Just how "experienced" is the ps?

[dberg]

My insurance company has sent me to the only ps in the network that has been trained to do DIEP. I asked his office staff how many he has done and they said "a few", which is not experienced enough as far as I'm concerned. I plan to pin him down this week for the number, but want to know if there is a way to find out how many procedures a surgeon does. Is it published anywhere?

I want numbers before I go head to head with my insurance co again.

Thanks,
Diane