Lumbar spinal fusion · Arkansas
Lumbar spinal fusion in Arkansas: the highest-volume physicians
24 physicians in Arkansas billed Medicare for 504 lumbar spinal fusion procedures in 2024. The top 24, with the year before beside it.
Top 24
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne L. Bruffett, MDOrthopedic Surgery · North Little Rock | 48 | 54 | −11% |
| 2 | Jared J. Seale, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Little Rock | 44 | 39 | +13% |
| 3 | Ikemefuna U. Onyekwelu, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Little Rock | 42 | 37 | +14% |
| 4 | Brad A. Thomas, MDNeurosurgery · Little Rock | 36 | 36 | +0% |
| 5 | Blake Phillips, MDNeurosurgery · Little Rock | 35 | 26 | +35% |
| 6 | Jason A. Smith, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Little Rock | 33 | 13 | |
| 7 | Samuel C. Overley, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Little Rock | 28 | 23 | +22% |
| 8 | Jeffrey D. Reese, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Little Rock | 22 | 13 | |
| 9 | Daniel L. Shepherd, MDNeurosurgery · Fayetteville | 18 | 19 | |
| 9 | Lucas Bradley, MDNeurosurgery · Mountain Home | 18 | 31 | −42% |
| 11 | Dominic M. Maggio, MDNeurosurgery · Little Rock | 16 | — | |
| 12 | Jonathan A. Reding, MDNeurosurgery · Little Rock | 15 | 18 | |
| 12 | Richard D. Peek, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Little Rock | 15 | 20 | −25% |
| 12 | Hossam I. Youssef, MDNeurosurgery · Sherwood | 15 | — | |
| 15 | Brent P. Peterson, DONeurosurgery · Fayetteville | 14 | — | |
| 15 | Gautam K. Gandhi, MD, PHDNeurosurgery · Little Rock | 14 | 24 | −42% |
| 17 | Larry G. Armstrong, DONeurosurgery · Fayetteville | 12 | 14 | |
| 17 | David E. Connor, DONeurosurgery · Little Rock | 12 | — | |
| 17 | Gannon B. Randolph, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Bentonville | 12 | — | |
| 20 | David B. Bumpass, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Little Rock | 11 | — | |
| 20 | Bernard Crowell, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Little Rock | 11 | — | |
| 20 | Allan C. Gocio, MDNeurosurgery · Mountain Home | 11 | — | |
| 20 | Stylianos K. Rammos, MDNeurosurgery · Sherwood | 11 | — | |
| 20 | Tarek Abuelem, MDNeurosurgery · Sherwood | 11 | — |
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.