Lumbar laminectomy (decompression) · New York

Lumbar laminectomy (decompression) in New York: the highest-volume physicians

145 physicians in New York billed Medicare for 3,012 lumbar laminectomy (decompression) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.

Procedure State

Top 25

Rank	Physician	2024	2023	Change
1	Alexander Hughes, MDOrthopedic Surgery · New York	70	82	−15%
2	Sravisht IyerOrthopedic Surgery · New York	64	77	−17%
3	William D. ZelentyOrthopedic Surgery · New York	58	34	+71%
4	Morgan N. Chen, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Centereach	55	26	+112%
4	Francis C. Lovecchio, MDOrthopedic Surgery · New York	55	35	+57%
6	Sathish J. Subbaiah, MDNeurosurgery · Centereach	54	26	+108%
7	Andrew A. Sama, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Ny	46	61	−25%
8	Kyle W. Morse, MDOrthopedic Surgery · New York	44	24	+83%
9	Charles B. Goodwin, MDOrthopedic Surgery · New York	42	22	+91%
9	Evan D. Sheha, MDOrthopedic Surgery · New York	42	36	+17%
11	Federico P. Girardi, MDOrthopedic Surgery · New York	41	44	−7%
11	Gbolabo O. Sokunbi, MDOrthopedic Surgery · New York	41	37	+11%
13	John A. Bendo, MDOrthopedic Surgery · New York	39	33	+18%
14	David A. Essig, MDOrthopedic Surgery · New York	38	23	+65%
14	Alexander R. Riccio, MDNeurosurgery · Albany	38	50	−24%
14	Rasel Rana, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Port Jefferson	38	—
17	Anthony Frempong-Boadu, MDNeurosurgery · New York	35	22	+59%
18	Dean Chou, MDNeurosurgery · New York	33	31	+6%
19	Roger Hartl, MDNeurosurgery · New York	31	43	−28%
19	James E. Dowdell, MDOrthopedic Surgery · New York	31	36	−14%
21	Aziz Basem Nicholas Qandah, DONeurosurgery · New Hartford	30	18
22	Jeffrey S. Oppenheim, MDGeneral Surgery · West Nyack	29	44	−34%
22	Jeff Silber, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Great Neck	29	19
22	Paul C. Mccormick, MDNeurosurgery · New York	29	28	+4%
22	Anthony Petrizzo, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Levittown	29	31	−6%

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.