Lumbar spinal fusion · North Carolina
Lumbar spinal fusion in North Carolina: the highest-volume physicians
73 physicians in North Carolina billed Medicare for 1,709 lumbar spinal fusion procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel M. Williams, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Pinehurst | 86 | 101 | −15% |
| 2 | Anthony J. Kwon, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Charlotte | 70 | 65 | +8% |
| 3 | Daniel L. Cavanaugh, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Chapel Hill | 57 | 53 | +8% |
| 4 | Michael A. Bohl, MDNeurosurgery · Charlotte | 53 | 45 | +18% |
| 5 | Christopher R. Brown, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Durham | 52 | 57 | −9% |
| 6 | John A. Thomas, MDNeurosurgery · Wilmington | 50 | 36 | +39% |
| 7 | Alexander C. Lemons, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Pinehurst | 48 | 45 | +7% |
| 8 | Scot E. Reeg, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Apex | 43 | 33 | +30% |
| 9 | Adam P. Brown, FACSNeurosurgery · Wilmington | 37 | 20 | +85% |
| 10 | Matthew J. Mcgirt, MDNeurosurgery · Charlotte | 33 | 29 | +14% |
| 10 | Cary S. Idler, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Raleigh | 33 | 40 | −17% |
| 12 | Chase G. Bennett, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Advance | 32 | 27 | +19% |
| 13 | Sameer Mathur, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Cary | 29 | 17 | |
| 13 | Erik C. OlssonOrthopedic Surgery · Hendersonville | 29 | — | |
| 13 | John M. Hicks, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Hendersonville | 29 | 18 | |
| 16 | Gabriel S. Lensing, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Charlotte | 28 | 13 | |
| 17 | Joseph T. Cheatle, MDNeurosurgery · Charlotte | 27 | 20 | +35% |
| 17 | Paul K. Kim, MDNeurosurgery · Charlotte | 27 | 32 | −16% |
| 19 | Stuart T. Jarrell, MDNeurosurgery · Charlotte | 26 | 33 | −21% |
| 19 | Laith Khoury, MDNeurosurgery · Raleigh | 26 | 22 | +18% |
| 21 | Brian E. Haycook, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Clyde | 25 | 12 | |
| 21 | William D. Hunter, MDNeurosurgery · Gastonia | 25 | 31 | −19% |
| 21 | Gurvinder S. Deol, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Raleigh | 25 | 14 | |
| 21 | Lars B. Gardner, DONeurosurgery · Raleigh | 25 | 18 | |
| 21 | Russell R. Margraf, MD PHDNeurosurgery · Raleigh | 25 | 17 | |
| 21 | Jeffrey D. Jenkins, MDNeurosurgery · Greensboro | 25 | 22 | +14% |
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.