Shoulder replacement · North Carolina
Shoulder replacement in North Carolina: the highest-volume physicians
87 physicians in North Carolina billed Medicare for 2,233 shoulder replacement procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher S. Klifto, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Durham | 98 | 66 | +48% |
| 2 | Shadley C. Schiffern, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Charlotte | 86 | 83 | +4% |
| 3 | Nady Hamid, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Charlotte | 69 | 66 | +5% |
| 4 | Patrick M. Connor, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Charlotte | 67 | 46 | +46% |
| 5 | Richard B. Jones, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Asheville | 49 | 53 | −8% |
| 5 | Robert Boykin, MDSports Medicine · Asheville | 49 | 38 | +29% |
| 5 | William M. Isbell, MDSports Medicine · Raleigh | 49 | 45 | +9% |
| 8 | Eric J. Lescault, DOOsteopathic Manipulative Medicine · Southport | 46 | 48 | −4% |
| 9 | Kevin M. Supple, MDSports Medicine · Greensboro | 45 | 44 | +2% |
| 9 | Gordon I. Groh, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Asheville | 45 | 43 | +5% |
| 11 | Shawn B. Hocker, MDSports Medicine · Wilmington | 44 | 48 | −8% |
| 12 | Richard S. Moore, MDHand Surgery · Wilmington | 41 | 37 | +11% |
| 13 | Jonathan D. Chappell, MDSports Medicine · Raleigh | 40 | 46 | −13% |
| 14 | Werner C. Brooks, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Hendersonville | 39 | 30 | +30% |
| 14 | Joseph B. Wilson, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Durham | 39 | 45 | −13% |
| 16 | Gregory S. Bauer, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Goldsboro | 38 | 36 | +6% |
| 17 | James T. Marino, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Pinehurst | 35 | 43 | −19% |
| 18 | Raymond M. Carroll, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Cary | 32 | 27 | +19% |
| 18 | Mark E. Brenner, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Pinehurst | 32 | 31 | +3% |
| 18 | Dax T. Varkey, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Greensboro | 32 | 35 | −9% |
| 18 | Michael M. Marushack, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Southport | 32 | 30 | +7% |
| 18 | Marc E. Ward, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Concord | 32 | 28 | +14% |
| 23 | Benjamin R. Parker, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Boone | 30 | 27 | +11% |
| 23 | Michael D. Lauffenburger, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Winston Salem | 30 | 25 | +20% |
| 25 | Erik C. Johnson, MDSports Medicine · Belmont | 29 | 20 | +45% |
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.