Lumbar laminectomy (decompression) · Alabama
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression) in Alabama: the highest-volume physicians
47 physicians in Alabama billed Medicare for 897 lumbar laminectomy (decompression) procedures in 2024. The top 30, with the year before beside it.
Top 30
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian M. Scholl, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Huntsville | 55 | 55 | +0% |
| 2 | Larry M. Parker, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Huntsville | 39 | 34 | +15% |
| 3 | Timothy D. Bassett, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Tuscaloosa | 35 | 56 | −37% |
| 4 | Jeffrey D. Wade, M DOrthopedic Surgery · Birmingham | 34 | 31 | +10% |
| 5 | Javier A. Reto, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Huntsville | 32 | 18 | |
| 6 | James L. West, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Mobile | 30 | 23 | +30% |
| 7 | John Rodriguez-Feo, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Huntsville | 29 | 15 | |
| 8 | Donald R. Tyler, M DNeurosurgery · Mobile | 28 | 23 | +22% |
| 9 | Walter G. Haynes, MDNeurosurgery · Birmingham | 26 | 35 | −26% |
| 10 | Clinton W. Howard, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Mobile | 23 | 12 | |
| 11 | Gregory Gullung, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Birmingham | 22 | 27 | −19% |
| 11 | Rhett B. Murray, MDNeurosurgery · Huntsville | 22 | 15 | |
| 11 | Benjamin B. Fulmer, MDNeurosurgery · Birmingham | 22 | 16 | |
| 14 | Swaid N. Swaid, MDNeurosurgery · Birmingham | 20 | 18 | |
| 14 | Edward R. Flotte, MDNeurosurgery · Mobile | 20 | 15 | |
| 16 | Jason T. Banks, MDNeurosurgery · Huntsville | 19 | 18 | |
| 16 | Frazier K. Jones, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Opelika | 19 | 19 | |
| 18 | Joel D. Pickett, MDNeurosurgery · Huntsville | 18 | 16 | |
| 18 | Jeremiah J. Maddox, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Dothan | 18 | 28 | −36% |
| 20 | Jerry G. Adderholt, MDNeurosurgery · Florence | 17 | 26 | −35% |
| 20 | Bendt P. Petersen, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Mobile | 17 | 27 | −37% |
| 20 | Steven TheissOrthopedic Surgery · Birmingham | 17 | 13 | |
| 23 | Ninh B. Doan, MD, PHDNeurosurgery · Montgomery | 16 | 20 | −20% |
| 23 | Blake Pearson, MDNeurosurgery · Birmingham | 16 | 27 | −41% |
| 25 | Jeremy W. Amps, MDNeurosurgery · Mobile | 15 | — | |
| 25 | Martin P. Jones, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Birmingham | 15 | — | |
| 25 | Charles M. Gordon, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Daphne | 15 | 23 | −35% |
| 25 | Patrick PritchardNeurosurgery · Birmingham | 15 | — | |
| 25 | Charlie J. Talbert, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Birmingham | 15 | 11 | |
| 25 | Ilya M. Gutman, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Birmingham | 15 | — |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 63047), 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.