Joints, bones and spine
Lumbar spinal fusion: the highest-volume physicians in the US
2,144 physicians billed Medicare for 54,965 lumbar spinal fusion procedures in 2024. Pick a state for its own table, or read the national top 111.
By state
- Alabama35 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Larry M. Parker
- Alaska4 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Mark E. Flanum
- Arizona63 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Justin S. Field
- Arkansas24 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Wayne L. Bruffett
- California184 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Henry E. Aryan
- Colorado58 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Paul Stanton
- Connecticut27 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Patrick F. Doherty
- Delaware13 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Mark S. Eskander
- District of Columbia7 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Seyed B. Kalantar
- Florida141 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Michael Y. Wang
- Georgia65 physicians · No. 1 Dr. John D. Dorchak
- Hawaii6 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Kyle A. Mitsunaga
- Idaho20 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Roland S. Kent
- Illinois69 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Gregory D. Lopez
- Indiana60 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Hon Q. Vien
- Iowa24 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Trevor R. Schmitz
- Kansas31 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Raymond W. Grundmeyer
- Kentucky27 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Charles H. Crawford
- Louisiana32 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Peter G. Campbell
- Maine1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Nicolas F. Arredondo
- Maryland62 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Charles C. Edwards, Ii
- Massachusetts62 physicians · No. 1 Dr. John H. Chi
- Michigan54 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Roderick Claybrooks
- Minnesota38 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Hamid R. Abbasi
- Mississippi13 physicians · No. 1 Dr. James W. Woodall
- Missouri41 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jeff A. Lehmen
- Montana9 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Anthony W. Roccisano
- Nebraska25 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Andrew D. Livingston
- Nevada20 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Derek A. Duke
- New Hampshire5 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Adam M. Pearson
- New Jersey41 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Gabriele P. Jasper
- New Mexico4 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Ernesto R. Otero Lopez
- New York94 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Francis C. Lovecchio
- North Carolina73 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Daniel M. Williams
- North Dakota6 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Eric Belanger
- Ohio84 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Milan B. Herceg
- Oklahoma42 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Scott M. De La Garza
- Oregon21 physicians · No. 1 Alp Ozpinar
- Pennsylvania82 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Paul J. Marcotte
- Puerto Rico2 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Fernando L. Villamil
- Rhode Island7 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Alan H. Daniels
- South Carolina46 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Timothy P. Bryan
- South Dakota12 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Christian J. Gaffney
- Tennessee60 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Edward S. Mackey
- Texas184 physicians · No. 1 Dr. William Robinson
- Utah24 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Kristoffer R. West
- Vermont2 physicians · No. 1 Dr. David J. Lunardini
- Virginia66 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Dhruv B. Pateder
- Washington39 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Melvin M. Wahl
- West Virginia8 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Christopher K. Kim
- Wisconsin20 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Paul R. Johnson
- Wyoming7 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Christopher C. Hills
National top 111
| Rank | Physician | State | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles C. Edwards, Ii, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Baltimore | MD | 132 | 127 | +4% |
| 2 | Mark S. Eskander, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Wilmington | DE | 124 | 121 | +2% |
| 2 | Henry E. Aryan, MD, FACS, FAANSNeurosurgery · Fresno | CA | 124 | 147 | −16% |
| 4 | Michael Y. Wang, MDNeurosurgery · Miami | FL | 122 | 115 | +6% |
| 5 | William Robinson, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Dallas | TX | 121 | 67 | +81% |
| 6 | Peter G. Campbell, MDNeurosurgery · Shreveport | LA | 120 | 90 | +33% |
| 6 | Erik C. Spayde, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Thousand Oaks | CA | 120 | 141 | −15% |
| 8 | Ngoc-Lam M. Nguyen, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Sarasota | FL | 118 | 118 | +0% |
| 9 | Gabriele P. Jasper, MDInterventional Pain Management · Brick | NJ | 109 | 55 | +98% |
| 10 | John H. Chi, MDNeurosurgery · Boston | MA | 107 | 89 | +20% |
| 11 | John D. Dorchak, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Columbus | GA | 105 | 90 | +17% |
| 12 | Michael T. Merrick, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Tyler | TX | 104 | 103 | +1% |
| 13 | Gregory D. Lopez, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Chicago | IL | 102 | 87 | +17% |
| 13 | John C. Stevenson, MDNeurosurgery · Gainesville | FL | 102 | 87 | +17% |
| 15 | Dhruv B. Pateder, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Reston | VA | 95 | 71 | +34% |
| 16 | Justin S. Field, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Phoenix | AZ | 93 | 87 | +7% |
| 17 | Trevor R. Schmitz, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Des Moines | IA | 92 | 72 | +28% |
| 17 | Hamid R. Abbasi, MDNeurosurgery · Burnsville | MN | 92 | 57 | +61% |
| 19 | Khalid H. Kurtom, MDNeurosurgery · Easton | MD | 90 | 73 | +23% |
| 19 | Derek A. Duke, MDNeurosurgery · Henderson | NV | 90 | 101 | −11% |
| 21 | Raymond W. Grundmeyer, MDNeurosurgery · Wichita | KS | 88 | 75 | +17% |
| 21 | Milan B. Herceg, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Upper Arlington | OH | 88 | 100 | −12% |
| 23 | Paul J. Marcotte, MDNeurosurgery · Philadelphia | PA | 87 | 117 | −26% |
| 23 | Michael E. Russell, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Tyler | TX | 87 | 84 | +4% |
| 25 | Zachary J. Tempel, MDNeurosurgery · Cincinnati | OH | 86 | 72 | +19% |
| 25 | Daniel M. Williams, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Pinehurst | NC | 86 | 101 | −15% |
| 25 | Lon M. Baronne, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Lafayette | LA | 86 | 84 | +2% |
| 28 | Aaron Clark, MD, PHDNeurosurgery · San Francisco | CA | 85 | 87 | −2% |
| 29 | Arnold B. Vardiman, MDNeurosurgery · San Antonio | TX | 84 | 98 | −14% |
| 29 | Joshua Abrams, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Phoenix | AZ | 84 | 83 | +1% |
| 31 | Michael J. Leahy, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Tomball | TX | 83 | 80 | +4% |
| 31 | Scott M. De La Garza, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Oklahoma City | OK | 83 | 67 | +24% |
| 33 | Pawan Rastogi, MDNeurosurgery · Newark | DE | 82 | 75 | +9% |
| 33 | Christopher P. Ames, MDNeurosurgery · San Francisco | CA | 82 | 77 | +6% |
| 33 | Paul Stanton, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Colorado Springs | CO | 82 | 101 | −19% |
| 36 | Gregory M. Bailey, DOOrthopedic Surgery · State College | PA | 81 | 85 | −5% |
| 37 | John R. Dickerson, MDNeurosurgery · Wichita | KS | 80 | 85 | −6% |
| 37 | Kristoffer R. West, MDOrthopedic Surgery · St George | UT | 80 | 76 | +5% |
| 39 | Edward S. Mackey, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Nashville | TN | 79 | 85 | −7% |
| 39 | Lance C. Smith, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Edmond | OK | 79 | 82 | −4% |
| 39 | Melvin M. Wahl, MDNeurosurgery · Richland | WA | 79 | 49 | +61% |
| 42 | Kennedy Yalamanchili, MDNeurosurgery · Newark | DE | 77 | 77 | +0% |
| 42 | Andrew J. Pugely, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Iowa City | IA | 77 | 70 | +10% |
| 44 | James W. Woodall, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Jackson | MS | 76 | 76 | +0% |
| 44 | Mark F. Kurd, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Bryn Mawr | PA | 76 | 98 | −22% |
| 44 | Jeffrey A. Rihn, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Malvern | PA | 76 | 93 | −18% |
| 47 | Matthew W. Colman, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Chicago | IL | 75 | 86 | −13% |
| 47 | Randall W. Porter, MDNeurosurgery · Phoenix | AZ | 75 | 50 | +50% |
| 49 | Fadi F. Nasr, MDNeurosurgery · Oklahoma City | OK | 74 | 94 | −21% |
| 50 | Steven R. Abram, MDNeurosurgery · Nashville | TN | 73 | 73 | +0% |
| 50 | William C. Welch, MDNeurosurgery · Philadelphia | PA | 73 | 60 | +22% |
| 50 | Alexander A. Theologis, MDOrthopedic Surgery · San Francisco | CA | 73 | 49 | +49% |
| 53 | Stephen R. Tolhurst, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Flower Mound | TX | 72 | 68 | +6% |
| 53 | Matthew N. Henry, MDNeurosurgery · Wichita | KS | 72 | 99 | −27% |
| 53 | Yogish D. Kamath, MDNeurosurgery · Wichita Falls | TX | 72 | 78 | −8% |
| 53 | Eric Belanger, MDNeurosurgery · Bismarck | ND | 72 | 56 | +29% |
| 57 | Mudit Sharma, MDNeurosurgery · Manassas | VA | 71 | 47 | +51% |
| 57 | Ali Chahlavi, MDNeurosurgery · Jacksonville | FL | 71 | 71 | +0% |
| 57 | James D. Kang, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Boston | MA | 71 | 77 | −8% |
| 60 | Connor J. Telles, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Fresno | CA | 70 | 83 | −16% |
| 60 | Anthony J. Kwon, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Charlotte | NC | 70 | 65 | +8% |
| 60 | Hon Q. Vien, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Richmond | IN | 70 | 60 | +17% |
| 60 | Oran S. Aaronson, MDNeurosurgery · Nashville | TN | 70 | 75 | −7% |
| 60 | Mark W. Wylie, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Fort Worth | TX | 70 | 73 | −4% |
| 65 | Michael C. Kachmann, MDNeurosurgery · Cincinnati | OH | 69 | 53 | +30% |
| 65 | Bryan B. Barnes, MDNeurosurgery · Athens | GA | 69 | 70 | −1% |
| 67 | Joel W. Winer, MDNeurosurgery · York | PA | 68 | 65 | +5% |
| 67 | Todd M. Raabe, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Tyler | TX | 68 | 121 | −44% |
| 69 | Joseph E. Snavely, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Orlando | FL | 67 | 81 | −17% |
| 69 | Charles C. Park, MDNeurosurgery · Baltimore | MD | 67 | 88 | −24% |
| 71 | Roderick Claybrooks, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Southfield | MI | 66 | — | |
| 72 | Joseph R. O'brien, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Bethesda | MD | 65 | 52 | +25% |
| 72 | Jeremy S. Smith, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Orange | CA | 65 | 74 | −12% |
| 72 | Zachary Ries, MDOrthopedic Surgery · West Des Moines | IA | 65 | 46 | +41% |
| 75 | Gus G. Halamandaris, MDNeurosurgery · Salinas | CA | 64 | 55 | +16% |
| 75 | Theodore D. Koreckij, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Leawood | KS | 64 | 77 | −17% |
| 75 | Timothy P. Bryan, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Mt Pleasant | SC | 64 | 62 | +3% |
| 75 | Brian J. Ipsen, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Galena | KS | 64 | 54 | +19% |
| 79 | Thomas A. Parfenchuck, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Augusta | GA | 63 | 66 | −5% |
| 79 | Jeffrey E. Deckey, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Orange | CA | 63 | 53 | +19% |
| 79 | James S. Harrop, MDNeurosurgery · Philadelphia | PA | 63 | 55 | +15% |
| 79 | Seyed B. Kalantar, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Washington | DC | 63 | 48 | +31% |
| 79 | Victor W. Hsu, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Chalfont | PA | 63 | 59 | +7% |
| 84 | Paul KyPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Fresno | CA | 62 | 51 | +22% |
| 84 | Brett D. ReichwageNeurosurgery · Pensacola | FL | 62 | 57 | +9% |
| 84 | Geoffrey Stewart, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Davenport | FL | 62 | 66 | −6% |
| 84 | Scott L. Parker, MDNeurosurgery · Nashville | TN | 62 | 48 | +29% |
| 84 | Samuel R. Schroerlucke, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Memphis | TN | 62 | 51 | +22% |
| 84 | Kevin F. Wiley, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Oklahoma City | OK | 62 | 50 | +24% |
| 84 | Steven C. Ludwig, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Baltimore | MD | 62 | 55 | +13% |
| 91 | Dmitri Sofianos, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Savannah | GA | 61 | 77 | −21% |
| 91 | Steven G. Kraljic, MDNeurosurgery · Bismarck | ND | 61 | 74 | −18% |
| 91 | Erkan Alci, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Conway | SC | 61 | 34 | +79% |
| 91 | Aaron T. Creek, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Miramar Beach | FL | 61 | 63 | −3% |
| 91 | Reginald S. Fayssoux, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Rancho Mirage | CA | 61 | 57 | +7% |
| 91 | James D. Bruffey, MDOrthopedic Surgery · La Jolla | CA | 61 | 36 | +69% |
| 91 | Winston Fong, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Oklahoma City | OK | 61 | 68 | −10% |
| 91 | Loi K. Phuong, MDNeurosurgery · Fort Wayne | IN | 61 | 42 | +45% |
| 91 | Amir D. Tahernia, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Rancho Mirage | CA | 61 | 70 | −13% |
| 100 | Paul Johnson, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Bountiful | UT | 60 | 31 | +94% |
| 100 | Bradley A. Wallace, MDNeurosurgery · Jacksonville | FL | 60 | 44 | +36% |
| 100 | Paul J. Tortolani, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Towson | MD | 60 | 51 | +18% |
| 100 | John P. Kleimeyer, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Stanford | CA | 60 | 58 | +3% |
| 100 | Eric K. Oberlander, MDNeurosurgery · Baton Rouge | LA | 60 | 69 | −13% |
| 100 | George D. Picetti, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Sacramento | CA | 60 | 68 | −12% |
| 100 | Selvon F. St. Clair, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Lima | OH | 60 | 69 | −13% |
| 100 | James Kryzanski, MDNeurosurgery · Boston | MA | 60 | 44 | +36% |
| 100 | Christopher D. Vanpelt, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Greenville | SC | 60 | 44 | +36% |
| 100 | P R. Paul, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Naperville | IL | 60 | 91 | −34% |
| 100 | Francis C. Lovecchio, MDOrthopedic Surgery · New York | NY | 60 | 21 | +186% |
| 100 | Noam Y. Stadlan, MDNeurosurgery · Skokie | IL | 60 | 59 | +2% |
Codes counted: CPT 22633, 22612. Procedures billed in 2024, all places of service, Medicare fee-for-service. CMS withholds counts under 11.