Hip replacement · West Virginia
Hip replacement in West Virginia: the highest-volume physicians
21 physicians in West Virginia billed Medicare for 593 hip replacement procedures in 2024. The top 21, with the year before beside it.
Top 21
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven C. Lochow, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Huntington | 71 | 76 | −7% |
| 2 | Adam E. Klein, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Morgantown | 48 | 51 | −6% |
| 3 | Jacob M. Conjeski, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Morgantown | 45 | 56 | −20% |
| 4 | Christopher D. Courtney, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Bridgeport | 42 | 43 | −2% |
| 5 | David L. Waxman, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Bridgeport | 35 | 25 | +40% |
| 5 | Matthew W. Bullock, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Huntington | 35 | 40 | −12% |
| 7 | Brian HamlinOrthopedic Surgery · Morgantown | 33 | 24 | +38% |
| 8 | Benjamin Frye, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Morgantown | 30 | 28 | +7% |
| 9 | Manuel E. Molina, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Charleston | 27 | 19 | |
| 10 | Alexander T. Caughran, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Huntington | 26 | 25 | +4% |
| 11 | Stephen B. Whitfield, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Beckley | 25 | 29 | −14% |
| 12 | John J. Mcelroy, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Parkersburg | 23 | 27 | −15% |
| 12 | Timothy R. Murphy, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Morgantown | 23 | 16 | |
| 14 | Frederick B. Morgan, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Princeton | 22 | 24 | −8% |
| 15 | Philip J. Branson, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Princeton | 20 | 23 | −13% |
| 16 | George E. Herriott, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Parkersburg | 19 | 18 | |
| 17 | Nick L. Zervos, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Morgantown | 18 | 16 | |
| 18 | Jeffrey M. Abbott, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Wheeling | 16 | 15 | |
| 19 | David E. Ede, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Charleston | 12 | — | |
| 19 | Joseph P. Cincinnati, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Martinsburg | 12 | 15 | |
| 21 | Matthew D. Stover, DOOrthopedic Surgery · South Charleston | 11 | 19 |
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.