Highest-Volume Lumbar Fusion — Combined (TLIF/PLIF) Surgeons in California (2026 update)
74 California 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 | Henry Aryan, MD, FACS, FAANS | Fresno, CA | 95 |
| 2 | Connor Telles, MD | Fresno, CA | 70 |
| 3 | Gus Halamandaris, MD | Salinas, CA | 64 |
| 4 | George Picetti, M.D. | Sacramento, CA | 47 |
| 5 | Frank Feng, DO | Visalia, CA | 41 |
| 6 | Mathias Daniels, M.D. | Watsonville, CA | 40 |
| 7 | John Fleming, M.D. | Torrance, CA | 36 |
| 8 | Ben Pradhan, M.D., M.S.E. | Pasadena, CA | 35 |
| 9 | Tiffany Rogers, M.D., M.P.T. | Torrance, CA | 34 |
| 10 | Aaron Clark, MD, PHD | San Francisco, CA | 29 |
64 more California surgeons in the full list
Plus: who already pays them (Stryker? Medtronic? Arthrex?), CSV export for your CRM, and every other state and procedure.
Search the full databaseFrequently asked questions
- How many surgeons perform Lumbar Fusion — Combined (TLIF/PLIF) in California?
- 74 California 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.