Joints, bones and spine
Kyphoplasty: the highest-volume physicians in the US
439 physicians billed Medicare for 12,703 kyphoplasty procedures in 2024. Pick a state for its own table, or read the national top 106.
By state
- Alabama5 physicians · No. 1 Dr. John Rodriguez-Feo
- Arizona15 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Ayad K. Agha
- Arkansas10 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Stephen Paulus
- California23 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Erik C. Spayde
- Connecticut2 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Robert L. Brady
- Delaware2 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Kennedy Yalamanchili
- District of Columbia1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Brian G. Johnson
- Florida69 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Mark D. Jacobson
- Georgia9 physicians · No. 1 Emmanuel Gage
- Hawaii1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Louis J. Pau
- Idaho3 physicians · No. 1 Dr. John Perl
- Illinois22 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Owen K. Sweis
- Indiana13 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Richard Paulsen
- Iowa2 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Joseph J. Vavricek
- Kansas12 physicians · No. 1 Dr. John G. Fan
- Kentucky4 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Thomas J. Gruber
- Louisiana3 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Troy M. Vaughn
- Maryland6 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Majid A. Khan
- Massachusetts15 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Joshua A. Hirsch
- Michigan11 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Brady T. Vibert
- Minnesota1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Charles R. Watts
- Mississippi7 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jeffrey C. Howard
- Missouri13 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Paul J. Tolentino
- Montana1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Zachary M. Bland
- Nebraska5 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Charles C. Schlaepfer
- New Hampshire1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Robert Lehn
- New Jersey6 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Sripad H. Dhawlikar
- New Mexico1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Omar N. Osmani
- New York12 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Justin C. Paul
- North Carolina14 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Gregory P. Gebauer
- North Dakota4 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Randall J. Smith
- Ohio14 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Van B. Boggus
- Oklahoma16 physicians · No. 1 Dr. James R. Webb
- Pennsylvania11 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Richard J. Levenberg
- Rhode Island1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. William E. Loverme
- South Carolina7 physicians · No. 1 Dr. David N. Knight
- South Dakota1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. James Dreessen
- Tennessee12 physicians · No. 1 Dr. John D. Dockery
- Texas40 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Luis E. Duarte
- Utah8 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Nathan Clements
- Virginia21 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Daniel R. Kendall
- Washington8 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Saravanan Kasthuri
- Wisconsin5 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Thomas J. Faull
- Wyoming2 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Wayne L. Warren
National top 106
| Rank | Physician | State | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua A. Hirsch, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Boston | MA | 152 | 155 | −2% |
| 2 | James R. Webb, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Tulsa | OK | 148 | 153 | −3% |
| 3 | Douglas P. Beall, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Edmond | OK | 127 | 149 | −15% |
| 4 | Mark D. Jacobson, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Lady Lake | FL | 119 | 84 | +42% |
| 5 | Jeffrey C. Fernyhough, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Boca Raton | FL | 117 | 111 | +5% |
| 6 | Van B. Boggus, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Sylvania | OH | 114 | 115 | −1% |
| 7 | John D. Dockery, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Germantown | TN | 110 | 98 | +12% |
| 8 | Erik C. Spayde, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Thousand Oaks | CA | 108 | 105 | +3% |
| 9 | Nathaniel A. Lowen, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Boca Raton | FL | 106 | 116 | −9% |
| 10 | Daniel R. Kendall, DOInterventional Pain Management · Mc Lean | VA | 101 | 125 | −19% |
| 11 | Gary P. Colon, MDNeurosurgery · Naples | FL | 97 | 105 | −8% |
| 12 | Saravanan Kasthuri, MDInterventional Radiology · Richland | WA | 95 | 55 | +73% |
| 13 | Constantine A. Toumbis, MD, PHDOrthopedic Surgery · Crystal River | FL | 94 | 103 | −9% |
| 14 | Devin K. Datta, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Melbourne | FL | 91 | 139 | −35% |
| 15 | Sripad H. Dhawlikar, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Toms River | NJ | 88 | 72 | +22% |
| 16 | Jeffrey C. Howard, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Tupelo | MS | 86 | 109 | −21% |
| 17 | Glen J. David, MDInterventional Pain Management · Seattle | WA | 81 | 77 | +5% |
| 18 | Amit G. Gupta, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Pensacola | FL | 80 | 77 | +4% |
| 19 | Ayad K. Agha, DODiagnostic Radiology · Prescott | AZ | 79 | 81 | −2% |
| 20 | Daniel B. Verrill, MDInterventional Pain Management · Kettering | OH | 74 | 74 | +0% |
| 20 | Justin C. Paul, MD, PHDOrthopedic Surgery · New York | NY | 74 | 99 | −25% |
| 22 | Richard M. Arriola, MDInterventional Radiology · Tupelo | MS | 72 | 58 | +24% |
| 23 | Justin M. Sporrer, MDNeurosurgery · Miami | FL | 69 | 53 | +30% |
| 24 | Blake D. Christensen, DOPain Management · Oklahoma City | OK | 68 | 104 | −35% |
| 25 | Gregory P. Gebauer, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Greensboro | NC | 67 | 43 | +56% |
| 26 | Ajay B. Antony, MDAnesthesiology · Gainesville | FL | 64 | 56 | +14% |
| 27 | Adam M. Savage, MDAnesthesiology · Ardmore | OK | 63 | 52 | +21% |
| 27 | Craig A. Popp, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Vero Beach | FL | 63 | 98 | −36% |
| 27 | Robert P. Norton, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Boca Raton | FL | 63 | 57 | +11% |
| 30 | Shivam N. Upadhyaya, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Port Saint Lucie | FL | 62 | 12 | |
| 30 | Jason T. Huffman, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Napa | CA | 62 | 48 | +29% |
| 30 | Daniel M. Williams, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Pinehurst | NC | 62 | 60 | +3% |
| 33 | John G. Fan, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Hutchinson | KS | 61 | 52 | +17% |
| 34 | Amanda B. Johnson, DOInterventional Radiology · Calhoun City | MS | 60 | 93 | −35% |
| 35 | Paul S. Richard, MDNeurosurgery · Naples | FL | 59 | 28 | +111% |
| 36 | Srikanth R. Boddu, MS; MRCS; FRCR; MDDiagnostic Radiology · Flushing | NY | 58 | 73 | −21% |
| 36 | Max F. De Carvalho, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Hays | KS | 58 | 43 | +35% |
| 38 | Jason A. Liauw, MDNeurosurgery · Laguna Hills | CA | 57 | 32 | +78% |
| 38 | Luis E. Duarte, MDNeurosurgery · San Angelo | TX | 57 | 68 | −16% |
| 38 | Daniel A. Marichal, MDInterventional Radiology · Topeka | KS | 57 | 48 | +19% |
| 41 | Andrew Z. Blankenship, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Toledo | OH | 56 | 50 | +12% |
| 42 | Stephen Paulus, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Little Rock | AR | 55 | 69 | −20% |
| 42 | Jonathan S. Daitch, MDInterventional Pain Management · Fort Myers | FL | 55 | 38 | +45% |
| 42 | Michael P. Bellew, MDNeurosurgery · Winter Park | FL | 55 | 51 | +8% |
| 42 | Majid A. Khan, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Baltimore | MD | 55 | 45 | +22% |
| 42 | Kurt Voos, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Danville | VA | 55 | 50 | +10% |
| 47 | Owen K. Sweis, MDInterventional Radiology · Winfield | IL | 54 | 41 | +32% |
| 47 | Richard S. Obedian, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Hicksville | NY | 54 | 48 | +13% |
| 49 | Mark S. Eskenazi, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Delray Beach | FL | 53 | 41 | +29% |
| 50 | John Rodriguez-Feo, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Huntsville | AL | 52 | 74 | −30% |
| 50 | Andrew Griffin, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Charlotte | NC | 52 | 43 | +21% |
| 52 | Anuj Prasher, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Stuart | FL | 51 | 16 | |
| 53 | Wesley H. Faunce, MDNeurosurgery · Cape Coral | FL | 50 | 36 | +39% |
| 53 | Eric Lis, MDDiagnostic Radiology · New York | NY | 50 | 63 | −21% |
| 53 | Frank R. Hellinger, MDInterventional Radiology · Winter Park | FL | 50 | 47 | +6% |
| 56 | Paul J. Tolentino, MD PHDNeurosurgery · Cape Girardeau | MO | 49 | 40 | +23% |
| 56 | Joseph A. Jestus, MDNeurosurgery · Cookeville | TN | 49 | 41 | +20% |
| 58 | Yaser Badr, MDNeurosurgery · Glendale | CA | 48 | 53 | −9% |
| 58 | Anand C. Thakur, MDAnesthesiology · Sebring | FL | 48 | 53 | −9% |
| 58 | Brian M. Scholl, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Huntsville | AL | 48 | 46 | +4% |
| 58 | Peyman Nazmi, MDInterventional Pain Management · Midlothian | VA | 48 | 59 | −19% |
| 62 | Michael J. Workman, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Springfield | MO | 47 | 65 | −28% |
| 62 | Ryan J. Halpin, MDNeurosurgery · Olympia | WA | 47 | 51 | −8% |
| 62 | Yogish D. Kamath, MDNeurosurgery · Wichita Falls | TX | 47 | 49 | −4% |
| 62 | Richard J. Levenberg, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Broomall | PA | 47 | 67 | −30% |
| 62 | Richard Paulsen, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Indianapolis | IN | 47 | 26 | +81% |
| 67 | Randall J. Smith, MDInterventional Radiology · Grand Forks | ND | 46 | 42 | +10% |
| 67 | Viet N. Tran, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Austin | TX | 46 | 26 | +77% |
| 67 | Charles C. Schlaepfer, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Omaha | NE | 46 | — | |
| 67 | Todd A. Patrick, MD PHDNeurosurgery · Tyler | TX | 46 | 15 | |
| 67 | Wu Zhuge, M DOrthopedic Surgery · Cocoa Beach | FL | 46 | 37 | +24% |
| 67 | Thomas M. Reilly, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Kokomo | IN | 46 | 66 | −30% |
| 67 | Scott Mcpherson, MDInterventional Radiology · Jackson | MS | 46 | 16 | |
| 74 | Jarret Sanders, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Fayetteville | AR | 45 | 44 | +2% |
| 74 | Glade E. Roper, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Visalia | CA | 45 | 54 | −17% |
| 74 | Cuong T. Nguyen, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Charlotte | NC | 45 | 55 | −18% |
| 74 | Daniel A. Baluch, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Boynton Beach | FL | 45 | 49 | −8% |
| 74 | George I. Soliman, MDPain Management · Fort Myers | FL | 45 | 48 | −6% |
| 74 | Michael C. Hanes, MDPain Management · Saint Augustine | FL | 45 | 43 | +5% |
| 80 | Emmanuel GageInterventional Pain Management · Brunswick | GA | 44 | 52 | −15% |
| 80 | Eric Pearson, MDInterventional Pain Management · Meridian | MS | 44 | 53 | −17% |
| 82 | Zubin N. Balsara, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Fort Smith | AR | 43 | 24 | +79% |
| 83 | Cheslovas Rothschild, MD PHD FACSNeurosurgery · Orange Park | FL | 42 | 34 | +24% |
| 83 | Nam D. Tran, MDNeurosurgery · Tampa | FL | 42 | 18 | |
| 83 | Michael L. Gordon, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Newport Beach | CA | 42 | 52 | −19% |
| 83 | Brady T. Vibert, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Rochester Hills | MI | 42 | 46 | −9% |
| 83 | Garrett Wright, MDAnesthesiology · Oklahoma City | OK | 42 | 50 | −16% |
| 83 | Shane J. Rose, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Carmel | IN | 42 | 12 | |
| 83 | Aziz Basem Nicholas Qandah, DONeurosurgery · New Hartford | NY | 42 | 60 | −30% |
| 90 | Francois H. Cornelis, MD, PHDInterventional Radiology · New York | NY | 41 | 17 | |
| 90 | Michael Chill, MDDiagnostic Radiology · West Springfield | MA | 41 | 36 | +14% |
| 90 | Brandon J. Scott, DONeurosurgery · Cape Girardeau | MO | 41 | 36 | +14% |
| 90 | Larry A. Johnson, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Jonesboro | AR | 41 | 25 | +64% |
| 94 | Timothy M. Haley, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Dothan | AL | 40 | 14 | |
| 94 | Christopher D. Vije, MDPain Management · Austin | TX | 40 | 19 | |
| 94 | Milan R. Mehta, MDInterventional Radiology · Atlanta | GA | 40 | 30 | +33% |
| 94 | Anthony Bozzio, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Muskegon | MI | 40 | 35 | +14% |
| 94 | Stuart R. Hutchinson, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Santa Barbara | CA | 40 | 54 | −26% |
| 99 | David Beeks, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Oregon | OH | 39 | — | |
| 99 | Matthew L. Cohen, MDInterventional Radiology · Richmond | VA | 39 | 40 | −2% |
| 99 | Joseph J. Vavricek, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Des Moines | IA | 39 | 42 | −7% |
| 99 | Hongkai K. Du, MDInterventional Pain Management · Belleville | IL | 39 | 55 | −29% |
| 99 | Michael D. Mitchell, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Hendersonville | NC | 39 | 43 | −9% |
| 99 | Thomas J. Faull, DOPain Management · Madison | WI | 39 | — | |
| 99 | Maksim Shapiro, MDDiagnostic Radiology · New York | NY | 39 | 36 | +8% |
| 99 | Shuo Li, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Wichita | KS | 39 | 37 | +5% |
Codes counted: CPT 22513, 22514. Procedures billed in 2024, all places of service, Medicare fee-for-service. CMS withholds counts under 11.