Trigger finger release · Alabama
Trigger finger release in Alabama: the highest-volume physicians
33 physicians in Alabama billed Medicare for 1,016 trigger finger release procedures in 2024. The top 27, with the year before beside it.
Top 27
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hussein W. Turki, MDHand Surgery · Montgomery | 84 | 84 | +0% |
| 2 | John H. Walker, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Huntsville | 63 | 41 | +54% |
| 3 | Philip A. Maddox, MDHand Surgery · Huntsville | 59 | 62 | −5% |
| 4 | Karen Hand, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Birmingham | 54 | 34 | +59% |
| 5 | Jonathan A. Ludwig, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Huntsville | 50 | 28 | +79% |
| 6 | Kathleen E. Mckeon, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Birmingham | 45 | 37 | +22% |
| 7 | Judson B. Moore, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Dothan | 43 | 57 | −25% |
| 7 | Joseph W. Clark, MDHand Surgery · Huntsville | 43 | 59 | −27% |
| 9 | Heather L. Licht, MDHand Surgery · Huntsville | 41 | 45 | −9% |
| 10 | Edmund B. Rowland, MDHand Surgery · Mobile | 40 | 35 | +14% |
| 11 | Allison Hunter, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Daphne | 34 | — | |
| 12 | Grady E. Maddox, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Birmingham | 30 | 26 | +15% |
| 13 | Jonathan YuOrthopedic Surgery · Huntsville | 28 | 17 | |
| 14 | Orvis H. Chitwood, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Dothan | 26 | 49 | −47% |
| 14 | Thomas M. Barbour, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Mobile | 26 | 41 | −37% |
| 16 | James N. Rachel, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Mobile | 25 | 30 | −17% |
| 16 | Joseph Shung, MD (ANTICIPATED)Orthopedic Surgery · Mobile | 25 | 44 | −43% |
| 18 | Christopher G. Kelley, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Gadsden | 24 | 20 | +20% |
| 19 | Jeffrey D. BoatrightHand Surgery · Mobile | 23 | — | |
| 19 | Julian O. Carlo, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Vestavia Hills | 23 | — | |
| 21 | Joseph M. Sherrill, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Birmingham | 22 | 48 | −54% |
| 21 | Kathryn A. Bentley, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Birmingham | 22 | 30 | −27% |
| 23 | Barry S. Callahan, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Tuscaloosa | 20 | 25 | −20% |
| 23 | Joseph M. Ingram, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Birmingham | 20 | 31 | −35% |
| 25 | Ricardo E. Colberg, MDInternal Medicine · Birmingham | 19 | 18 | |
| 25 | Michael D. Smith, MDHand Surgery · Hoover | 19 | 27 | −30% |
| 25 | Robert S. Tapscott, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Decatur | 19 | — |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 26055), 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.