Hip replacement · Massachusetts
Hip replacement in Massachusetts: the highest-volume physicians
122 physicians in Massachusetts billed Medicare for 5,361 hip replacement procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geoffrey J. Van Flandern, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Waltham | 145 | 132 | +10% |
| 2 | Daniel M. Ward, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Chestnut Hill | 140 | 164 | −15% |
| 3 | Alexander T. Brothers, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Springfield | 128 | 105 | +22% |
| 4 | Carl T. Talmo, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Boston | 118 | 142 | −17% |
| 5 | Young-Min Kwon, MBBSOrthopedic Surgery · Boston | 103 | 96 | +7% |
| 6 | James E. Phillips, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Wellesley | 100 | 87 | +15% |
| 7 | Daniel T. Le, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Boston | 98 | 105 | −7% |
| 8 | Stephen J. Kelly, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Springfield | 97 | 92 | +5% |
| 9 | David A. Mattingly, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Chestnut Hill | 95 | 110 | −14% |
| 10 | Michael N. Fehm, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Woburn | 91 | 86 | +6% |
| 11 | Michael E. Ayers, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Hingham | 82 | 76 | +8% |
| 11 | Andrew Braziel, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Waltham | 82 | 66 | +24% |
| 13 | Christopher J. Vinton, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Worcester | 81 | 69 | +17% |
| 14 | Marcelo B. Siqueira, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Plymouth | 77 | 77 | +0% |
| 15 | Nicholas R. Pagani, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Boston | 76 | 50 | +52% |
| 15 | Vivek M. Shah, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Boston | 76 | 77 | −1% |
| 15 | Leonard Remia, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Hyannis | 76 | 60 | +27% |
| 18 | Benjamin J. Schwartz, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Peabody | 75 | 75 | +0% |
| 19 | Stephen B. Murphy, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Roxbury Crossing | 74 | 84 | −12% |
| 19 | Dennis W. Burke, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Boston | 74 | 69 | +7% |
| 19 | Matthew SloanOrthopedic Surgery · Concord | 74 | 40 | +85% |
| 22 | Gregory W. Brick, MBCHBOrthopedic Surgery · Boston | 73 | 67 | +9% |
| 23 | David J. Prybyla, MDOrthopedic Surgery · North Chelmsford | 72 | 90 | −20% |
| 23 | Vito L. Pugliano, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Boston | 72 | 46 | +57% |
| 25 | James V. Bono, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Boston | 71 | 69 | +3% |
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.