Kyphoplasty in Massachusetts: the highest-volume physicians
15 physicians in Massachusetts billed Medicare for 480 kyphoplasty procedures in 2024. The top 15, with the year before beside it.
Top 15
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua A. Hirsch, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Boston | 152 | 155 | −2% |
| 2 | Michael Chill, MDDiagnostic Radiology · West Springfield | 41 | 36 | +14% |
| 3 | Emanuele Orru', MDInterventional Radiology · Burlington | 38 | — | |
| 4 | Richard E. Toran, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Woburn | 34 | 27 | +26% |
| 5 | Sidney L. Kahn Iv, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Springfield | 31 | 25 | +24% |
| 5 | Coralli R. So, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Melrose | 31 | 15 | |
| 7 | Ari C. Sacks, MDInterventional Radiology · Weymouth | 29 | 18 | |
| 8 | Julia G. Seol, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Boston | 28 | 14 | |
| 9 | Henry Y. Ty, MDNeurosurgery · Lawrence | 17 | 43 | −60% |
| 10 | Fareed Riyaz, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Worcester | 15 | — | |
| 10 | Gordon K. Nakata, MDNeurosurgery · Hyannis | 15 | — | |
| 12 | Zubin D. Irani, MDInterventional Radiology · Springfield | 14 | — | |
| 13 | Simon Chao, MDOrthopedic Surgery · North Easton | 12 | 11 | |
| 13 | Terence P. Doorly, MDNeurosurgery · Peabody | 12 | 29 | −59% |
| 15 | Michael W. Subrize, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Winchester | 11 | — |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 22513, 22514), 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.