Knee replacement · North Carolina
Knee replacement in North Carolina: the highest-volume physicians
230 physicians in North Carolina billed Medicare for 10,261 knee replacement procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul R. Greenlaw, MDOrthopedic Surgery · New Bern | 271 | 255 | +6% |
| 2 | Shawn B. Hocker, MDSports Medicine · Wilmington | 198 | 181 | +9% |
| 3 | Steven R. Anderson, MDOrthopedic Surgery · North Wilkesboro | 175 | 177 | −1% |
| 4 | Ronald W. Singer, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Charlotte | 174 | 176 | −1% |
| 5 | Howard D. Homesley, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Charlotte | 171 | 162 | +6% |
| 6 | John B. Chiavetta, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Raleigh | 169 | 123 | +37% |
| 7 | David J. Howe, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Winston Salem | 149 | 142 | +5% |
| 8 | Bradley K. Vaughn, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Raleigh | 146 | 146 | +0% |
| 9 | Jack W. Bowling, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Wilmington | 142 | 146 | −3% |
| 10 | Keith A. Fehring, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Charlotte | 129 | 67 | +93% |
| 11 | Jason P. Norcross, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Hickory | 122 | 109 | +12% |
| 11 | Aaron L. Forbes, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Chapel Hill | 122 | 106 | +15% |
| 13 | Michael P. Bolognesi, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Durham | 121 | 118 | +3% |
| 14 | Benjamin M. Wooster, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Charlotte | 120 | 53 | +126% |
| 15 | Omar A. Behery, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Charlotte | 117 | 89 | +31% |
| 16 | Phillip Bostian, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Hickory | 109 | 82 | +33% |
| 17 | John R. Moore, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Pinehurst | 108 | 132 | −18% |
| 17 | Frank V. Aluisio, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Greensboro | 108 | 110 | −2% |
| 19 | Jeremy Hines, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Wilmington | 106 | 72 | +47% |
| 20 | David J. Casey, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Pinehurst | 105 | 119 | −12% |
| 21 | Henry C. Thomason, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Gastonia | 104 | 105 | −1% |
| 21 | Eric J. Lescault, DOOsteopathic Manipulative Medicine · Southport | 104 | 128 | −19% |
| 23 | Samuel S. Wellman, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Durham | 101 | 76 | +33% |
| 24 | Scott E. Grabill, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Elizabeth City | 99 | 108 | −8% |
| 25 | Ted M. Barnett, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Asheville | 94 | 100 | −6% |
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.