Joints, bones and spine
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression): the highest-volume physicians in the US
2,680 physicians billed Medicare for 65,678 lumbar laminectomy (decompression) procedures in 2024. Pick a state for its own table, or read the national top 104.
By state
- Alabama47 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Brian M. Scholl
- Alaska10 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Curtis A. Mina
- Arizona73 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Ross Jones
- Arkansas30 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Brad A. Thomas
- California235 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Henry E. Aryan
- Colorado52 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Paul Stanton
- Connecticut31 physicians · No. 1 Dr. David L. Kramer
- Delaware11 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Mark S. Eskander
- District of Columbia9 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Fred Mo
- Florida171 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Max B. Medary
- Georgia79 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Dmitri Sofianos
- Hawaii7 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Kyle A. Mitsunaga
- Idaho23 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Roland S. Kent
- Illinois84 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Gregory D. Lopez
- Indiana70 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Robert M. Shugart
- Iowa24 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Trevor R. Schmitz
- Kansas33 physicians · No. 1 Dr. John R. Dickerson
- Kentucky37 physicians · No. 1 Dr. John E. Harpring
- Louisiana28 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jeremy R. James
- Maine7 physicians · No. 1 Dr. John B. Wahlig
- Maryland72 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Paul J. Tortolani
- Massachusetts74 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Dennis S. Oh
- Michigan59 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Roderick Claybrooks
- Minnesota41 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Arjun S. Sebastian
- Mississippi17 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Michael C. Patterson
- Missouri55 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Steven C. Meyer
- Montana11 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Paul J. Miller
- Nebraska22 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Bradley S. Bowdino
- Nevada29 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Derek A. Duke
- New Hampshire13 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Adam M. Pearson
- New Jersey76 physicians · No. 1 Dr. John J. Knightly
- New Mexico6 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Brett R. Henderson
- New York145 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Alexander Hughes
- North Carolina90 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Daniel M. Williams
- North Dakota9 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Steven G. Kraljic
- Ohio120 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Milan B. Herceg
- Oklahoma41 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Winston Fong
- Oregon38 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Raymond Tien
- Pennsylvania102 physicians · No. 1 Dr. William C. Welch
- Puerto Rico1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Danny Mangual
- Rhode Island10 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Shyam Patel
- South Carolina54 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Phillip G. Esce
- South Dakota18 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Troy D. Gust
- Tennessee76 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Oran S. Aaronson
- Texas199 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Donald L. Hilton
- Utah32 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Kristoffer R. West
- Vermont6 physicians · No. 1 Dr. David J. Lunardini
- Virginia69 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Dhruv B. Pateder
- Washington72 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Melvin M. Wahl
- West Virginia6 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Vincent J. Miele
- Wisconsin47 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Andrew Beaumont
- Wyoming9 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Wayne L. Warren
National top 104
| Rank | Physician | State | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donald L. Hilton, MDNeurosurgery · San Antonio | TX | 182 | 191 | −5% |
| 2 | John R. Dickerson, MDNeurosurgery · Wichita | KS | 143 | 134 | +7% |
| 3 | Trevor R. Schmitz, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Des Moines | IA | 133 | 116 | +15% |
| 4 | William C. Welch, MDNeurosurgery · Philadelphia | PA | 129 | 109 | +18% |
| 4 | Oran S. Aaronson, MDNeurosurgery · Nashville | TN | 129 | 129 | +0% |
| 6 | Raymond W. Grundmeyer, MDNeurosurgery · Wichita | KS | 128 | 111 | +15% |
| 7 | Gregory D. Lopez, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Chicago | IL | 119 | 101 | +18% |
| 8 | Jonathan S. Citow, MDNeurosurgery · Libertyville | IL | 113 | 103 | +10% |
| 9 | Henry E. Aryan, MD, FACS, FAANSNeurosurgery · Fresno | CA | 109 | 127 | −14% |
| 10 | Erik C. Spayde, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Thousand Oaks | CA | 107 | 155 | −31% |
| 11 | Matthew W. Colman, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Chicago | IL | 106 | 97 | +9% |
| 12 | Paul J. Marcotte, MDNeurosurgery · Philadelphia | PA | 99 | 101 | −2% |
| 13 | Todd F. Alamin, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Stanford | CA | 97 | 88 | +10% |
| 14 | Dhruv B. Pateder, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Reston | VA | 93 | 83 | +12% |
| 15 | Max B. Medary, MDNeurosurgery · Orlando | FL | 92 | 83 | +11% |
| 16 | Bradley A. Wallace, MDNeurosurgery · Jacksonville | FL | 91 | 123 | −26% |
| 16 | Daniel M. Williams, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Pinehurst | NC | 91 | 100 | −9% |
| 16 | Derek A. Duke, MDNeurosurgery · Henderson | NV | 91 | 106 | −14% |
| 16 | Milan B. Herceg, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Upper Arlington | OH | 91 | 106 | −14% |
| 20 | Christopher K. Kepler, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Philadelphia | PA | 89 | 94 | −5% |
| 20 | Dennis S. Oh, MDNeurosurgery · Springfield | MA | 89 | 105 | −15% |
| 20 | Andrew C. Roeser, MDNeurosurgery · Houston | TX | 89 | 80 | +11% |
| 20 | Robert M. Shugart, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Fort Wayne | IN | 89 | 108 | −18% |
| 24 | Mark S. Eskander, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Wilmington | DE | 88 | 101 | −13% |
| 24 | Theodore D. Koreckij, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Leawood | KS | 88 | 105 | −16% |
| 26 | Kristoffer R. West, MDOrthopedic Surgery · St George | UT | 86 | 93 | −8% |
| 27 | Steven G. Kraljic, MDNeurosurgery · Bismarck | ND | 85 | 88 | −3% |
| 28 | Matthew N. Henry, MDNeurosurgery · Wichita | KS | 84 | 102 | −18% |
| 28 | Taylor L. Gist, MDNeurosurgery · Houston | TX | 84 | 72 | +17% |
| 30 | Michael Y. Wang, MDNeurosurgery · Miami | FL | 82 | 70 | +17% |
| 30 | Phillip G. Esce, MDNeurosurgery · Spartanburg | SC | 82 | 40 | +105% |
| 30 | John J. Knightly, MDNeurosurgery · Morristown | NJ | 82 | 89 | −8% |
| 33 | Brad A. Thomas, MDNeurosurgery · Little Rock | AR | 81 | 71 | +14% |
| 33 | Michael T. Merrick, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Tyler | TX | 81 | 91 | −11% |
| 35 | Roderick Claybrooks, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Southfield | MI | 80 | 53 | +51% |
| 36 | Hae-Dong Jho, MDNeurosurgery · Pittsburgh | PA | 78 | 87 | −10% |
| 36 | Robert J. Blok, DOOrthopedic Surgery · New Albany | IN | 78 | 58 | +34% |
| 36 | Aaron Clark, MD, PHDNeurosurgery · San Francisco | CA | 78 | 72 | +8% |
| 36 | Paul Stanton, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Colorado Springs | CO | 78 | 80 | −2% |
| 36 | Michael E. Russell, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Tyler | TX | 78 | 69 | +13% |
| 41 | Raymond Tien, MDNeurosurgery · Bend | OR | 76 | 92 | −17% |
| 41 | Ross Jones, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Flagstaff | AZ | 76 | 56 | +36% |
| 41 | Melvin M. Wahl, MDNeurosurgery · Richland | WA | 76 | 60 | +27% |
| 44 | Daniel T. Rose, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Wilmington | NC | 75 | 62 | +21% |
| 44 | John E. Harpring, MDNeurosurgery · Louisville | KY | 75 | 67 | +12% |
| 44 | Ngoc-Lam M. Nguyen, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Sarasota | FL | 75 | 77 | −3% |
| 47 | Kennedy Yalamanchili, MDNeurosurgery · Newark | DE | 74 | 71 | +4% |
| 47 | Brady T. Vibert, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Rochester Hills | MI | 74 | 58 | +28% |
| 47 | James D. Kang, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Boston | MA | 74 | 79 | −6% |
| 50 | Ashvin I. Patel, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Sarasota | FL | 73 | 71 | +3% |
| 50 | Terrence T. Kim, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Los Angeles | CA | 73 | 70 | +4% |
| 50 | Winston Fong, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Oklahoma City | OK | 73 | 68 | +7% |
| 50 | Gregory L. Wilson, DONeurosurgery · Tulsa | OK | 73 | 80 | −9% |
| 54 | Dmitri Sofianos, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Savannah | GA | 72 | 88 | −18% |
| 54 | Paul J. Tortolani, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Towson | MD | 72 | 77 | −6% |
| 54 | Selvon F. St. Clair, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Lima | OH | 72 | 80 | −10% |
| 57 | Marcus A. Smith, MDNeurosurgery · Texarkana | TX | 71 | 79 | −10% |
| 57 | Frank S. Bono, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Tampa | FL | 71 | 75 | −5% |
| 57 | Andrew B. Shaw, MDNeurosurgery · Jacksonville | FL | 71 | 54 | +31% |
| 57 | Gregory D. Schroeder, MDOrthopedic Surgery · King Of Prussia | PA | 71 | 51 | +39% |
| 57 | Amir D. Tahernia, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Rancho Mirage | CA | 71 | 72 | −1% |
| 62 | Alexander Hughes, MDOrthopedic Surgery · New York | NY | 70 | 82 | −15% |
| 62 | Jeremy R. James, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Covington | LA | 70 | 58 | +21% |
| 62 | Michael H. Song, MDNeurosurgery · Reno | NV | 70 | 49 | +43% |
| 62 | Paul T. Geibel, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Live Oak | TX | 70 | 77 | −9% |
| 62 | Brian T. Andrews, MDNeurosurgery · San Francisco | CA | 70 | 80 | −12% |
| 62 | Mark W. Wylie, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Fort Worth | TX | 70 | 57 | +23% |
| 68 | Andrew J. Pugely, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Iowa City | IA | 69 | 60 | +15% |
| 69 | Mark F. Kurd, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Bryn Mawr | PA | 68 | 74 | −8% |
| 69 | Eric Belanger, MDNeurosurgery · Bismarck | ND | 68 | 59 | +15% |
| 69 | Donald J. Moyer, MDNeurosurgery · Cape Coral | FL | 68 | 53 | +28% |
| 69 | Ashutosh A. Pradhan, MDNeurosurgery · Jacksonville | FL | 68 | 23 | +196% |
| 73 | Pawan Rastogi, MDNeurosurgery · Newark | DE | 67 | 59 | +14% |
| 73 | Anthony G. Hadden, MDNeurosurgery · Bend | OR | 67 | 53 | +26% |
| 73 | Christopher D. Vanpelt, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Greenville | SC | 67 | 64 | +5% |
| 76 | Jean-Marc Voyadzis, MDNeurosurgery · Clinton | MD | 66 | 74 | −11% |
| 76 | Sohrab Gollogly, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Monterey | CA | 66 | 19 | |
| 76 | David M. Eggers, MDNeurosurgery · Newburgh | IN | 66 | 69 | −4% |
| 76 | Eric B. Sundberg, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Bradenton | FL | 66 | 69 | −4% |
| 76 | Frederick F. Marciano, MD PHDNeurosurgery · Scottsdale | AZ | 66 | 49 | +35% |
| 76 | Steven C. Ludwig, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Baltimore | MD | 66 | 53 | +25% |
| 76 | Anthony P. Cucchi, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Orlando | FL | 66 | 62 | +6% |
| 83 | Donald T. Trimble, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Gainesville | FL | 65 | 43 | +51% |
| 83 | Edward S. Mackey, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Nashville | TN | 65 | 69 | −6% |
| 83 | Steven R. Abram, MDNeurosurgery · Nashville | TN | 65 | 71 | −8% |
| 83 | John D. Dorchak, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Columbus | GA | 65 | 55 | +18% |
| 83 | Christopher Summa, MDNeurosurgery · Soquel | CA | 65 | 64 | +2% |
| 88 | Sravisht IyerOrthopedic Surgery · New York | NY | 64 | 77 | −17% |
| 88 | Zachary Ries, MDOrthopedic Surgery · West Des Moines | IA | 64 | 59 | +8% |
| 88 | Alessandro C. Speciale, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Annapolis | MD | 64 | 70 | −9% |
| 91 | Eric A. Goebel, MDNeurosurgery · Owensboro | KY | 63 | 36 | +75% |
| 91 | Andrew Mo, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Olney | MD | 63 | 56 | +13% |
| 91 | Paul M. Keller, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Melbourne | FL | 63 | 77 | −18% |
| 91 | Carmina F. Angeles, MDNeurosurgery · Eugene | OR | 63 | 64 | −2% |
| 91 | Arjun S. Sebastian, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Rochester | MN | 63 | 70 | −10% |
| 91 | Benjamin Geddes, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Chattanooga | TN | 63 | 87 | −28% |
| 97 | Peter B. Pappas, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Santa Rosa | CA | 62 | 41 | +51% |
| 97 | Joseph E. Popper, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Hickory | NC | 62 | 34 | +82% |
| 97 | Srinivas K. Prasad, MDNeurosurgery · Philadelphia | PA | 62 | 52 | +19% |
| 97 | Todd M. Raabe, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Tyler | TX | 62 | 91 | −32% |
| 97 | Christopher J. Baker, MDNeurosurgery · Winter Park | FL | 62 | 57 | +9% |
| 97 | Scott M. Boswell, MDNeurosurgery · Salina | KS | 62 | 58 | +7% |
| 97 | Gerald E. Rodts, MDNeurosurgery · Atlanta | GA | 62 | 55 | +13% |
| 97 | Gary Shapiro, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Glenview | IL | 62 | 44 | +41% |
Codes counted: CPT 63047. Procedures billed in 2024, all places of service, Medicare fee-for-service. CMS withholds counts under 11.