Highest-Volume Lumbar Fusion — Combined (TLIF/PLIF) Surgeons in Arkansas (2026 update)
20 Arkansas providers billed Medicare for Lumbar Fusion — Combined (TLIF/PLIF) (CPT 22633) in 2024. The top 10 by case volume are below — the full ranked list, CSV export and competitor-payment intel are available with a DocVol subscription ($199/mo, cancel anytime).
Database refreshed July 2026Live NPPES registryⓘ sources
| # | Surgeon | Location | Medicare cases (2024) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Bruffett, M.D. | North Little Rock, AR | 48 |
| 2 | Ikemefuna Onyekwelu, M.D. | Little Rock, AR | 42 |
| 3 | Blake Phillips, M.D. | Little Rock, AR | 35 |
| 4 | Jason Smith, MD | Little Rock, AR | 33 |
| 5 | Samuel Overley, M.D. | Little Rock, AR | 28 |
| 6 | Jared Seale, MD | Little Rock, AR | 25 |
| 7 | Brad Thomas, MD | Little Rock, AR | 24 |
| 8 | Jeffrey Reese, MD | Little Rock, AR | 22 |
| 9 | Lucas Bradley, MD | Mountain Home, AR | 18 |
| 10 | Daniel Shepherd, M.D. | Fayetteville, AR | 18 |
10 more Arkansas surgeons in the full list
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Search the full databaseFrequently asked questions
- How many surgeons perform Lumbar Fusion — Combined (TLIF/PLIF) in Arkansas?
- 20 Arkansas providers billed Medicare for Lumbar Fusion — Combined (TLIF/PLIF) (CPT 22633) in CY2024. CMS suppresses providers with 10 or fewer Medicare patients, so the true count is somewhat higher.
- Where does this data come from?
- CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (fee-for-service Part B claims, CY2024, released May 2026) and CMS Open Payments. Both are official U.S. federal datasets.
- Does this include all of a surgeon's cases?
- No — it covers traditional Medicare only (no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or Medicaid claims). Absolute volumes undercount total practice, but the ranking of high- vs low-volume surgeons is a strong targeting signal.