Lumbar laminectomy (decompression) · Connecticut
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression) in Connecticut: the highest-volume physicians
31 physicians in Connecticut billed Medicare for 540 lumbar laminectomy (decompression) procedures in 2024. The top 27, with the year before beside it.
Top 27
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David L. Kramer, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Danbury | 33 | 14 | |
| 2 | Alex Gitelman, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Stamford | 30 | 18 | |
| 2 | Amory J. Fiore, MDNeurosurgery · Greenwich | 30 | 22 | +36% |
| 4 | Andrew E. Wakefield, MDNeurosurgery · Windsor | 29 | 20 | +45% |
| 5 | Sean Esmende, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Glastonbury | 26 | 27 | −4% |
| 6 | Gerard J. Girasole, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Trumbull | 23 | 24 | −4% |
| 7 | Paul J. Apostolides, MDNeurosurgery · Greenwich | 22 | 16 | |
| 8 | Patrick F. Doherty, MDNeurosurgery · New London | 20 | 19 | |
| 9 | James J. Yue, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Shelton | 18 | 15 | |
| 10 | Hilary C. Onyiuke, MDNeurosurgery · Farmington | 16 | 17 | |
| 10 | Joel A. Bauman, MDNeurosurgery · Hartford | 16 | — | |
| 10 | Cameron Kia, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Hartford | 16 | — | |
| 10 | John Awad, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Fairfield | 16 | 14 | |
| 10 | David A. Bomback, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Danbury | 16 | 15 | |
| 10 | Abraham Mintz, MDNeurosurgery · Shelton | 16 | 14 | |
| 16 | Heeren S. Makanji, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Hartford | 15 | 15 | |
| 16 | Judith L. Gorelick, MDNeurosurgery · Shelton | 15 | 11 | |
| 18 | Courtney Toombs, MDOrthopedic Surgery · New Haven | 14 | — | |
| 18 | Joshua D. Marcus, MDNeurosurgery · Danbury | 14 | — | |
| 18 | Patrick R. Tomak, MDNeurosurgery · New Haven | 14 | 22 | −36% |
| 18 | Scott P. Sanderson, MDNeurosurgery · Danbury | 14 | — | |
| 18 | Aris D. Yannopoulos, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Rocky Hill | 14 | 12 | |
| 18 | Mitchell S. Garden, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Torrington | 14 | 13 | |
| 24 | Shirvinda A. Wijesekera, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Hamden | 13 | 14 | |
| 24 | Jeffrey Gilligan, MDNeurosurgery · Danbury | 13 | — | |
| 24 | Khalid M. Abbed, MDNeurosurgery · New Haven | 13 | 18 | |
| 24 | John M. Beiner, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Hamden | 13 | 23 | −43% |
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.