Lumbar spinal fusion in Idaho: the highest-volume physicians
20 physicians in Idaho billed Medicare for 479 lumbar spinal fusion procedures in 2024. The top 20, with the year before beside it.
Top 20
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roland S. Kent, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Post Falls | 45 | 33 | +36% |
| 2 | Gregory D. Dietrich, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Lewiston | 42 | 23 | +83% |
| 3 | Abraham Schlauderaff, MDNeurosurgery · Idaho Falls | 41 | — | |
| 4 | Brandon R. Kelly, MDNeurosurgery · Idaho Falls | 40 | 31 | +29% |
| 5 | Kenneth M. Little, MDNeurosurgery · Boise | 38 | 48 | −21% |
| 6 | Daniel J. Blizzard, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Post Falls | 33 | 29 | +14% |
| 7 | Sandra A. Thompson, MDPain Management · Boise | 25 | 22 | +14% |
| 8 | Gregory S. Harrison, MDNeurosurgery · Pocatello | 24 | 16 | |
| 8 | Christian G. Zimmerman, MDNeurosurgery · Boise | 24 | 15 | |
| 10 | Paul J. Montalbano, MDNeurosurgery · Boise | 19 | 15 | |
| 11 | John D. Dickinson, DONeurosurgery · Idaho Falls | 18 | 22 | −18% |
| 11 | Clark H. Allen, MDNeurosurgery · Idaho Falls | 18 | 16 | |
| 13 | David M. Glassman, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Post Falls | 17 | 14 | |
| 14 | Jason D. Williams, MDPain Management · Boise | 16 | — | |
| 14 | Timothy J. Johans, MDNeurosurgery · Boise | 16 | 13 | |
| 16 | Richard Lochhead, MDNeurosurgery · Boise | 15 | — | |
| 17 | Samuel S. Jorgenson, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Meridian | 13 | 14 | |
| 18 | Michael V. Hajjar, MDNeurosurgery · Boise | 12 | 18 | |
| 18 | Daniel R. Miller, MDOtolaryngology · Lewiston | 12 | 18 | |
| 20 | Jonathan T. Morgan, DONeurosurgery · Pocatello | 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.