Highest-Volume Balloon Sinuplasty — Frontal Surgeons in Texas (2026 update)
7 Texas providers billed Medicare for Balloon Sinuplasty — Frontal (CPT 31296) 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 | Jason Acevedo, MD | Abilene, TX | 23 |
| 2 | Jeffrey Chimenti, MD | Shenandoah, TX | 19 |
| 3 | Manish Wani, MD | Houston, TX | 17 |
| 4 | Nicholas Scalzitti, M.D. | Fort Sam Houston, TX | 13 |
| 5 | Benjamin Cilento, M.D. | Spring, TX | 12 |
| 6 | Stan Potocki, M.D. | Lubbock, TX | 11 |
| 7 | Ian Alexander, MD | Boerne, TX | 11 |
Frequently asked questions
- How many surgeons perform Balloon Sinuplasty — Frontal in Texas?
- 7 Texas providers billed Medicare for Balloon Sinuplasty — Frontal (CPT 31296) 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.