Lumbar laminectomy (decompression) · Wisconsin
Lumbar laminectomy (decompression) in Wisconsin: the highest-volume physicians
47 physicians in Wisconsin billed Medicare for 854 lumbar laminectomy (decompression) procedures in 2024. The top 32, with the year before beside it.
Top 32
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Beaumont, MD, PHDNeurosurgery · Wausau | 39 | 62 | −37% |
| 2 | Seth K. Williams, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Madison | 38 | 35 | +9% |
| 3 | William J. Kemp, MDNeurosurgery · Madison | 30 | 31 | −3% |
| 4 | John M. Leschke, MDNeurosurgery · Green Bay | 29 | 34 | −15% |
| 5 | James T. Bernatz, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Madison | 26 | — | |
| 5 | Paul N. Baek, MDNeurosurgery · Green Bay | 26 | 24 | +8% |
| 7 | Charles J. Hansen, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Wausau | 25 | 11 | |
| 7 | Clifford B. Tribus, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Madison | 25 | 21 | +19% |
| 9 | Miranda J. BiceOrthopedic Surgery · Madison | 23 | 18 | |
| 10 | Shekar N. Kurpad, MDNeurosurgery · Milwaukee | 22 | 42 | −48% |
| 10 | Daniel K. Resnick, MDNeurosurgery · Madison | 22 | 20 | +10% |
| 10 | Craig R. Kelman, MDNeurosurgery · Wausau | 22 | 15 | |
| 10 | Walter P. Jacobsen, DONeurology · Milwaukee | 22 | 19 | |
| 10 | Richard L. Harrison, MDNeurosurgery · Green Bay | 22 | 22 | +0% |
| 15 | Paul R. Johnson, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Pewaukee | 20 | 18 | |
| 15 | Alan P. Lozier, MDNeurosurgery · Madison | 20 | 15 | |
| 17 | John C. Styliaras, MDNeurosurgery · La Crosse | 19 | — | |
| 18 | Shaun T. O'leary, MD, PHDNeurosurgery · Pleasant Prairie | 18 | 23 | −22% |
| 19 | Thomas A. Zdeblick, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Madison | 17 | 11 | |
| 19 | Gazanfar Rahmathulla, MDNeurosurgery · Eau Claire | 17 | — | |
| 19 | Robert F. Mann, MDNeurosurgery · Oshkosh | 17 | — | |
| 19 | Bradley Schmidt, MDNeurosurgery · Madison | 17 | — | |
| 19 | Elena Gutierrez, MDNeurosurgery · Madison | 17 | 25 | −32% |
| 24 | Jeffery E. Masciopinto, MDNeurosurgery · Madison | 15 | 24 | −37% |
| 24 | Kamal Thapar, MDNeurosurgery · Altoona | 15 | 24 | −37% |
| 24 | Nathaniel P. Brooks, MDNeurosurgery · Madison | 15 | 24 | −37% |
| 24 | Peeush Singhal, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Germantown | 15 | 11 | |
| 24 | Nikhil Shelke, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Eau Claire | 15 | 12 | |
| 24 | Jason K. Waddell, DONeurosurgery · La Crosse | 15 | 17 | |
| 24 | Vikas ParmarNeurosurgery · Madison | 15 | — | |
| 24 | Jerry A. Davis, MDNeurosurgery · La Crosse | 15 | 14 | |
| 24 | Michael T. Nolte, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Pewaukee | 15 | 21 | −29% |
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.