Knee replacement in Colorado: the highest-volume physicians
118 physicians in Colorado billed Medicare for 5,609 knee replacement procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirk A. Kindsfater, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Fort Collins | 235 | 242 | −3% |
| 2 | Nathan L. Cafferky, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Frisco | 172 | 124 | +39% |
| 3 | Clint Brian Blackwood, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Boulder | 160 | 161 | −1% |
| 4 | Eric K. Jepson, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Colorado Springs | 151 | 168 | −10% |
| 5 | Brinceton M. Phipps, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Durango | 133 | 110 | +21% |
| 6 | Riley W. Hale, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Fort Collins | 130 | 100 | +30% |
| 7 | Rocci V. Trumper, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Fort Collins | 128 | 154 | −17% |
| 8 | Clifford D. Clark, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Fort Collins | 123 | 138 | −11% |
| 9 | Ryan C. Koonce, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Highlands Ranch | 97 | 110 | −12% |
| 9 | Jesse L. Chrastil, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Golden | 97 | 96 | +1% |
| 11 | Henry Yu, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Frisco | 96 | 28 | +243% |
| 12 | Michael E. Feign, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Colorado Springs | 93 | 60 | +55% |
| 13 | Derek B. Purcell, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Colorado Springs | 87 | 84 | +4% |
| 14 | Nathan D. Bascom, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Westminster | 84 | 30 | +180% |
| 15 | Derek R. Johnson, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Parker | 76 | 101 | −25% |
| 16 | Craig Hogan, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Aurora | 75 | 87 | −14% |
| 16 | Jordan F. Schaeffer, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Colorado Springs | 75 | 83 | −10% |
| 16 | John S. Xenos, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Lone Tree | 75 | 92 | −18% |
| 19 | Brian J. Larkin, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Denver | 72 | 57 | +26% |
| 20 | William R. Howarth, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Colorado Springs | 69 | 81 | −15% |
| 21 | Scott A. Galey, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Fort Collins | 68 | 27 | +152% |
| 21 | Dennis H. Chang, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Denver | 68 | 57 | +19% |
| 21 | Anne A. Smartt, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Lafayette | 68 | — | |
| 21 | Erik Bowman, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Boulder | 68 | 45 | +51% |
| 25 | Jeremy Kinder, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Golden | 67 | 72 | −7% |
| 25 | Ian C. Weber, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Westminster | 67 | 55 | +22% |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 27447), 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.