Lumbar laminectomy (decompression) · Indiana
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression) in Indiana: the highest-volume physicians
70 physicians in Indiana billed Medicare for 1,752 lumbar laminectomy (decompression) procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert M. Shugart, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Fort Wayne | 89 | 108 | −18% |
| 2 | Robert J. Blok, DOOrthopedic Surgery · New Albany | 78 | 58 | +34% |
| 3 | David M. Eggers, MDNeurosurgery · Newburgh | 66 | 69 | −4% |
| 4 | Justin W. Miller, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Carmel | 58 | 68 | −15% |
| 4 | Christopher L. Sneed, MDNeurosurgery · Evansville | 58 | 74 | −22% |
| 6 | Loi K. Phuong, MDNeurosurgery · Fort Wayne | 57 | 40 | +43% |
| 6 | Kevin A. Rahn, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Fort Wayne | 57 | 84 | −32% |
| 6 | Isa S. Canavati, MDNeurosurgery · Fort Wayne | 57 | 48 | +19% |
| 9 | Mark K. Chang, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Dyer | 49 | 53 | −8% |
| 10 | Daniel L. Kim, MDNeurosurgery · Carmel | 44 | — | |
| 11 | John B. Chambers, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Columbus | 42 | 26 | +62% |
| 12 | Paul E. Kraemer, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Carmel | 40 | 36 | +11% |
| 13 | Jeffrey A. Konopka, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Carmel | 38 | 29 | +31% |
| 14 | Michael H. Mccarthy, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Carmel | 32 | 32 | +0% |
| 15 | Andrew Losiniecki, MDNeurosurgery · South Bend | 31 | 24 | +29% |
| 16 | William B. Kuhn, MDNeurosurgery · Lafayette | 28 | 28 | +0% |
| 16 | Robert J. Huler, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Indianapolis | 28 | 24 | +17% |
| 18 | Jason M. Conaughty, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Evansville | 27 | 23 | +17% |
| 19 | John W. Dietz, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Indianapolis | 26 | 22 | +18% |
| 19 | James D. Callahan, MDNeurosurgery · Anderson | 26 | 21 | +24% |
| 21 | Peter R. Swiatek, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Carmel | 25 | — | |
| 21 | Joseph D. Smucker, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Carmel | 25 | 30 | −17% |
| 21 | Garrett J. Jackson, MDNeurosurgery · Lafayette | 25 | 16 | |
| 24 | Gregory P. Mccomis, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Munster | 22 | 12 | |
| 24 | Souheil F. Haddad, MDNeurosurgery · Bloomington | 22 | 13 | |
| 24 | Stephen M. Ritter, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Carmel | 22 | 16 |
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.