Lumbar laminectomy (decompression) · Arizona
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression) in Arizona: the highest-volume physicians
73 physicians in Arizona billed Medicare for 1,802 lumbar laminectomy (decompression) procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ross Jones, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Flagstaff | 76 | 56 | +36% |
| 2 | Frederick F. Marciano, MD PHDNeurosurgery · Scottsdale | 66 | 49 | +35% |
| 3 | Timothy K. Putty, MDNeurosurgery · Tucson | 50 | 37 | +35% |
| 4 | Joshua Abrams, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Phoenix | 45 | 53 | −15% |
| 5 | Justin S. Field, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Phoenix | 44 | 39 | +13% |
| 5 | Terrence T. Crowder, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Gilbert | 44 | 48 | −8% |
| 7 | Igor R. Yusupov, MDNeurosurgery · Scottsdale | 43 | 24 | +79% |
| 7 | Luis M. Tumialan, MDNeurosurgery · Scottsdale | 43 | 31 | +39% |
| 9 | Shawn F. Hermenau, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Yuma | 41 | 42 | −2% |
| 9 | Randall W. Porter, MDNeurosurgery · Phoenix | 41 | 43 | −5% |
| 11 | Mark K. Lyons, MDNeurosurgery · Phoenix | 38 | 24 | +58% |
| 12 | Bryan S. Lee, MDNeurosurgery · Phoenix | 36 | 39 | −8% |
| 13 | Christian C. Mccartney, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Scottsdale | 35 | 19 | |
| 14 | Andrew K. Metzger, MDNeurosurgery · Gilbert | 34 | 22 | +55% |
| 14 | Paul R. Gause, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Scottsdale | 34 | 39 | −13% |
| 16 | Edward W. Song, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Gilbert | 33 | 41 | −20% |
| 17 | Ali Araghi, DOOsteopathic Manipulative Medicine · Sun City West | 32 | 32 | +0% |
| 18 | Stephen L. Ritland, MDNeurosurgery · Flagstaff | 31 | 38 | −18% |
| 19 | Erik I. Curtis, MD, MSNeurosurgery · Phoenix | 30 | 29 | +3% |
| 19 | Caleb J. Behrend, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Gilbert | 30 | 25 | +20% |
| 19 | Byron H. Willis, MDNeurosurgery · Phoenix | 30 | 22 | +36% |
| 19 | Ryan M. Kretzer, MDNeurosurgery · Tucson | 30 | 26 | +15% |
| 23 | Kunwar Khalsa, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Phoenix | 29 | 36 | −19% |
| 23 | Keven S. Burns, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Scottsdale | 29 | 28 | +4% |
| 25 | Gerard K. Jeong, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Tucson | 26 | 16 | |
| 25 | Sam Safavi-Abbasi, MDNeurosurgery · Prescott | 26 | 26 | +0% |
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.