Hip replacement · North Carolina
Hip replacement in North Carolina: the highest-volume physicians
173 physicians in North Carolina billed Medicare for 5,729 hip replacement procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howard D. Homesley, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Charlotte | 122 | 112 | +9% |
| 2 | Aaron L. Forbes, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Chapel Hill | 105 | 96 | +9% |
| 3 | Omar A. Behery, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Charlotte | 95 | 70 | +36% |
| 4 | Steven R. Anderson, MDOrthopedic Surgery · North Wilkesboro | 89 | 93 | −4% |
| 4 | Dustin C. Hoffman, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Wilmington | 89 | 73 | +22% |
| 6 | Bradley K. Vaughn, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Raleigh | 87 | 99 | −12% |
| 7 | John L. Masonis, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Charlotte | 85 | 70 | +21% |
| 7 | Scott Q. Hannum, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Wilmington | 85 | 78 | +9% |
| 9 | David J. Howe, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Winston Salem | 83 | 78 | +6% |
| 10 | Ted M. Barnett, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Asheville | 82 | 78 | +5% |
| 11 | Jason P. Norcross, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Hickory | 81 | 61 | +33% |
| 12 | Eric J. Lescault, DOOsteopathic Manipulative Medicine · Southport | 79 | 66 | +20% |
| 13 | Arnold J. SilverbergOrthopedic Surgery · Clyde | 75 | 57 | +32% |
| 14 | Jesse E. Otero, MD, PHDOrthopedic Surgery · Charlotte | 74 | 51 | +45% |
| 15 | John R. Moore, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Pinehurst | 73 | 71 | +3% |
| 16 | Christopher A. Jarrett, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Wilmington | 72 | 49 | +47% |
| 16 | Brian M. Curtin, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Charlotte | 72 | 58 | +24% |
| 18 | Adam Brekke, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Durham | 70 | 31 | +126% |
| 19 | David J. Casey, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Pinehurst | 68 | 54 | +26% |
| 20 | Jack W. Bowling, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Wilmington | 67 | 85 | −21% |
| 21 | Phillip Bostian, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Hickory | 66 | 57 | +16% |
| 21 | Brian A. Krenzel, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Hickory | 66 | 74 | −11% |
| 23 | Keith A. Fehring, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Charlotte | 64 | 50 | +28% |
| 24 | John B. Chiavetta, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Raleigh | 62 | 70 | −11% |
| 24 | Jeremy Hines, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Wilmington | 62 | 75 | −17% |
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.