Lumbar spinal fusion · Colorado
Lumbar spinal fusion in Colorado: the highest-volume physicians
58 physicians in Colorado billed Medicare for 1,460 lumbar spinal fusion procedures in 2024. The top 27, with the year before beside it.
Top 27
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Stanton, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Colorado Springs | 82 | 101 | −19% |
| 2 | Henry Fabian, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Steamboat Springs | 58 | 69 | −16% |
| 3 | Roger D. Sung, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Colorado Springs | 49 | 67 | −27% |
| 3 | William D. Biggs, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Fort Collins | 49 | 56 | −12% |
| 5 | Robert J. Benz, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Fort Collins | 45 | 37 | +22% |
| 6 | Sharad Rajpal, MDNeurosurgery · Boulder | 42 | 40 | +5% |
| 7 | Gary Ghiselli, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Greenwood Village | 38 | — | |
| 7 | Amit O. Agarwala, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Golden | 38 | 29 | +31% |
| 7 | Alan T. Villavicencio, MDNeurosurgery · Boulder | 38 | 36 | +6% |
| 10 | Eric R. Jamrich, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Lone Tree | 37 | 48 | −23% |
| 11 | Ewell L. Nelson, MDNeurosurgery · Boulder | 36 | 54 | −33% |
| 12 | Ryan MartynOrthopedic Surgery · Durango | 34 | 46 | −26% |
| 13 | John A. Sielatycki, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Steamboat Springs | 33 | 39 | −15% |
| 14 | Hans C. Coester, MDNeurosurgery · Fort Collins | 32 | 35 | −9% |
| 14 | Cj Kleck, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Aurora | 32 | 15 | |
| 14 | Vikas Patel, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Aurora | 32 | 33 | −3% |
| 17 | Douglas Crowther, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Colorado Springs | 31 | 28 | +11% |
| 18 | John P. Elliott, MDNeurosurgery · Englewood | 30 | 30 | +0% |
| 19 | Matthew R. Gerlach, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Longmont | 29 | 14 | |
| 20 | Stuart D. Kinsella, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Aspen | 28 | 15 | |
| 21 | Daniel R. Possley, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Lafayette | 27 | 17 | |
| 22 | John Adair Prall, MDNeurosurgery · Littleton | 26 | 26 | +0% |
| 22 | Colin C. Buchanan, MDNeurosurgery · Aurora | 26 | — | |
| 24 | John R. Barker, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Lone Tree | 25 | 25 | +0% |
| 24 | George A. Frey, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Denver | 25 | 24 | +4% |
| 24 | Mark N. RobinsonNeurosurgery · Lone Tree | 25 | — | |
| 24 | Michael A. Gallizzi, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Lone Tree | 25 | 33 | −24% |
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.