Lumbar spinal fusion · Kentucky
Lumbar spinal fusion in Kentucky: the highest-volume physicians
27 physicians in Kentucky billed Medicare for 544 lumbar spinal fusion procedures in 2024. The top 27, with the year before beside it.
Top 27
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles H. Crawford, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Louisville | 44 | 36 | +22% |
| 2 | Mladen Djurasovic, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Louisville | 36 | 37 | −3% |
| 3 | Eric A. Goebel, MDNeurosurgery · Owensboro | 32 | 19 | |
| 4 | K Brandon Strenge, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Paducah | 31 | 36 | −14% |
| 5 | Robert P. Knetsche, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Danville | 29 | 29 | +0% |
| 6 | Jeffrey L. Gum, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Louisville | 28 | 43 | −35% |
| 7 | Mitchell J. Campbell, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Louisville | 27 | 21 | +29% |
| 7 | Joseph L. Laratta, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Louisville | 27 | 32 | −16% |
| 9 | Matthew Tutt, MDNeurosurgery · Lexington | 26 | 32 | −19% |
| 10 | Duane W. Densler, MDNeurosurgery · Louisville | 25 | 35 | −29% |
| 11 | John R. Lamm, MDNeurosurgery · Lexington | 19 | — | |
| 12 | Steven D. Glassman, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Louisville | 18 | 16 | |
| 13 | Roger K. Owens, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Louisville | 17 | 13 | |
| 14 | Robert D. Owen, MDNeurosurgery · Lexington | 16 | 17 | |
| 14 | Graysen R. Petersen-Fitts, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Lexington | 16 | — | |
| 14 | Francis Farhadi, MD, PHDNeurosurgery · Lexington | 16 | 17 | |
| 17 | Paul C. Celestre, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Louisville | 15 | 19 | |
| 18 | Justin Mathew, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Louisville | 14 | — | |
| 18 | Kathryn Mccarthy Mullooly, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Louisville | 14 | 12 | |
| 20 | Lindsay H. Hockensmith, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Bowling Green | 13 | 14 | |
| 20 | William W. Mcclellan, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Florence | 13 | 15 | |
| 22 | John R. Dimar, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Louisville | 12 | 16 | |
| 22 | Camden B. Burns, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Lexington | 12 | — | |
| 24 | Vincent A. Depalma, DOOrthopedic Surgery · London | 11 | — | |
| 24 | Kimathi W. Doss, MDNeurosurgery · Louisville | 11 | — | |
| 24 | Frank J. Yuk, MDNeurosurgery · Owensboro | 11 | — | |
| 24 | Nessa S. Timoney, MBBCHNeurosurgery · Lexington | 11 | 23 | −52% |
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.