Highest-Volume Wound Debridement — Subcutaneous Surgeons in Tennessee (2026 update)
170 Tennessee 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 | Edward Fore, M.D. | Kingsport, TN | 1,167 |
| 2 | Nilay Patel, M.D. | Columbia, TN | 1,126 |
| 3 | Daniel Murrell, M.D. | Memphis, TN | 864 |
| 4 | Kristie Young, DO | Sevierville, TN | 742 |
| 5 | Robert Ampudia, M.D. | Newport, TN | 618 |
| 6 | Stephen Bergquist, MD | Jackson, TN | 558 |
| 7 | Ma Lu, MD | Winchester, TN | 424 |
| 8 | Ryan Unger, MD | Knoxville, TN | 372 |
| 9 | Alan Powers, M.D. | Nashville, TN | 359 |
| 10 | Reva Bork, DPM | Nashville, TN | 327 |
160 more Tennessee 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 Tennessee?
- 170 Tennessee 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.