Hip replacement in Alabama: the highest-volume physicians
53 physicians in Alabama billed Medicare for 1,401 hip replacement procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew D. Clayton, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Huntsville | 93 | 78 | +19% |
| 2 | Christopher T. Parks, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Huntsville | 78 | 87 | −10% |
| 3 | Robert E. Howell, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Montgomery | 62 | 52 | +19% |
| 4 | David B. Griffin, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Huntsville | 53 | 54 | −2% |
| 5 | Sudhakar G. Madanagopal, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Huntsville | 48 | 40 | +20% |
| 6 | Bradley WillsOrthopedic Surgery · Huntsville | 47 | 64 | −27% |
| 6 | Chase D. Smith, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Dothan | 47 | 27 | +74% |
| 8 | Michael Blackmer, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Foley | 46 | 36 | +28% |
| 9 | Scott V. Appell, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Vestavia | 44 | 62 | −29% |
| 10 | Jeffrey C. Davis, M DOrthopedic Surgery · Birmingham | 42 | 46 | −9% |
| 11 | Kenneth D. Moore, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Birmingham | 41 | 24 | +71% |
| 12 | Robert C. Baird, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Mobile | 35 | 36 | −3% |
| 13 | Thomas J. Thomasson, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Huntsville | 33 | 42 | −21% |
| 14 | Matthew P. Smith, DOSports Medicine · Guntersville | 31 | 22 | +41% |
| 15 | James R. Bowman, MD/ PHDOrthopedic Surgery · Birmingham | 30 | 19 | |
| 15 | Michael L. Granberry, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Mobile | 30 | 30 | +0% |
| 17 | Fuller Mccabe, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Tuscaloosa | 28 | 18 | |
| 18 | Patrick R. Peavy, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Birmingham | 26 | 24 | +8% |
| 18 | Benton A. Emblom, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Birmingham | 26 | 42 | −38% |
| 20 | Albert J. Savage, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Fairhope | 25 | 35 | −29% |
| 21 | Todd M. Sheils, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Opelika | 24 | 27 | −11% |
| 21 | Robert A. Maples, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Huntsville | 24 | 24 | +0% |
| 23 | Joseph G. Zarzour, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Mobile | 23 | 20 | +15% |
| 24 | Joseph P. Boyett, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Athens | 22 | 26 | −15% |
| 25 | Scott P. Orr, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Birmingham | 21 | 22 | −5% |
| 25 | James E. Stanford, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Athens | 21 | — |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 27130), 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.