Highest-Volume Wound Debridement — Subcutaneous Surgeons in Rhode Island (2026 update)
38 Rhode Island 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 | Thomas Carruthers, MD | Providence, RI | 408 |
| 2 | Thomas Rocco, MD | Johnston, RI | 390 |
| 3 | Douglas Glod, DPM | East Providence, RI | 379 |
| 4 | Leah Adams, M.D. | Cranston, RI | 349 |
| 5 | Michael Vezeridis, MD | Providence, RI | 330 |
| 6 | Michael Reuter, DPM | Bristol, RI | 326 |
| 7 | Elizabeth Altenhein, MD | Providence, RI | 271 |
| 8 | Kelli Naylor-Dobrzynski, M.D. | Warwick, RI | 241 |
| 9 | Todd May, DO, MHS | Warwick, RI | 220 |
| 10 | James Appleton, DPM | Pawtucket, RI | 199 |
28 more Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island?
- 38 Rhode Island 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.