Shoulder replacement · New Mexico
Shoulder replacement in New Mexico: the highest-volume physicians
16 physicians in New Mexico billed Medicare for 268 shoulder replacement procedures in 2024. The top 16, with the year before beside it.
Top 16
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Guttmann, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Taos | 28 | 25 | +12% |
| 1 | Jason Lucas, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Farmington | 28 | 24 | +17% |
| 3 | Arnold J. Kiburz, MDSports Medicine · Albuquerque | 21 | — | |
| 4 | Ian Power, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Albuquerque | 20 | 18 | |
| 5 | Jonathon Struemph, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Las Cruces | 19 | — | |
| 6 | Philip C. Forno, MDHand Surgery · Santa Fe | 17 | 23 | −26% |
| 7 | Christopher Shultz, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Albuquerque | 16 | 17 | |
| 8 | John C. Franco, MDSports Medicine · Albuquerque | 15 | 17 | |
| 8 | Robert E. Schwartz, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Roswell | 15 | 30 | −50% |
| 8 | Zhinian Wan, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Artesia | 15 | — | |
| 11 | Brant A. Bair, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Santa Fe | 14 | 12 | |
| 12 | Donnie E. Lujan, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Albuquerque | 13 | — | |
| 13 | Carl J. Gilmore, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Albuquerque | 12 | 23 | −48% |
| 13 | Jonathan B. Hancock, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Farmington | 12 | — | |
| 13 | Kevin Mcgee, MDSports Medicine · Albuquerque | 12 | — | |
| 16 | Kari M. Babinski, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Albuquerque | 11 | — |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 23472), 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.