Knee replacement in Wisconsin: the highest-volume physicians
152 physicians in Wisconsin billed Medicare for 5,404 knee replacement procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian T. Nickel, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Madison | 140 | 150 | −7% |
| 2 | Jeffrey M. Lawrence, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Viroqua | 139 | 133 | +5% |
| 3 | Richard L. Illgen, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Madison | 136 | 138 | −1% |
| 4 | David W. Hennessy, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Madison | 128 | 111 | +15% |
| 5 | Christopher J. Evanich, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Milwaukee | 111 | 125 | −11% |
| 6 | Michael D. Lamson, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Prairie Du Sac | 106 | 108 | −2% |
| 7 | Nicholas P. Webber, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Milwaukee | 85 | 74 | +15% |
| 8 | Andrew Ertl, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Prairie Du Sac | 79 | 60 | +32% |
| 9 | Mark S. Topolski, MDOrthopedic Surgery · La Crosse | 78 | 72 | +8% |
| 10 | Thomas J. Parisi, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Wauwatosa | 77 | 80 | −4% |
| 11 | Rajit Chakravarty, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Madison | 73 | 39 | +87% |
| 11 | Matthew M. Hebert, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Prairie Du Sac | 73 | 71 | +3% |
| 13 | Mark D. Earll, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Weston | 72 | 64 | +13% |
| 13 | Daniel P. Holub, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Pewaukee | 72 | 60 | +20% |
| 13 | Troy L. Berg, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Altoona | 72 | 66 | +9% |
| 16 | Michael A. Schnaubelt, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Green Bay | 69 | 63 | +10% |
| 17 | Christopher J. Whalen, MDOrthopedic Surgery · La Crosse | 65 | 52 | +25% |
| 18 | Andrew Livermore, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Madison | 63 | 53 | +19% |
| 19 | Michael J. Slimack, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Kenosha | 62 | 63 | −2% |
| 19 | Mitchell R. Klement, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Pewaukee | 62 | 58 | +7% |
| 21 | Oliver J. Scotting, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Menomonee Falls | 60 | 38 | +58% |
| 21 | David M. Marcu, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Prairie Du Sac | 60 | 55 | +9% |
| 23 | Marcus Greatens, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Eau Claire | 59 | 48 | +23% |
| 24 | Todd M. Williams, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Stevens Point | 57 | 55 | +4% |
| 24 | Kirk D. Dimitris, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Green Bay | 57 | 62 | −8% |
| 24 | Douglas J. Keele, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Wausau | 57 | 41 | +39% |
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.