Joints, bones and spine
Hip replacement: the highest-volume physicians in the US
4,568 physicians billed Medicare for 166,514 hip replacement procedures in 2024. Pick a state for its own table, or read the national top 101.
By state
- Alabama53 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Matthew D. Clayton
- Alaska17 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Bryan D. Haughom
- Arizona110 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Bertrand P. Kaper
- Arkansas43 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Charles K. Hanby
- California356 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Andrew G. Yun
- Colorado92 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Clifford D. Clark
- Connecticut52 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jonathan L. Berliner
- Delaware17 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Cameron Yau
- District of Columbia10 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Anthony S. Unger
- Florida317 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Edward J. Stolarski
- Georgia126 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Charles A. Decook
- Hawaii10 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jeffery K. Harpstrite
- Idaho38 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Douglas P. Mcinnis
- Illinois184 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Alexander Gordon
- Indiana128 physicians · No. 1 Dr. John Hur
- Iowa65 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Mark J. Isaacson
- Kansas65 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jeffrey W. Salin
- Kentucky63 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jonathan G. Yerasimides
- Louisiana48 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Cambize Shahrdar
- Maine28 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jason E. Lang
- Maryland89 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Joseph J. Ciotola
- Massachusetts122 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Geoffrey J. Van Flandern
- Michigan140 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Donald M. Knapke
- Minnesota107 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Mark A. Heller
- Mississippi38 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Robert K. Mehrle
- Missouri100 physicians · No. 1 Christopher J. Wester
- Montana20 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Michael T. Groover
- Nebraska40 physicians · No. 1 Dr. James W. Gallentine
- Nevada33 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Chad D. Watts
- New Hampshire34 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Garrett C. Davis
- New Jersey102 physicians · No. 1 Paul Lombardi
- New Mexico22 physicians · No. 1 Dr. John A. Garcia
- New York203 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jason Blevins
- North Carolina173 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Howard D. Homesley
- North Dakota19 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Gary A. Matthys
- Ohio205 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Michael R. Bloomfield
- Oklahoma55 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Paul B. Jacob
- Oregon58 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Erin E. Finter
- Pennsylvania208 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Andrew Star
- Puerto Rico1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Dencel A. Garcia Velez
- Rhode Island19 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Robert C. Marchand
- South Carolina76 physicians · No. 1 Dr. John J. Mccrosson
- South Dakota29 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Michael J. Adler
- Tennessee119 physicians · No. 1 Dr. William T. Ballard
- Texas286 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Stefan W. Kreuzer
- Utah46 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Clint J. Wooten
- Vermont11 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Nathaniel J. Nelms
- Virginia127 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Michael A. Wind
- Washington110 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Robert N. Greene
- West Virginia21 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Steven C. Lochow
- Wisconsin113 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Brian T. Nickel
- Wyoming20 physicians · No. 1 Dr. William Lighthart
National top 101
| Rank | Physician | State | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan G. Yerasimides, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Louisville | KY | 323 | 272 | +19% |
| 2 | Andrew G. Yun, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Beverly Hills | CA | 301 | 335 | −10% |
| 3 | Alexander P. Sah, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Fremont | CA | 266 | 256 | +4% |
| 4 | Charles A. Decook, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Cumming | GA | 239 | 229 | +4% |
| 5 | Edward J. Stolarski, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Sarasota | FL | 238 | 261 | −9% |
| 6 | John L. Wang, MDOrthopedic Surgery · West Palm Beach | FL | 201 | 165 | +22% |
| 7 | Henry K. Biggs, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Naples | FL | 198 | 155 | +28% |
| 8 | Louay Toma, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Walnut Creek | CA | 194 | 200 | −3% |
| 9 | Robert E. Mayle, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Stanford | CA | 192 | 166 | +16% |
| 10 | Andrew Star, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Blue Bell | PA | 190 | 164 | +16% |
| 11 | Matthew C. Mai, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Fort Walton Beach | FL | 189 | 191 | −1% |
| 12 | Harpreet S. Bawa, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Westlake Village | CA | 184 | 144 | +28% |
| 13 | John T. Dearborn, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Menlo Park | CA | 174 | 204 | −15% |
| 14 | Ghassan E. Boghosian, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Rancho Mirage | CA | 168 | 156 | +8% |
| 15 | Jason Blevins, MDOrthopedic Surgery · New York | NY | 167 | 115 | +45% |
| 15 | Stefan W. Kreuzer, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Houston | TX | 167 | 160 | +4% |
| 17 | Joseph R. Locker, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Daytona Beach | FL | 164 | 142 | +15% |
| 18 | Michael A. Wind, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Richmond | VA | 163 | 152 | +7% |
| 19 | Paul LombardiOrthopedic Surgery · Morristown | NJ | 162 | 142 | +14% |
| 20 | Erik A. Schnaser, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Rancho Mirage | CA | 160 | 193 | −17% |
| 21 | Clifford D. Clark, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Fort Collins | CO | 159 | 183 | −13% |
| 22 | Joseph J. Ciotola, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Baltimore | MD | 155 | 130 | +19% |
| 23 | Elvis L. Grandic, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Boynton Beach | FL | 153 | 137 | +12% |
| 23 | John J. Mccrosson, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Mt Pleasant | SC | 153 | 174 | −12% |
| 25 | Dimitri Delagrammaticas, MDOrthopedic Surgery · San Luis Obispo | CA | 148 | 126 | +17% |
| 26 | Brian P. Chalmers, MDOrthopedic Surgery · New York | NY | 146 | 119 | +23% |
| 26 | Abbey K. Gore, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Winchester | VA | 146 | 125 | +17% |
| 26 | William G. Hamilton, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Alexandria | VA | 146 | 145 | +1% |
| 29 | Geoffrey J. Van Flandern, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Waltham | MA | 145 | 132 | +10% |
| 30 | Eric A. Levicoff, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Bryn Mawr | PA | 144 | 125 | +15% |
| 31 | Anthony T. Carter, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Newport News | VA | 142 | 151 | −6% |
| 32 | Kenneth J. Kaminski, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Tyler | TX | 141 | 140 | +1% |
| 32 | Michael E. Ciminiello, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Riverhead | NY | 141 | 164 | −14% |
| 32 | Jay Patel, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Orange | CA | 141 | 127 | +11% |
| 35 | Daniel M. Ward, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Chestnut Hill | MA | 140 | 164 | −15% |
| 36 | James E. Dowd, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Virginia Beach | VA | 139 | 130 | +7% |
| 37 | Nicholas Talluri, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Sarasota | FL | 138 | 116 | +19% |
| 37 | Nader A. Nassif, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Newport Beach | CA | 138 | 158 | −13% |
| 39 | James W. Gallentine, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Lincoln | NE | 137 | 163 | −16% |
| 40 | Paul B. Jacob, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Oklahoma City | OK | 136 | 133 | +2% |
| 40 | Theodore T. Manson, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Towson | MD | 136 | 116 | +17% |
| 42 | Justin R. Hoover, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Annapolis | MD | 135 | 89 | +52% |
| 43 | Amar S. Ranawat, MDOrthopedic Surgery · New York | NY | 134 | 147 | −9% |
| 44 | Alexander Van Der Ven, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Miami | FL | 133 | 130 | +2% |
| 45 | Jonathan Courtney, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Deerfield Beach | FL | 132 | 134 | −1% |
| 46 | Jeffrey W. Salin, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Overland Park | KS | 131 | 131 | +0% |
| 47 | Jonathan R. Danoff, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Great Neck | NY | 130 | 135 | −4% |
| 48 | Chad D. Watts, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Reno | NV | 129 | 139 | −7% |
| 48 | Kirk A. Kindsfater, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Fort Collins | CO | 129 | 144 | −10% |
| 48 | Herbert J. Cooper, MDOrthopedic Surgery · New York | NY | 129 | 127 | +2% |
| 48 | Spencer H. Summers, MDOrthopedic Surgery · West Palm Beach | FL | 129 | 78 | +65% |
| 48 | Edward T. Humbert, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Fort Myers | FL | 129 | 158 | −18% |
| 53 | Khalid M. Yousuf, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Plano | TX | 128 | 135 | −5% |
| 53 | Alexander T. Brothers, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Springfield | MA | 128 | 105 | +22% |
| 53 | Frederick W. Penczak, MDGeneral Surgery · San Rafael | CA | 128 | 85 | +51% |
| 56 | Bertrand P. Kaper, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Scottsdale | AZ | 127 | 153 | −17% |
| 57 | Paul Sousa, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Buckeye | AZ | 126 | 106 | +19% |
| 57 | Gregg Klein, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Paramus | NJ | 126 | 118 | +7% |
| 57 | Gautam Siram, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Chevy Chase | MD | 126 | 92 | +37% |
| 60 | Brock Cummings, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Paradise | CA | 125 | 121 | +3% |
| 60 | Sayfe A. Jassim, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Omaha | NE | 125 | 89 | +40% |
| 60 | Riley W. Hale, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Fort Collins | CO | 125 | 111 | +13% |
| 60 | Bryan C. Emmerson, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Santa Barbara | CA | 125 | 91 | +37% |
| 64 | Eytan M. Debbi, MD PHDOrthopedic Surgery · New York | NY | 124 | 88 | +41% |
| 65 | Chad A. Krueger, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Willow Grove | PA | 123 | 92 | +34% |
| 65 | Paul J. King, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Annapolis | MD | 123 | 127 | −3% |
| 65 | Anthony J. Costa, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Eatontown | NJ | 123 | 109 | +13% |
| 68 | Ayal Segal, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Glen Cove | NY | 122 | 141 | −13% |
| 68 | Paul S. Roettges, MDOrthopedic Surgery · St Augustine | FL | 122 | 95 | +28% |
| 68 | John N. Diana, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Napa | CA | 122 | 118 | +3% |
| 68 | Brad L. Penenberg, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Beverly Hills | CA | 122 | 138 | −12% |
| 68 | John Hur, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Carmel | IN | 122 | 100 | +22% |
| 68 | Howard D. Homesley, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Charlotte | NC | 122 | 112 | +9% |
| 68 | Luke Spencer-Gardner, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Jacksonville | FL | 122 | 131 | −7% |
| 75 | Christopher Cannova, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Bethesda | MD | 121 | 113 | +7% |
| 75 | Charles E. Toulson, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Mckinney | TX | 121 | 134 | −10% |
| 75 | Alexander Gordon, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Morton Grove | IL | 121 | 85 | +42% |
| 78 | James Nicholson, MDOrthopedic Surgery · East Setauket | NY | 120 | 120 | +0% |
| 78 | Alvin C. Ong, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Egg Harbor Township | NJ | 120 | 99 | +21% |
| 80 | James Hartford, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Palo Alto | CA | 119 | 85 | +40% |
| 81 | David G. Nazarian, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Marlton | NJ | 118 | 114 | +4% |
| 81 | Elizabeth B. Gausden, MDOrthopedic Surgery · New York | NY | 118 | 63 | +87% |
| 81 | Jon S. Dounchis, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Naples | FL | 118 | 83 | +42% |
| 81 | Sukchan Lee, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Lincoln | NE | 118 | 76 | +55% |
| 81 | Timothy J. Van De Leur, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Summerfield | FL | 118 | 100 | +18% |
| 81 | William Z. Stone, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Fort Myers | FL | 118 | 99 | +19% |
| 81 | Carl T. Talmo, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Boston | MA | 118 | 142 | −17% |
| 81 | William T. Ballard, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Chattanooga | TN | 118 | 125 | −6% |
| 89 | Anuj S. Puppala, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Joliet | IL | 117 | 112 | +4% |
| 90 | Mark J. Isaacson, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Ankeny | IA | 116 | 75 | +55% |
| 90 | Peter N. Ramsey, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Conway | SC | 116 | 102 | +14% |
| 90 | William A. Byrd, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Virginia Beach | VA | 116 | 109 | +6% |
| 90 | Jeffrey J. Barry, MDOrthopedic Surgery · San Francisco | CA | 116 | 90 | +29% |
| 90 | Sean R. Dingle, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Sarasota | FL | 116 | 139 | −17% |
| 90 | Jaime D. Hernandez, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Van Nuys | CA | 116 | 102 | +14% |
| 90 | Michael J. Adler, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Sioux Falls | SD | 116 | 114 | +2% |
| 97 | Justin G. Brothers, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Myrtle Beach | SC | 115 | 132 | −13% |
| 97 | Donald M. Knapke, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Troy | MI | 115 | 118 | −3% |
| 99 | John M. Dundon, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Hackettstown | NJ | 114 | 135 | −16% |
| 100 | Robert GoldmanOrthopedic Surgery · Morristown | NJ | 113 | 108 | +5% |
| 100 | Richard A. Sweet, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Louisville | KY | 113 | 114 | −1% |
Codes counted: CPT 27130. Procedures billed in 2024, all places of service, Medicare fee-for-service. CMS withholds counts under 11.