Lumbar laminectomy (decompression) · California
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression) in California: the highest-volume physicians
235 physicians in California billed Medicare for 5,951 lumbar laminectomy (decompression) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry E. Aryan, MD, FACS, FAANSNeurosurgery · Fresno | 109 | 127 | −14% |
| 2 | Erik C. Spayde, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Thousand Oaks | 107 | 155 | −31% |
| 3 | Todd F. Alamin, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Stanford | 97 | 88 | +10% |
| 4 | Aaron Clark, MD, PHDNeurosurgery · San Francisco | 78 | 72 | +8% |
| 5 | Terrence T. Kim, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Los Angeles | 73 | 70 | +4% |
| 6 | Amir D. Tahernia, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Rancho Mirage | 71 | 72 | −1% |
| 7 | Brian T. Andrews, MDNeurosurgery · San Francisco | 70 | 80 | −12% |
| 8 | Sohrab Gollogly, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Monterey | 66 | 19 | |
| 9 | Christopher Summa, MDNeurosurgery · Soquel | 65 | 64 | +2% |
| 10 | Peter B. Pappas, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Santa Rosa | 62 | 41 | +51% |
| 11 | Jason A. Liauw, MDNeurosurgery · Laguna Hills | 60 | 65 | −8% |
| 12 | David Chang, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Marina Del Rey | 57 | 62 | −8% |
| 13 | Deven Khosla, MDNeurosurgery · Santa Monica | 56 | 64 | −12% |
| 13 | John P. Kleimeyer, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Stanford | 56 | 50 | +12% |
| 15 | David B. Jones, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Redding | 55 | 37 | +49% |
| 16 | Richard D. Kahmann, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Santa Barbara | 53 | 49 | +8% |
| 17 | James M. Mok, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Stanford | 51 | — | |
| 17 | Richard T. Allen, MD, PHDOrthopedic Surgery · San Diego | 51 | 50 | +2% |
| 19 | Robert G. Watkins, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Marina Del Rey | 50 | 58 | −14% |
| 19 | William M. Costigan, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Pasadena | 50 | 48 | +4% |
| 21 | Jeffrey B. Randall, MDNeurosurgery · Castro Valley | 49 | 45 | +9% |
| 22 | Tiffany Rogers, MD, MPTOrthopedic Surgery · Torrance | 48 | 43 | +12% |
| 23 | James D. Bruffey, MDOrthopedic Surgery · La Jolla | 46 | 24 | +92% |
| 23 | Raymond J. Hah, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Los Angeles | 46 | 30 | +53% |
| 25 | Leonel A. Hunt, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Los Angeles | 44 | 48 | −8% |
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.