Lumbar laminectomy (decompression) · South Dakota
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression) in South Dakota: the highest-volume physicians
18 physicians in South Dakota billed Medicare for 374 lumbar laminectomy (decompression) procedures in 2024. The top 18, with the year before beside it.
Top 18
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy D. Gust, MDNeurosurgery · Rapid City | 34 | 23 | +48% |
| 2 | Matthew J. Mckenzie, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Sioux Falls | 29 | 48 | −40% |
| 3 | Matthew R. Johnson, MD, MPHNeurosurgery · Dakota Dunes | 28 | 37 | −24% |
| 3 | Hendrik B. Klopper, MDNeurosurgery · Dakota Dunes | 28 | 25 | +12% |
| 5 | James B. Macdougall, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Aberdeen | 27 | 13 | |
| 6 | Jonathan L. Wilson, MDNeurosurgery · Rapid City | 23 | 13 | |
| 6 | Gregory F. Alvine, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Sioux Falls | 23 | 17 | |
| 8 | Quentin J. Durward, MDNeurosurgery · Dakota Dunes | 20 | 33 | −39% |
| 8 | Geoffrey F. Haft, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Sioux Falls | 20 | — | |
| 8 | Robert J. Woodruff, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Rapid City | 20 | 17 | |
| 8 | Joshua M. Kolz, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Rapid City | 20 | 20 | +0% |
| 8 | Christian J. Gaffney, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Rapid City | 20 | 14 | |
| 13 | Rodney M. Samuelson, MDNeurosurgery · Rapid City | 15 | 14 | |
| 13 | Margaret A. Carmody, MDNeurosurgery · Sioux Falls | 15 | 19 | |
| 13 | Matthew K. Wingate, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Sioux Falls | 15 | 17 | |
| 16 | Seokchun LimNeurosurgery · Sioux Falls | 13 | — | |
| 17 | Brent D. Adams, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Yankton | 12 | 18 | |
| 17 | Grant H. Shumaker, MDNeurosurgery · Dakota Dunes | 12 | — |
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.