Neck fusion (ACDF) in Alabama: the highest-volume physicians
27 physicians in Alabama billed Medicare for 436 neck fusion (ACDF) procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter G. Haynes, MDNeurosurgery · Birmingham | 31 | 31 | +0% |
| 1 | Larry M. Parker, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Huntsville | 31 | 26 | +19% |
| 3 | Martin P. Jones, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Birmingham | 27 | 26 | +4% |
| 4 | Nicholas F. Voss, MDNeurosurgery · Dothan | 20 | 11 | |
| 4 | Gregory Gullung, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Birmingham | 20 | 11 | |
| 4 | Robert D. Robinson, MDNeurosurgery · Birmingham | 20 | 21 | −5% |
| 7 | Joshua Y. Menendez, MDNeurosurgery · Birmingham | 18 | 20 | −10% |
| 7 | Samuel R. Bowen, MDNeurosurgery · Birmingham | 18 | 16 | |
| 9 | Brian M. Scholl, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Huntsville | 17 | 21 | −19% |
| 10 | Mamerhi OkorNeurosurgery · Birmingham | 16 | — | |
| 11 | Curt L. Freudenberger, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Huntsville | 15 | 20 | −25% |
| 11 | Sanat Dixit, MDNeurosurgery · Huntsville | 15 | 12 | |
| 13 | Swaid N. Swaid, MDNeurosurgery · Birmingham | 14 | 14 | |
| 13 | James R. Hirsch, MDNeurosurgery · Mobile | 14 | 12 | |
| 13 | Kirk WithrowOtolaryngology · Birmingham | 14 | 13 | |
| 16 | Joel D. Pickett, MDNeurosurgery · Huntsville | 13 | 12 | |
| 16 | William C. Woodall, MDNeurosurgery · Birmingham | 13 | 15 | |
| 16 | Daniel C. Kim, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Birmingham | 13 | — | |
| 19 | Timothy M. Haley, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Dothan | 12 | 11 | |
| 19 | Jeffrey D. Wade, M DOrthopedic Surgery · Birmingham | 12 | — | |
| 19 | Shawn B. Clark, MDNeurosurgery · Mobile | 12 | — | |
| 19 | Sakthivel Rajan Rajaram ManoharanOrthopedic Surgery · Birmingham | 12 | — | |
| 19 | Carl M. Nechtman, MDNeurosurgery · Birmingham | 12 | 11 | |
| 19 | John D. Johnson, MDNeurosurgery · Huntsville | 12 | 12 | |
| 19 | Michael E. Davis, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Montgomery | 12 | — | |
| 19 | Benjamin B. Fulmer, MDNeurosurgery · Birmingham | 12 | 15 |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 22551), 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.