Kyphoplasty in Texas: the highest-volume physicians
40 physicians in Texas billed Medicare for 915 kyphoplasty procedures in 2024. The top 28, with the year before beside it.
Top 28
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis E. Duarte, MDNeurosurgery · San Angelo | 57 | 68 | −16% |
| 2 | Yogish D. Kamath, MDNeurosurgery · Wichita Falls | 47 | 49 | −4% |
| 3 | Viet N. Tran, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Austin | 46 | 26 | +77% |
| 3 | Todd A. Patrick, MD PHDNeurosurgery · Tyler | 46 | 15 | |
| 5 | Christopher D. Vije, MDPain Management · Austin | 40 | 19 | |
| 6 | Michael A. Catino, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Denton | 36 | 25 | +44% |
| 6 | Ludwig D. Orozco, MDNeurosurgery · Rowlett | 36 | 55 | −35% |
| 8 | Jonathan W. Fontenot, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Longview | 33 | 23 | +43% |
| 8 | Nicholas S. Andrade, MDNeurosurgery · Tyler | 33 | 28 | +18% |
| 10 | Joseph K. Hobbs, MDNeurosurgery · San Angelo | 32 | 15 | |
| 11 | Grant Jameson, MDAnesthesiology · Abilene | 30 | 11 | |
| 12 | David A. Lindley, DOInterventional Pain Management · Mineral Wells | 29 | 16 | |
| 13 | Juan M. Padilla Maiz, MDNeurosurgery · San Antonio | 28 | — | |
| 14 | Bernhard C. Meyer, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Houston | 27 | — | |
| 14 | Joseph Quillin, MDNeurosurgery · Plano | 27 | — | |
| 16 | Benjamin M. Crandall, DOInterventional Radiology · Fort Worth | 23 | 15 | |
| 17 | Baraa Al-Hafez, MDNeurosurgery · Houston | 20 | 18 | |
| 18 | Sven M. Hochheimer, MDNeurosurgery · Wichita Falls | 19 | 11 | |
| 19 | Stephen Liaw, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Houston | 18 | 13 | |
| 20 | Mustasim N. Rumi, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Round Rock | 17 | 26 | −35% |
| 20 | Alexander J. Chen, MDPain Management · San Antonio | 17 | — | |
| 22 | Kenneth E. Reesor, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Longview | 16 | 36 | −56% |
| 22 | Marte A. Martinez, MDInterventional Pain Management · Laredo | 16 | — | |
| 22 | Joseph K. Preston, MDNeurosurgery · Paris | 16 | — | |
| 25 | Ryan S. Reeves, MDInterventional Pain Management · Southlake | 15 | 11 | |
| 25 | Theodore A. Belanger, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Rockwall | 15 | 23 | −35% |
| 25 | Hosun Hwang, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Houston | 15 | 13 | |
| 25 | Jeff M. Arthur, MDAnesthesiology · Kingwood | 15 | — |
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.