Lumbar spinal fusion · Alabama
Lumbar spinal fusion in Alabama: the highest-volume physicians
35 physicians in Alabama billed Medicare for 781 lumbar spinal fusion procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry M. Parker, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Huntsville | 57 | 71 | −20% |
| 2 | Curt L. Freudenberger, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Huntsville | 42 | 60 | −30% |
| 3 | Walter G. Haynes, MDNeurosurgery · Birmingham | 37 | 54 | −31% |
| 3 | Jeffrey D. Wade, M DOrthopedic Surgery · Birmingham | 37 | 36 | +3% |
| 5 | Brian M. Scholl, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Huntsville | 36 | 40 | −10% |
| 6 | Javier A. Reto, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Huntsville | 32 | 37 | −14% |
| 7 | John B. Boyett, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Athens | 25 | 35 | −29% |
| 8 | Martin P. Jones, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Birmingham | 24 | 13 | |
| 8 | Swaid N. Swaid, MDNeurosurgery · Birmingham | 24 | 21 | +14% |
| 8 | James L. West, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Mobile | 24 | 17 | |
| 11 | Shawn B. Clark, MDNeurosurgery · Mobile | 23 | 19 | |
| 11 | Morris B. Seymour, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Huntsville | 23 | 28 | −18% |
| 11 | Gregory Gullung, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Birmingham | 23 | 30 | −23% |
| 14 | Matthew A. Prevost, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Jasper | 22 | — | |
| 14 | John Rodriguez-Feo, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Huntsville | 22 | 17 | |
| 14 | Ninh B. Doan, MD, PHDNeurosurgery · Montgomery | 22 | 26 | −15% |
| 14 | Murray D. Spruiell, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Huntsville | 22 | 19 | |
| 14 | Blake Pearson, MDNeurosurgery · Birmingham | 22 | 24 | −8% |
| 19 | Timothy M. Haley, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Dothan | 21 | 22 | −5% |
| 19 | Joshua Y. Menendez, MDNeurosurgery · Birmingham | 21 | 17 | |
| 21 | Jeremiah J. Maddox, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Dothan | 20 | 17 | |
| 21 | Clinton W. Howard, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Mobile | 20 | — | |
| 23 | Timothy A. Holt, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Montgomery | 19 | 23 | −17% |
| 24 | Nicholas F. Voss, MDNeurosurgery · Dothan | 17 | 16 | |
| 25 | Donald R. Tyler, M DNeurosurgery · Mobile | 16 | — |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 22633, 22612), 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.