew Franklin, M.D. | Asheville, NC | 11 |
Frequently asked questions
- How many surgeons perform HoLEP — Laser Prostate Enucleation in North Carolina?
- 7 North Carolina providers billed Medicare for HoLEP — Laser Prostate Enucleation (CPT 52649) 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.