Lumbar laminectomy (decompression) · Tennessee
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression) in Tennessee: the highest-volume physicians
76 physicians in Tennessee billed Medicare for 1,980 lumbar laminectomy (decompression) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oran S. Aaronson, MDNeurosurgery · Nashville | 129 | 129 | +0% |
| 2 | Edward S. Mackey, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Nashville | 65 | 69 | −6% |
| 2 | Steven R. Abram, MDNeurosurgery · Nashville | 65 | 71 | −8% |
| 4 | Benjamin Geddes, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Chattanooga | 63 | 87 | −28% |
| 5 | John W. Klekamp, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Franklin | 60 | 69 | −13% |
| 6 | Joseph A. Jestus, MDNeurosurgery · Cookeville | 57 | 54 | +6% |
| 7 | Daniel B. Kueter, MDNeurosurgery · Chattanooga | 50 | 33 | +52% |
| 7 | Scott L. Parker, MDNeurosurgery · Nashville | 50 | 43 | +16% |
| 9 | Gregory B. Lanford, MDNeurosurgery · Nashville | 41 | 45 | −9% |
| 9 | Paul H. Johnson, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Knoxville | 41 | 47 | −13% |
| 11 | Douglas C. Mathews, MDNeurosurgery · Nashville | 40 | 30 | +33% |
| 12 | Paul Park, MDNeurosurgery · Memphis | 39 | 33 | +18% |
| 13 | Carl R. Hampf, MDNeurosurgery · Nashville | 38 | 42 | −10% |
| 14 | Scott C. Standard, MDNeurosurgery · Nashville | 36 | 58 | −38% |
| 15 | Benjamin Weisenthal, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Knoxville | 35 | 20 | +75% |
| 15 | Walter J. Jermakowicz, MD, PHDNeurosurgery · Cookeville | 35 | 27 | +30% |
| 17 | Ryan D. Snowden, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Nashville | 34 | 35 | −3% |
| 18 | Adam M. Caputo, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Chattanooga | 32 | 29 | +10% |
| 18 | Edward W. Akeyson, MDNeurosurgery · Alcoa | 32 | 36 | −11% |
| 18 | Adam Reig, MDNeurosurgery · Nashville | 32 | 27 | +19% |
| 21 | Colin D. Booth, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Knoxville | 31 | 21 | +48% |
| 21 | Juris Shibayama, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Smyrna | 31 | 30 | +3% |
| 23 | Chad Campion, MD,Orthopedic Surgery · Germantown | 30 | 28 | +7% |
| 23 | Casey T. Davidson, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Franklin | 30 | 26 | +15% |
| 25 | Jonathan D. York, MDNeurosurgery · Knoxville | 29 | 20 | +45% |
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.