Lumbar spinal fusion in Kansas: the highest-volume physicians
31 physicians in Kansas billed Medicare for 952 lumbar spinal fusion procedures in 2024. The top 27, with the year before beside it.
Top 27
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raymond W. Grundmeyer, MDNeurosurgery · Wichita | 88 | 75 | +17% |
| 2 | John R. Dickerson, MDNeurosurgery · Wichita | 80 | 85 | −6% |
| 3 | Matthew N. Henry, MDNeurosurgery · Wichita | 72 | 99 | −27% |
| 4 | Theodore D. Koreckij, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Leawood | 64 | 77 | −17% |
| 4 | Brian J. Ipsen, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Galena | 64 | 54 | +19% |
| 6 | Mark C. Whitaker, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Wichita | 53 | 53 | +0% |
| 7 | Steven T. Ericksen, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Wichita | 44 | 38 | +16% |
| 8 | Brandon B. Carlson, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Kansas City | 39 | 42 | −7% |
| 9 | Justin T. Davis, MDNeurosurgery · Kansas City | 34 | 37 | −8% |
| 10 | Christian S. Lothes, MDNeurosurgery · Wichita | 32 | 38 | −16% |
| 11 | Shyam M. Shridharani, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Olathe | 30 | 48 | −37% |
| 12 | Kelli L. Crabtree-Wilson, MDNeurosurgery · Lawrence | 29 | — | |
| 13 | Daniel R. Kloster, M DInterventional Pain Management · Overland Park | 27 | 46 | −41% |
| 13 | Samuel M. Taylon, MDNeurosurgery · Merriam | 27 | 37 | −27% |
| 15 | Ashley L. BarksNeurosurgery · Wichita | 26 | 33 | −21% |
| 16 | Matthew J. Wills, MDNeurosurgery · Topeka | 21 | 20 | +5% |
| 17 | Hemil H. Maniar, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Lawrence | 20 | — | |
| 18 | Steven J. Hess, MDNeurosurgery · Olathe | 19 | 15 | |
| 19 | Robert S. Jackson, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Kansas City | 18 | 13 | |
| 19 | Joshua T. Bunch, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Kansas City | 18 | 26 | −31% |
| 21 | Toby G. Moore, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Galena | 17 | 29 | −41% |
| 21 | Ifije Ohiorhenuan, MDNeurosurgery · Kansas City | 17 | 16 | |
| 23 | Jayson Neil, MDNeurosurgery · Shawnee Mission | 15 | 22 | −32% |
| 24 | Thomas Frimpong, DONeurosurgery · Wichita | 14 | 33 | −58% |
| 25 | Jacob Birlingmair, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Wichita | 13 | — | |
| 25 | James D. Weimar, MD, PHDNeurosurgery · Wichita | 13 | 30 | −57% |
| 25 | Steven O. Tenny, MDNeurosurgery · Salina | 13 | — |
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.