Knee replacement · Pennsylvania
Knee replacement in Pennsylvania: the highest-volume physicians
308 physicians in Pennsylvania billed Medicare for 14,619 knee replacement procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas D. Meade, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Bethlehem | 258 | 235 | +10% |
| 2 | Andrew Star, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Blue Bell | 212 | 231 | −8% |
| 3 | Eric B. Lebby, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Allentown | 187 | 178 | +5% |
| 4 | Jess H. Lonner, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Bryn Mawr | 185 | 170 | +9% |
| 5 | Joseph V. Vernace, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Bryn Mawr | 175 | 149 | +17% |
| 6 | Paul F. Pollice, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Allentown | 169 | 186 | −9% |
| 7 | Eric B. Smith, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Glen Mills | 165 | 166 | −1% |
| 8 | Craig L. Israelite, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Philadelphia | 160 | 137 | +17% |
| 9 | Stephen C. Longenecker, MDOrthopedic Surgery · West Reading | 158 | 160 | −1% |
| 10 | Thomas H. Vikoren, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Doylestown | 150 | 125 | +20% |
| 11 | Eric A. Levicoff, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Bryn Mawr | 148 | 134 | +10% |
| 12 | Eric J. Jackson, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Hanover | 147 | 138 | +7% |
| 13 | David Craft, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Chalfont | 144 | 129 | +12% |
| 14 | Christopher M. Melnic, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Philadelphia | 132 | 111 | +19% |
| 15 | Carl Deirmengian, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Limerick | 131 | 105 | +25% |
| 16 | Paul M. Courtney, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Bensalem | 130 | 77 | +69% |
| 17 | Paul L. Weidner, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Quakertown | 123 | 125 | −2% |
| 17 | Christopher S. Mcclellan, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Altoona | 123 | 118 | +4% |
| 19 | Harry W. Schmaltz, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Dickson City | 122 | 119 | +3% |
| 19 | Patrick J. Brogle, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Bethlehem | 122 | 109 | +12% |
| 21 | Daniel J. Kim, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Camp Hill | 121 | 78 | +55% |
| 22 | Bryce J. Braaksma, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Pittsburgh | 120 | 123 | −2% |
| 23 | Peter F. Sharkey, MDOrthopedic Surgery · King Of Prussia | 117 | 157 | −25% |
| 24 | Cheston Simmons, MDOrthopedic Surgery · West Chester | 115 | 100 | +15% |
| 25 | Gregory K. Deirmengian, MDOrthopedic Surgery · King Of Prussia | 114 | 108 | +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.