Lumbar laminectomy (decompression) · Maryland
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression) in Maryland: the highest-volume physicians
72 physicians in Maryland billed Medicare for 2,038 lumbar laminectomy (decompression) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul J. Tortolani, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Towson | 72 | 77 | −6% |
| 2 | Jean-Marc Voyadzis, MDNeurosurgery · Clinton | 66 | 74 | −11% |
| 2 | Steven C. Ludwig, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Baltimore | 66 | 53 | +25% |
| 4 | Alessandro C. Speciale, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Annapolis | 64 | 70 | −9% |
| 5 | Andrew Mo, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Olney | 63 | 56 | +13% |
| 6 | Jay W. RheeNeurosurgery · Rockville | 60 | 43 | +40% |
| 6 | Faheem A. Sandhu, MDNeurosurgery · Clinton | 60 | 45 | +33% |
| 8 | Chad M. Patton, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Annapolis | 53 | 52 | +2% |
| 9 | Justin Park, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Glen Burnie | 52 | 46 | +13% |
| 9 | Bradley W. Moatz, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Baltimore | 52 | 49 | +6% |
| 11 | Paul C. Mcafee, MD, MBAOrthopedic Surgery · Baltimore | 46 | 37 | +24% |
| 11 | Charles C. Park, MDNeurosurgery · Baltimore | 46 | 48 | −4% |
| 13 | Charles C. Edwards, Ii, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Baltimore | 43 | 26 | +65% |
| 14 | Nathan C. Moskowitz, MD, PHDNeurosurgery · Rockville | 41 | 23 | +78% |
| 15 | Brian J. Sullivan, MDNeurosurgery · Annapolis | 38 | 62 | −39% |
| 15 | Clifford T. Solomon, MDNeurosurgery · Glen Burnie | 38 | 26 | +46% |
| 17 | Navinder S. Sethi, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Bethesda | 36 | 30 | +20% |
| 17 | Ali Bydon, MDNeurosurgery · Baltimore | 36 | 49 | −27% |
| 19 | Oren G. Blam, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Catonsville | 34 | 29 | +17% |
| 20 | Michael D. Dabbah, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Towson | 33 | 49 | −33% |
| 20 | Joseph R. O'brien, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Bethesda | 33 | 48 | −31% |
| 22 | Scott C. Mcgovern, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Salisbury | 32 | 32 | +0% |
| 22 | Nicholas Theodore, MDNeurosurgery · Baltimore | 32 | 40 | −20% |
| 24 | John R. Caruso, MDNeurosurgery · Hagerstown | 31 | 31 | +0% |
| 24 | Charles A. Sansur, MDNeurosurgery · Baltimore | 31 | 23 | +35% |
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.