Neck fusion (ACDF) in Michigan: the highest-volume physicians
21 physicians in Michigan billed Medicare for 317 neck fusion (ACDF) procedures in 2024. The top 21, with the year before beside it.
Top 21
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timothy E. Spencer, DONeurosurgery · Battle Creek | 28 | 38 | −26% |
| 2 | Peter L. Bono, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Southfield | 21 | — | |
| 3 | Michael A. Kremer, MD, PLCNeurosurgery · Holland | 18 | — | |
| 4 | Donald M. Seyfried, MDNeurosurgery · Detroit | 17 | 25 | −32% |
| 4 | Brady T. Vibert, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Rochester Hills | 17 | 22 | −23% |
| 4 | Dejan Slavnic, DONeurosurgery · Novi | 17 | 13 | |
| 7 | Fredrick S. Junn, MDNeurosurgery · Dearborn | 16 | 19 | |
| 7 | Teck M. Soo, MDNeurosurgery · Southfield | 16 | 16 | |
| 7 | Boyd Richards, DONeurosurgery · Southfield | 16 | — | |
| 10 | Richard W. Easton, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Rochester Hills | 14 | 12 | |
| 10 | Nicholas S. Papakonstantinou, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Rochester Hills | 14 | — | |
| 10 | Daniel K. Fahim, MDNeurosurgery · Royal Oak | 14 | — | |
| 13 | Prashant S. Kelkar, DONeurosurgery · Southfield | 13 | 16 | |
| 13 | Mark J. Moulton, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Muskegon | 13 | — | |
| 13 | Theodore A. Kostiuk, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Holland | 13 | — | |
| 16 | Mark E. Jacobson, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Royal Oak | 12 | — | |
| 16 | Clifford M. Houseman, DONeurosurgery · Southfield | 12 | — | |
| 16 | Rasheed Abiola, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Livonia | 12 | 13 | |
| 16 | Alain Y. Fabi, MDNeurosurgery · Kalamazoo | 12 | — | |
| 20 | John F. Keller, MDNeurosurgery · Grand Rapids | 11 | — | |
| 20 | Miguelangelo Perez Cruet, MDNeurosurgery · Royal Oak | 11 | — |
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.