Hip replacement in Georgia: the highest-volume physicians
126 physicians in Georgia billed Medicare for 4,136 hip replacement procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles A. Decook, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Cumming | 239 | 229 | +4% |
| 2 | Thomas L. Bradbury, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Atlanta | 107 | 85 | +26% |
| 3 | Brian E. Seng, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Canton | 95 | 96 | −1% |
| 4 | John R. Manfredi, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Greensboro | 93 | 100 | −7% |
| 5 | Mark W. Hanna, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Atlanta | 88 | 86 | +2% |
| 6 | Charles A. Hope, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Savannah | 86 | 89 | −3% |
| 7 | Terry L. Arrington, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Augusta | 76 | 86 | −12% |
| 8 | Randall M. Meredith, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Augusta | 75 | 60 | +25% |
| 9 | Jeffrey Peretz, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Atlanta | 71 | 49 | +45% |
| 10 | Stephen Kim, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Marietta | 68 | 56 | +21% |
| 11 | Chetan S. Deshpande, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Savannah | 67 | 60 | +12% |
| 12 | Randall J. Ruark, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Columbus | 59 | 61 | −3% |
| 13 | Michael R. Wolverton, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Savannah | 58 | 28 | +107% |
| 14 | Anil O. Thomas, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Woodstock | 54 | 50 | +8% |
| 15 | Matthew G. Stewart, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Columbus | 52 | 51 | +2% |
| 15 | Ormonde M. Mahoney, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Athens | 52 | 49 | +6% |
| 15 | Charles E. Claps, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Newnan | 52 | 42 | +24% |
| 18 | Greg Erens, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Atlanta | 51 | 46 | +11% |
| 19 | John Day, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Marietta | 50 | 52 | −4% |
| 20 | Oren Goltzer, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Atlanta | 49 | 47 | +4% |
| 21 | Kent E. Woo, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Savannah | 48 | 66 | −27% |
| 22 | Brandon Naylor, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Cumming | 47 | 28 | +68% |
| 22 | Shan Sharif, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Gainesville | 47 | 39 | +21% |
| 24 | Stephen W. Smith, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Atlanta | 44 | 59 | −25% |
| 24 | Christopher L. Gaunder, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Athens | 44 | 26 | +69% |
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.