Lumbar spinal fusion · West Virginia
Lumbar spinal fusion in West Virginia: the highest-volume physicians
8 physicians in West Virginia billed Medicare for 171 lumbar spinal fusion procedures in 2024. The top 8, with the year before beside it.
Top 8
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher K. Kim, MDPain Management · Charleston | 39 | 24 | +63% |
| 2 | Rajesh V. Patel, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Beckley | 25 | 18 | |
| 2 | Matthew C. Werthammer, MDNeurosurgery · Huntington | 25 | 22 | +14% |
| 4 | Robert A. Marsh, MD, PHDNeurosurgery · Morgantown | 21 | 25 | −16% |
| 5 | Dwight Saulle, MDNeurosurgery · Huntington | 20 | 25 | −20% |
| 6 | Bill D. Underwood, MD, PHDNeurosurgery · Bridgeport | 19 | 33 | −42% |
| 7 | Jeffery D. Kim, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Huntington | 11 | — | |
| 7 | John R. Orphanos, MDNeurosurgery · South Charleston | 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.