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General Surgeons in Kentucky

Data updated monthly · Last refresh October 2026

459 Surgery providers practice in Kentucky, including 13 (3%) offering telehealth. The largest concentration is in Louisville. Profiles include federal Open Payments records of money received from drug and device companies in 2025. Listings are drawn from federal public records and are not endorsements.

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Surgery by city in Kentucky

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Surgery in Louisville107 providers
Surgery in Lexington72 providers
Surgery in Owensboro19 providers
Surgery in Fort Campbell17 providers
Surgery in Paducah16 providers
Surgery in Ashland14 providers
Surgery in Bowling Green13 providers
Surgery in Edgewood13 providers
Surgery in Danville10 providers
Surgery in London8 providers
Surgery in Morehead7 providers
Surgery in Elizabethtown7 providers
Surgery in Hazard7 providers
Surgery in Pikeville6 providers
Surgery in Somerset6 providers
Surgery in Whitesburg6 providers
Surgery in Frankfort6 providers
Surgery in Richmond5 providers
Surgery in Murray5 providers
Surgery in Prestonsburg5 providers
Surgery in Henderson5 providers
Surgery in Campbellsville5 providers
Surgery in Corbin5 providers
Surgery in Hopkinsville4 providers

Where General Surgeons in Kentucky practice

From CMS Medicare enrollment records covering 252 of the 459 providers listed here (55%). Providers who do not bill Medicare are not included in these figures.

6%solo or small practice (under 10 clinicians)
15%mid-size group (10 to 99)
79%large group or health system (100+)

Largest practice groups

Group (as registered with Medicare)General SurgeonsAll clinicians in groupMain city
Baptist Health Medical Group Inc.402,431Lexington
University of Louisville Physicians Inc.241,438Louisville
Community Medical Associates Inc.201,368Louisville
Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, Inc.15949Lexington
Owensboro Health Medical Group Inc.15455Owensboro

Hospitals where they hold privileges

HospitalCityOwnershipCMS star ratingGeneral Surgeons affiliated
Norton Hospitals, Inc.LouisvilleNonprofit2 of 534
Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth HospitalLouisvilleNonprofit2 of 522
Owensboro Health Regional HospitalOwensboroNonprofit2 of 516
Baptist Health LouisvilleLouisvilleNonprofit4 of 516
University of Kentucky HospitalLexingtonGovernment4 of 515

Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians (August 2026) and Facility Affiliation files (August 2026); hospital ownership type and overall star rating from CMS Hospital General Information (July 2026). A clinician in several groups is counted once, in the largest group they bill through. Ownership type is what the hospital reports to CMS; it does not show private equity or other investor ownership. How we build this directory.

Surgery providers in Kentucky

Listed by city, largest first. Payment figures come from the federal Open Payments program, which requires drug and device companies to report what they pay physicians for consulting, speaking, meals, travel and royalties. A disclosed payment is a financial relationship, not evidence of wrongdoing, and many totals reflect a single meal. Figures cover calendar year 2025.

Dr. Robert Hoppes, MD
Albany, KY · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (606) 387-6421
Dr. Tracy Cross, M.D.
Albany, KY · $361 in drug and device payments (2025) · (606) 387-3000
Dr. Ariel Toomey, D.O.
Ashland, KY · $236 in drug and device payments (2025) · (606) 408-7500
Dr. Camilo Velasquez Mejia, M.D.
Ashland, KY · $3,622 in drug and device payments (2025) · (606) 326-1675
Dr. Eric Smith, DO
Ashland, KY · $187,393 in drug and device payments (2025) · (606) 329-2888
Dr. James Martin, M.D.
Ashland, KY · $590 in drug and device payments (2025) · (606) 836-3770
Dr. John Miller, M.D.
Ashland, KY · $61 in drug and device payments (2025) · (833) 409-3747
Dr. Khalid Shalaby
Ashland, KY · $1,186 in drug and device payments (2025) · (606) 325-1151
Dr. Pedro Lim, MD
Ashland, KY · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (606) 324-0672
Dr. Roderick Tompkins, M.D.
Ashland, KY · $546 in drug and device payments (2025) · (606) 329-2888
Dr. Sean Ryan, MD
Ashland, KY · $2,997 in drug and device payments (2025) · (606) 329-2888
Dr. Sonja Lichtenstein-zayneh, MD
Ashland, KY · $177 in drug and device payments (2025) · (606) 408-1260
Dr. Timothy Demshar, D.O.
Ashland, KY · $364 in drug and device payments (2025) · (606) 329-2888
Dr. Timothy Wheeler, M.D.
Ashland, KY · $753 in drug and device payments (2025) · (606) 329-2888
Dr. Tyler Grant, D.O.
Ashland, KY · $1,360 in drug and device payments (2025) · (606) 329-2888
Dr. William Dunlop, MD
Ashland, KY · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (606) 327-5628
Dr. Jerry Woolum, MD
Barbourville, KY · $500 in drug and device payments (2025) · (606) 545-4460
Dr. Paul Haney, MD
Barbourville, KY · $305 in drug and device payments (2025) · (606) 545-4460
Dr. Velupillai Wignakumar, M.D, FRCS
Barbourville, KY · $12 in drug and device payments (2025) · (606) 545-5539
Dr. Mickey Anderson, MD
Bardstown, KY · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (502) 348-5588
Dr. Robert Farrell, M.D.
Bardstown, KY · $476 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth · (502) 350-5492
Dr. Timothy Jones, MD
Bardstown, KY · $62 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth · (502) 350-5492
Dr. Tyler Holley, M.D.
Bardstown, KY · $83 in drug and device payments (2025) · (502) 350-5492
Dr. Robert Beale, MD
Benton, KY · $157 in drug and device payments (2025) · (270) 527-7400
Dr. Anthony Nigliazzo, M.D.
Berea, KY · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (859) 986-8418
Dr. Dasen Ritchey, M.D.
Berea, KY · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (859) 986-3151
Dr. Mary Ellen Shields, M.D.
Berea, KY · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (859) 986-8418
Dr. Amber Chambers, MD
Bowling Green, KY · $571 in drug and device payments (2025) · (270) 393-2778
Dr. Brian Crosser, MD
Bowling Green, KY · $463 in drug and device payments (2025) · (270) 780-2690
Dr. Danny Harrison, MD
Bowling Green, KY · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (270) 846-1500
Dr. George Bush, M.D.
Bowling Green, KY · $320 in drug and device payments (2025) · (270) 842-1660
Dr. Mark Jessen, M.D.
Bowling Green, KY · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (270) 781-1588
Dr. Michael Campbell, M.D.
Bowling Green, KY · $251 in drug and device payments (2025) · (270) 843-7557
Dr. Michael West, MD
Bowling Green, KY · $216 in drug and device payments (2025) · (270) 745-7985
Dr. Onyeoziri Nwanguma, M.D.
Bowling Green, KY · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (717) 531-8521
Dr. Rachel Bryant, M.D.
Bowling Green, KY · $1,518 in drug and device payments (2025) · (270) 745-7985
Dr. Rachel Lovely-west, M.D.
Bowling Green, KY · $3,682 in drug and device payments (2025) · (270) 780-2690
Dr. Sarath Palakodeti, DO
Bowling Green, KY · $913 in drug and device payments (2025) · (270) 780-0579
Dr. Tage Haase, M.D.
Bowling Green, KY · $178 in drug and device payments (2025) · (270) 783-3307
Dr. Timothy Wierson, M.D.
Bowling Green, KY · $14,551 in drug and device payments (2025) · (270) 783-3340
Dr. David Bentley, M.D.
Campbellsville, KY · $28 in drug and device payments (2025) · (270) 465-7505
Dr. Eugene Shively, M.D.
Campbellsville, KY · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (270) 465-2821
Dr. James Watkins, M.D.
Campbellsville, KY · $2,661 in drug and device payments (2025) · (270) 465-2821
Dr. Michael Bahr, M.D.
Campbellsville, KY · $1,232 in drug and device payments (2025) · (270) 789-0587
Dr. Robert Romines, MD
Campbellsville, KY · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (270) 937-9030
Dr. Farooq Mirza, M.D.
Carrollton, KY · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (502) 732-3799
Dr. Jeannine Perrenoud, D.O.
Carrollton, KY · $84 in drug and device payments (2025) · (502) 732-3270
Dr. Patricia Figert, MD
Carrollton, KY · $18 in drug and device payments (2025) · (502) 732-3204
Dr. Aaron House, M.D.
Corbin, KY · $467 in drug and device payments (2025) · (606) 526-7363
Dr. Barbara Michna, M.D.
Corbin, KY · $469 in drug and device payments (2025) · (606) 526-7363

Common questions

How many Surgery providers are in Kentucky?

There are 459 Surgery providers with active NPI records practicing in Kentucky, according to federal NPPES data refreshed monthly.

Do Surgery providers in Kentucky offer telehealth?

Yes. 13 of the 459 Surgery providers in Kentucky (about 3%) report offering telehealth services in CMS data.

Which cities in Kentucky have the most Surgery providers?

Louisville (107), Lexington (72), Owensboro (19) have the highest concentration of Surgery providers in Kentucky.

How many Surgery providers in Kentucky received drug or device company payments?

267 of 459 Surgery providers in Kentucky (58%) received at least one payment from a drug or device company in 2025, according to the federal Open Payments program.

Where does this data come from?

Provider counts and profiles come from the federal NPPES registry and CMS Doctors and Clinicians files. Payment figures come from the CMS Open Payments program for calendar year 2025. The directory refreshes monthly.

Do most General Surgeons in Kentucky work in independent practices or large health systems?

Among 252 General Surgeons in Kentucky enrolled in Medicare, 6% bill through a solo or small practice with fewer than 10 clinicians, 15% through a mid-size group of 10 to 99, and 79% through a large group or health system with 100 or more clinicians, according to CMS enrollment records.

Which hospitals do General Surgeons in Kentucky work at?

According to CMS facility affiliation records, the Kentucky hospitals where the most General Surgeons hold privileges are Norton Hospitals, Inc. in Louisville; Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital in Louisville; Owensboro Health Regional Hospital in Owensboro.

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Sources: NPPES (CMS), Doctors and Clinicians national files, CMS Open Payments 2025. Updated monthly. Records are public federal data and are not verified credentials, licensure checks, or endorsements. This directory is informational and not medical advice. How we build this directory. Are you a Surgery in Kentucky? Get featured.