Joints, bones and spine
Neck fusion (ACDF): the highest-volume physicians in the US
845 physicians billed Medicare for 14,479 neck fusion (ACDF) procedures in 2024. Pick a state for its own table, or read the national top 105.
By state
- Alabama27 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Walter G. Haynes
- Alaska5 physicians · No. 1 Dr. James M. Eule
- Arizona30 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Rory K. Murphy
- Arkansas13 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Larry G. Armstrong
- California56 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Henry E. Aryan
- Colorado19 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Daniel R. Possley
- Connecticut1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Joel A. Bauman
- Delaware6 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Pawan Rastogi
- District of Columbia1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Seyed B. Kalantar
- Florida77 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Bradley A. Wallace
- Georgia33 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Thomas A. Parfenchuck
- Idaho8 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Brandon R. Kelly
- Illinois25 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Christopher M. Graves
- Indiana20 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Joshua M. Winters
- Iowa8 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Trevor R. Schmitz
- Kansas11 physicians · No. 1 Dr. John R. Dickerson
- Kentucky8 physicians · No. 1 Dr. William W. Mcclellan
- Louisiana21 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Charles R. Bowie
- Maryland28 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Tushar C. Patel
- Massachusetts12 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Dennis S. Oh
- Michigan21 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Timothy E. Spencer
- Minnesota7 physicians · No. 1 Terence M. Zimmermann
- Mississippi13 physicians · No. 1 Dr. James W. Woodall
- Missouri22 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Stephen Reintjes
- Montana3 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Anthony W. Roccisano
- Nebraska8 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Chinyere N. Obasi
- Nevada3 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Kornelis Poelstra
- New Hampshire2 physicians · No. 1 Tung T. Nguyen
- New Jersey15 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Fernando J. Delasotta
- New Mexico2 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Philip Y. Smucker
- New York31 physicians · No. 1 Dr. K D. Riew
- North Carolina22 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Michael M. Haglund
- North Dakota3 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Steven G. Kraljic
- Ohio22 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Frank E. Fumich
- Oklahoma26 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Scott M. De La Garza
- Oregon10 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Anthony G. Hadden
- Pennsylvania21 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Joel W. Winer
- Puerto Rico1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Danny Mangual
- South Carolina31 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Thomas S. Anderson
- South Dakota4 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Christian J. Gaffney
- Tennessee28 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Garrick W. Cason
- Texas88 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Yogish D. Kamath
- Utah8 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Paul Johnson
- Virginia32 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Dean B. Kostov
- Washington10 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Ryan J. Halpin
- Wisconsin1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Walter P. Jacobsen
- Wyoming2 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Glen J. Poffenbarger
National top 105
| Rank | Physician | State | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dennis S. Oh, MDNeurosurgery · Springfield | MA | 75 | 64 | +17% |
| 2 | Michael M. Haglund, MDNeurosurgery · Durham | NC | 67 | 86 | −22% |
| 3 | Larry G. Armstrong, DONeurosurgery · Fayetteville | AR | 59 | 56 | +5% |
| 4 | Bradley A. Wallace, MDNeurosurgery · Jacksonville | FL | 57 | 44 | +30% |
| 5 | Henry E. Aryan, MD, FACS, FAANSNeurosurgery · Fresno | CA | 56 | 59 | −5% |
| 6 | Christopher M. Graves, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Springfield | IL | 54 | 36 | +50% |
| 7 | Mark B. Frenkel, MDNeurosurgery · Naples | FL | 53 | 75 | −29% |
| 8 | Michael Y. Wang, MDNeurosurgery · Miami | FL | 51 | 32 | +59% |
| 8 | Charles R. Bowie, MDNeurosurgery · Baton Rouge | LA | 51 | 34 | +50% |
| 10 | Eric K. Oberlander, MDNeurosurgery · Baton Rouge | LA | 49 | 70 | −30% |
| 10 | Yogish D. Kamath, MDNeurosurgery · Wichita Falls | TX | 49 | 56 | −12% |
| 12 | John R. Dickerson, MDNeurosurgery · Wichita | KS | 46 | 67 | −31% |
| 12 | Michael T. Merrick, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Tyler | TX | 46 | 44 | +5% |
| 12 | Frank E. Fumich, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Lima | OH | 46 | 33 | +39% |
| 15 | Steven G. Kraljic, MDNeurosurgery · Bismarck | ND | 45 | 35 | +29% |
| 16 | Pawan Rastogi, MDNeurosurgery · Newark | DE | 44 | 18 | |
| 16 | Nelson E. Liou, MDOtolaryngology · Houston | TX | 44 | 27 | +63% |
| 18 | Michael H. Moghimi, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Austin | TX | 43 | 33 | +30% |
| 18 | Thomas S. Anderson, MDNeurosurgery · Mt Pleasant | SC | 43 | 43 | +0% |
| 20 | Garrick W. Cason, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Cleveland | TN | 41 | — | |
| 20 | Dean B. Kostov, MDNeurosurgery · Newport News | VA | 41 | 27 | +52% |
| 22 | Jonathan S. Citow, MDNeurosurgery · Libertyville | IL | 40 | 39 | +3% |
| 22 | Andrew B. Shaw, MDNeurosurgery · Jacksonville | FL | 40 | 26 | +54% |
| 24 | Ali Chahlavi, MDNeurosurgery · Jacksonville | FL | 39 | 33 | +18% |
| 25 | Peter G. Campbell, MDNeurosurgery · Shreveport | LA | 37 | 38 | −3% |
| 26 | Christopher R. Brown, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Durham | NC | 36 | 33 | +9% |
| 26 | Tushar C. Patel, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Chevy Chase | MD | 36 | 34 | +6% |
| 28 | Aaron T. Creek, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Miramar Beach | FL | 34 | 37 | −8% |
| 28 | Oran S. Aaronson, MDNeurosurgery · Nashville | TN | 34 | 21 | +62% |
| 28 | James M. Eule, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Anchorage | AK | 34 | 35 | −3% |
| 31 | Khalid H. Kurtom, MDNeurosurgery · Easton | MD | 33 | 25 | +32% |
| 31 | Paul J. Tortolani, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Towson | MD | 33 | 22 | +50% |
| 31 | Lee A. Tan, MDNeurosurgery · San Francisco | CA | 33 | 34 | −3% |
| 31 | Daniel M. Williams, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Pinehurst | NC | 33 | 39 | −15% |
| 31 | Ngoc-Lam M. Nguyen, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Sarasota | FL | 33 | 28 | +18% |
| 31 | Rishi K. WadhwaNeurosurgery · Greenbrae | CA | 33 | 29 | +14% |
| 37 | Stephen Dalrymple, MDNeurosurgery · New Bern | NC | 32 | 28 | +14% |
| 38 | Walter G. Haynes, MDNeurosurgery · Birmingham | AL | 31 | 31 | +0% |
| 38 | Thomas A. Parfenchuck, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Augusta | GA | 31 | 18 | |
| 38 | Erion Qamirani, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Columbia | TN | 31 | 19 | |
| 38 | Gregory M. Oetting, MDNeurosurgery · Augusta | GA | 31 | 14 | |
| 38 | Larry M. Parker, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Huntsville | AL | 31 | 26 | +19% |
| 38 | Brian J. Ipsen, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Galena | KS | 31 | 22 | +41% |
| 44 | James W. Woodall, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Jackson | MS | 30 | 43 | −30% |
| 44 | Joshua M. Winters, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Fort Wayne | IN | 30 | 17 | |
| 44 | Xudong J. Li, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Charlottesville | VA | 30 | 22 | +36% |
| 44 | Ludwig D. Orozco, MDNeurosurgery · Rowlett | TX | 30 | 19 | |
| 48 | Paul Johnson, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Bountiful | UT | 29 | — | |
| 48 | Taylor L. Gist, MDNeurosurgery · Houston | TX | 29 | 27 | +7% |
| 48 | Dhruv B. Pateder, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Reston | VA | 29 | 34 | −15% |
| 48 | Anthony G. Hadden, MDNeurosurgery · Bend | OR | 29 | 27 | +7% |
| 48 | John A. Cowan, MDNeurosurgery · Rome | GA | 29 | 12 | |
| 48 | Brandon S. Huggins, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Fort Wayne | IN | 29 | 19 | |
| 48 | Christopher J. Baker, MDNeurosurgery · Winter Park | FL | 29 | 23 | +26% |
| 55 | Timothy E. Spencer, DONeurosurgery · Battle Creek | MI | 28 | 38 | −26% |
| 55 | Rory K. Murphy, MDNeurosurgery · Phoenix | AZ | 28 | 18 | |
| 55 | Matthew N. Henry, MDNeurosurgery · Wichita | KS | 28 | 35 | −20% |
| 55 | Mark S. Eskander, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Wilmington | DE | 28 | 31 | −10% |
| 55 | Mudit Sharma, MDNeurosurgery · Manassas | VA | 28 | 18 | |
| 55 | Trevor R. Schmitz, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Des Moines | IA | 28 | 18 | |
| 55 | Ryan J. Halpin, MDNeurosurgery · Olympia | WA | 28 | 29 | −3% |
| 55 | Michael E. Russell, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Tyler | TX | 28 | 27 | +4% |
| 55 | Scott M. De La Garza, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Oklahoma City | OK | 28 | 23 | +22% |
| 64 | Martin P. Jones, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Birmingham | AL | 27 | 26 | +4% |
| 64 | Kyle A. Smith, MDNeurosurgery · Memphis | TN | 27 | 23 | +17% |
| 64 | Loyola GressotNeurosurgery · Houston | TX | 27 | 19 | |
| 64 | Ryan M. Stuckey, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Houston | TX | 27 | 22 | +23% |
| 64 | Gautam K. Gandhi, MD, PHDNeurosurgery · Little Rock | AR | 27 | 22 | +23% |
| 64 | Abdulaziz Alali, MD, PHDNeurosurgery · Seattle | WA | 27 | 17 | |
| 64 | Gene M. Massey, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Myrtle Beach | SC | 27 | 25 | +8% |
| 71 | Marcus A. Smith, MDNeurosurgery · Texarkana | TX | 26 | 37 | −30% |
| 71 | Kelli L. Crabtree-Wilson, MDNeurosurgery · Lawrence | KS | 26 | — | |
| 71 | Federico C. Vinas, MDNeurosurgery · Daytona Beach | FL | 26 | 19 | |
| 71 | Richard A. Hynes, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Melbourne | FL | 26 | 35 | −26% |
| 71 | Daniel R. Possley, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Lafayette | CO | 26 | 22 | +18% |
| 71 | Andrew C. Roeser, MDNeurosurgery · Houston | TX | 26 | 38 | −32% |
| 71 | Lars Widdel, MDNeurosurgery · Redding | CA | 26 | 20 | +30% |
| 71 | Charles C. Edwards, Ii, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Baltimore | MD | 26 | 28 | −7% |
| 71 | Christopher J. Barry, MDNeurosurgery · Edmond | OK | 26 | 16 | |
| 71 | Gennadiy A. Katsevman, MDNeurosurgery · Naples | FL | 26 | 21 | +24% |
| 71 | Abilio A. Reis, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Mechanicsville | VA | 26 | 18 | |
| 71 | Todd M. Raabe, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Tyler | TX | 26 | 30 | −13% |
| 71 | Melvin M. Wahl, MDNeurosurgery · Richland | WA | 26 | 30 | −13% |
| 71 | Frederick F. Marciano, MD PHDNeurosurgery · Scottsdale | AZ | 26 | 29 | −10% |
| 71 | Steven C. Ludwig, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Baltimore | MD | 26 | 21 | +24% |
| 86 | Michael Thambuswamy, MDNeurosurgery · Tulsa | OK | 25 | 13 | |
| 86 | John C. Mcelroy, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Flower Mound | TX | 25 | 12 | |
| 86 | Mark B. Gerber, MDNeurosurgery · Naples | FL | 25 | 29 | −14% |
| 86 | Richard L. Kern, MDNeurosurgery · Wichita Falls | TX | 25 | 24 | +4% |
| 86 | Joseph R. O'brien, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Bethesda | MD | 25 | 13 | |
| 86 | Harold B. Hamilton, MDNeurosurgery · Waco | TX | 25 | 38 | −34% |
| 86 | K D. Riew, MDOrthopedic Surgery · New York | NY | 25 | 36 | −31% |
| 86 | John D. Dorchak, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Columbus | GA | 25 | 23 | +9% |
| 86 | Thomas S. Loftus, MDNeurosurgery · Austin | TX | 25 | 19 | |
| 86 | Karl D. Schultz, MDNeurosurgery · Gainesville | GA | 25 | 13 | |
| 86 | Or Cohen-Inbar, MD PHDNeurosurgery · Cumberland | MD | 25 | 40 | −37% |
| 86 | Parker Babington, MDNeurosurgery · Norfolk | VA | 25 | 21 | +19% |
| 86 | Erik C. Spayde, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Thousand Oaks | CA | 25 | 20 | +25% |
| 86 | Glen J. Poffenbarger, MDNeurosurgery · Cody | WY | 25 | — | |
| 86 | Alexander C. Lemons, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Pinehurst | NC | 25 | 32 | −22% |
| 86 | Fernando J. Delasotta, MDNeurosurgery · Linwood | NJ | 25 | 19 | |
| 86 | Peter P. Syre, MDNeurosurgery · Englewood | CO | 25 | 14 | |
| 86 | Faheem A. Sandhu, MDNeurosurgery · Clinton | MD | 25 | 17 | |
| 86 | Joshua P. Herzog, MDOrthopedic Surgery · North Chesterfield | VA | 25 | 23 | +9% |
| 86 | Aminullah Amini, MDNeurosurgery · Silver Spring | MD | 25 | 22 | +14% |
Codes counted: CPT 22551. Procedures billed in 2024, all places of service, Medicare fee-for-service. CMS withholds counts under 11.