Carpal tunnel release · Alabama
Carpal tunnel release in Alabama: the highest-volume physicians
42 physicians in Alabama billed Medicare for 1,288 carpal tunnel release procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip A. Maddox, MDHand Surgery · Huntsville | 63 | 56 | +13% |
| 2 | Jonathan A. Ludwig, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Huntsville | 62 | 58 | +7% |
| 3 | Kathleen E. Mckeon, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Birmingham | 57 | 54 | +6% |
| 4 | Joseph W. Clark, MDHand Surgery · Huntsville | 55 | 54 | +2% |
| 5 | Heather L. Licht, MDHand Surgery · Huntsville | 53 | 41 | +29% |
| 6 | Emily A. Compton, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Birmingham | 46 | — | |
| 6 | Joseph Shung, MD (ANTICIPATED)Orthopedic Surgery · Mobile | 46 | 52 | −12% |
| 6 | Hussein W. Turki, MDHand Surgery · Montgomery | 46 | 67 | −31% |
| 9 | Karen Hand, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Birmingham | 44 | 49 | −10% |
| 9 | John H. Walker, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Huntsville | 44 | 64 | −31% |
| 11 | Grady E. Maddox, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Birmingham | 43 | 31 | +39% |
| 12 | Orvis H. Chitwood, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Dothan | 37 | 63 | −41% |
| 13 | Edmund B. Rowland, MDHand Surgery · Mobile | 36 | 23 | +57% |
| 14 | Jared L. Burkett, MDHand Surgery · Mobile | 34 | 20 | +70% |
| 14 | Jonathan YuOrthopedic Surgery · Huntsville | 34 | 24 | +42% |
| 14 | Thomas M. Barbour, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Mobile | 34 | 44 | −23% |
| 17 | Allison Hunter, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Daphne | 33 | — | |
| 18 | Judson B. Moore, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Dothan | 32 | 36 | −11% |
| 18 | Brittany E. Homcha, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Florence | 32 | — | |
| 18 | James N. Rachel, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Mobile | 32 | 36 | −11% |
| 21 | Barry S. Callahan, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Tuscaloosa | 31 | 39 | −21% |
| 22 | Thomas R. Sellers, MDHand Surgery · Montgomery | 30 | 36 | −17% |
| 23 | Robert S. Tapscott, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Decatur | 28 | 27 | +4% |
| 24 | James E. Stanford, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Athens | 24 | 17 | |
| 24 | Kathryn A. Bentley, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Birmingham | 24 | 25 | −4% |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 64721, 29848), in 2024, Medicare fee-for-service only. A surgeon who mostly treats younger or Medicare Advantage patients will rank lower than their total volume. Method and limits.