Hip fracture surgery · Colorado
Hip fracture surgery in Colorado: the highest-volume physicians
27 physicians in Colorado billed Medicare for 596 hip fracture surgery procedures in 2024. The top 27, with the year before beside it.
Top 27
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George W. Chaus, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Longmont | 62 | 72 | −14% |
| 2 | Steven J. Morgan, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Englewood | 35 | 33 | +6% |
| 3 | Megan A. Brady, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Colorado Springs | 33 | — | |
| 3 | Jamie L. EngelOrthopedic Surgery · Pueblo | 33 | — | |
| 5 | Peter D. Fredericks, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Colorado Springs | 31 | 24 | +29% |
| 6 | Nathaniel E. Schaffer, MD, PHDOrthopedic Surgery · Denver | 29 | — | |
| 6 | Jason R. Wild, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Colorado Springs | 29 | 15 | |
| 8 | Nicholas A. Alfonso, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Aurora | 28 | 13 | |
| 8 | Bryan M. Armitage, MD, MSCOrthopedic Surgery · Englewood | 28 | — | |
| 10 | Trevor J. Wait, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Englewood | 25 | — | |
| 11 | Jonathan C. Barnwell, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Colorado Springs | 24 | — | |
| 12 | Melissa A. Gorman, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Aurora | 23 | 14 | |
| 13 | Stuart J. Davidson, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Usaf Academy | 20 | — | |
| 14 | Kathryn Helmig, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Colorado Springs | 19 | — | |
| 14 | Michael P. Rusnak, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Fort Collins | 19 | 32 | −41% |
| 16 | Robert M. Baer, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Fort Collins | 16 | 18 | |
| 16 | Edward S. Szuszczewicz, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Lone Tree | 16 | — | |
| 16 | Conor D. Spady, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Greeley | 16 | — | |
| 19 | Steven R. Gammon, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Grand Junction | 14 | — | |
| 19 | Jennifer R. Sharp, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Lone Tree | 14 | 27 | −48% |
| 21 | Daniel J. Kaplan, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Parker | 13 | 13 | |
| 22 | Paul B. Rahill, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Colorado Springs | 12 | 11 | |
| 22 | John R. Schwappach, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Englewood | 12 | 30 | −60% |
| 22 | Darryl A. Auston, MD PHDOrthopedic Surgery · Thornton | 12 | 13 | |
| 25 | Alexander R. Wessel, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Colorado Springs | 11 | 31 | −65% |
| 25 | Leonid Grossman, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Golden | 11 | 11 | |
| 25 | Jared L. Michalson, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Denver | 11 | — |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 27245, 27236), 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.