Hip replacement in Mississippi: the highest-volume physicians
38 physicians in Mississippi billed Medicare for 1,347 hip replacement procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert K. Mehrle, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Jackson | 104 | 105 | −1% |
| 2 | Rowland M. Roberson, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Tupelo | 89 | 91 | −2% |
| 3 | Trevor R. Pickering, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Jackson | 76 | 105 | −28% |
| 4 | Matthew A. Miller, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Tupelo | 71 | 102 | −30% |
| 5 | Matthew YoungOrthopedic Surgery · Jackson | 65 | 79 | −18% |
| 6 | Jeff D. Almand, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Jackson | 61 | 67 | −9% |
| 7 | Aaron M. Mullane, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Columbus | 60 | 16 | |
| 7 | Phillip A. Sandifer, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Oxford | 60 | 51 | +18% |
| 9 | William B. Johnson, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Jackson | 55 | 45 | +22% |
| 10 | Jacob M. Folse, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Jackson | 50 | 48 | +4% |
| 11 | Matthew C. Futvoye, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Flowood | 46 | 45 | +2% |
| 11 | Gregory D. Dabov, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Southaven | 46 | 56 | −18% |
| 13 | Jeb WilliamsOrthopedic Surgery · Tupelo | 43 | 40 | +8% |
| 14 | James T. Brown, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Clinton | 36 | 23 | +57% |
| 14 | Joel A. Tucker, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Biloxi | 36 | 32 | +13% |
| 16 | Daniel A. Wittersheim, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Vancleave | 35 | 39 | −10% |
| 17 | Edwin J. Kennedy, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Flowood | 34 | 39 | −13% |
| 18 | Jace R. Smith, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Jackson | 33 | 27 | +22% |
| 19 | James N. Sikes, MD,Orthopedic Surgery · Hattiesburg | 32 | 41 | −22% |
| 20 | Donald R. Ward, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Hattiesburg | 27 | 16 | |
| 21 | Randall P. Frazier, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Corinth | 22 | 24 | −8% |
| 22 | Robert T. Ellis, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Oxford | 21 | 46 | −54% |
| 22 | Dudley S. Burwell, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Biloxi | 21 | 29 | −28% |
| 24 | Daniel L. Boyd, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Oxford | 20 | 59 | −66% |
| 25 | Spencer Montgomery, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Jackson | 19 | 18 | |
| 25 | John E. Foropoulos, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Corinth | 19 | 15 |
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.