Hip replacement in Kentucky: the highest-volume physicians
63 physicians in Kentucky billed Medicare for 2,210 hip replacement procedures in 2024. The top 27, with the year before beside it.
Top 27
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan G. Yerasimides, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Louisville | 323 | 272 | +19% |
| 2 | Richard A. Sweet, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Louisville | 113 | 114 | −1% |
| 3 | Reid B. Brown, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Louisville | 86 | 70 | +23% |
| 4 | Christian P. Christensen, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Lexington | 83 | 68 | +22% |
| 5 | Matthew T. Hummel, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Edgewood | 78 | 63 | +24% |
| 6 | Tharun Karthikeyan, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Lexington | 77 | 62 | +24% |
| 7 | Shiraz K. Patel, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Paducah | 75 | 66 | +14% |
| 8 | Kevin Denehy, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Lexington | 63 | 45 | +40% |
| 8 | Kevin W. Pugh, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Pikeville | 63 | 61 | +3% |
| 10 | Frederick T. Deweese, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Paducah | 60 | 50 | +20% |
| 11 | Madhusudhan R. Yakkanti, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Louisville | 55 | 73 | −25% |
| 12 | Matthew R. Price, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Louisville | 47 | 43 | +9% |
| 13 | Kevin Himschoot, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Louisville | 39 | 44 | −11% |
| 14 | Stephen T. Duncan, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Lexington | 36 | 18 | |
| 15 | John L. Fritch, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Edgewood | 35 | 24 | +46% |
| 16 | Samrath Bhimani, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Louisville | 34 | — | |
| 17 | Dorian Wood, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Crestview Hills | 31 | 11 | |
| 17 | Jeffrey B. Selby, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Lexington | 31 | 33 | −6% |
| 17 | Robert A. Goodin, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Louisville | 31 | 26 | +19% |
| 20 | Wallace L. Huff, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Lexington | 29 | 20 | +45% |
| 20 | Thomas Schlierf, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Louisville | 29 | 25 | +16% |
| 20 | David Rhoads, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Louisville | 29 | 19 | |
| 23 | Eric Schafer, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Lexington | 28 | 21 | +33% |
| 23 | Jeffrey D. Stimac, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Louisville | 28 | 48 | −42% |
| 23 | Matthew S. Grunkemeyer, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Edgewood | 28 | 26 | +8% |
| 23 | Christopher M. Patton, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Bowling Green | 28 | 49 | −43% |
| 23 | Jeremy W. Tarter, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Danville | 28 | 26 | +8% |
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.