Lumbar laminectomy (decompression) · Minnesota
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression) in Minnesota: the highest-volume physicians
41 physicians in Minnesota billed Medicare for 905 lumbar laminectomy (decompression) procedures in 2024. The top 27, with the year before beside it.
Top 27
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arjun S. Sebastian, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Rochester | 63 | 70 | −10% |
| 2 | Manuel R. Pinto, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Minneapolis | 58 | 65 | −11% |
| 3 | John L. Atkinson, MDNeurosurgery · Rochester | 51 | 33 | +55% |
| 4 | Christian M. Dubois, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Oak Park Heights | 39 | 26 | +50% |
| 5 | James Schwender, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Minneapolis | 33 | 35 | −6% |
| 6 | William E. Krauss, MDNeurosurgery · Rochester | 30 | 22 | +36% |
| 6 | Brett A. Freedman, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Rochester | 30 | 26 | +15% |
| 6 | Edward Rainier G. Santos, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Plymouth | 30 | 21 | +43% |
| 9 | Richard A. Davis, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Waconia | 29 | 32 | −9% |
| 10 | Jeffrey S. Gerdes, MDNeurosurgery · St Cloud | 25 | 22 | +14% |
| 10 | Kevin J. Mullaney, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Bloomington | 25 | 41 | −39% |
| 10 | Paul M. Huddleston, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Rochester | 25 | 61 | −59% |
| 10 | Hamid R. Abbasi, MDNeurosurgery · Burnsville | 25 | — | |
| 14 | Eiman Shafa, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Minneapolis | 24 | 28 | −14% |
| 15 | Matthew T. Davies, MDNeurosurgery · Duluth | 23 | 11 | |
| 16 | Amir A. Mehbod, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Minneapolis | 21 | 17 | |
| 17 | Stefano M. Sinicropi, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Edina | 20 | 27 | −26% |
| 17 | Nathan R. Wanderman, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Woodbury | 20 | 20 | +0% |
| 17 | David H. Strothman, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Plymouth | 20 | 18 | |
| 20 | Joel Shobe, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Sartell | 19 | 27 | −30% |
| 21 | Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHDOrthopedic Surgery · Fridley | 18 | 27 | −33% |
| 21 | Timothy A. Garvey, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Minneapolis | 18 | 23 | −22% |
| 23 | Trevor Mciver, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Sartell | 17 | 29 | −41% |
| 23 | Sandeep S. Teja, MDNeurosurgery · St Louis Park | 17 | — | |
| 25 | Mahmoud G. Nagib, MDNeurosurgery · Minneapolis | 15 | 14 | |
| 25 | Jeremy L. Fogelson, MDNeurosurgery · Rochester | 15 | 12 | |
| 25 | Thomas B. Falloon, MDNeurosurgery · Saint Cloud | 15 | 18 |
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.