Lumbar laminectomy (decompression) · North Carolina
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression) in North Carolina: the highest-volume physicians
90 physicians in North Carolina billed Medicare for 2,105 lumbar laminectomy (decompression) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel M. Williams, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Pinehurst | 91 | 100 | −9% |
| 2 | Daniel T. Rose, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Wilmington | 75 | 62 | +21% |
| 3 | Joseph E. Popper, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Hickory | 62 | 34 | +82% |
| 4 | Adam P. Brown, FACSNeurosurgery · Wilmington | 60 | 21 | +186% |
| 4 | Daniel L. Cavanaugh, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Chapel Hill | 60 | 52 | +15% |
| 6 | Anthony J. Kwon, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Charlotte | 57 | 61 | −7% |
| 7 | Robin F. Koeleveld, MDNeurosurgery · Raleigh | 55 | 52 | +6% |
| 8 | Stephen Dalrymple, MDNeurosurgery · New Bern | 51 | 85 | −40% |
| 9 | William R. Brown, MDNeurosurgery · Winston Salem | 48 | 65 | −26% |
| 10 | Scot E. Reeg, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Apex | 43 | 48 | −10% |
| 11 | Joseph T. Cheatle, MDNeurosurgery · Charlotte | 41 | 40 | +3% |
| 11 | John M. Hicks, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Hendersonville | 41 | 41 | +0% |
| 13 | Mark D. Smith, MDNeurosurgery · Charlotte | 38 | 21 | +81% |
| 14 | Alexander C. Lemons, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Pinehurst | 37 | 45 | −18% |
| 14 | Emmet H. Dyer, MDNeurosurgery · Charlotte | 37 | 29 | +28% |
| 16 | Ranjan S. Roy, PHO, MDNeurosurgery · Salisbury | 33 | 28 | +18% |
| 16 | Harlan B. Daubert, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Winston-Salem | 33 | 36 | −8% |
| 18 | Gregory P. Gebauer, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Greensboro | 30 | 37 | −19% |
| 19 | J. T. Bellamy, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Winston Salem | 29 | 18 | |
| 19 | David B. Musante, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Durham | 29 | 30 | −3% |
| 19 | John A. Thomas, MDNeurosurgery · Wilmington | 29 | 21 | +38% |
| 22 | Samuel K. St Clair, MDNeurosurgery · Raleigh | 28 | 23 | +22% |
| 22 | John E. Ziewacz, MDNeurosurgery · Charlotte | 28 | 12 | |
| 22 | Gurvinder S. Deol, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Raleigh | 28 | 19 | |
| 25 | Daniel M. Oberer, MDNeurosurgery · Charlotte | 27 | 23 | +17% |
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.