Highest-Volume Kyphoplasty — Lumbar Surgeons in Illinois (2026 update)
20 Illinois providers billed Medicare for Kyphoplasty — Lumbar (CPT 22514) 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 | Hongkai Du, M.D. | Belleville, IL | 26 |
| 2 | Owen Sweis, M.D. | Winfield, IL | 26 |
| 3 | Sean Pietrini, MD | Chicago, IL | 20 |
| 4 | Ragai Mitry, M.D. | Mattoon, IL | 17 |
| 5 | Timothy Malisch, MD | Elk Grove Village, IL | 16 |
| 6 | Penuel Chun | Evanston, IL | 15 |
| 7 | Thomas Dahlberg, DO | Rockford, IL | 15 |
| 8 | William Rittmeyer, DO | Libertyville, IL | 15 |
| 9 | Andrew Yu, M.D. | Crystal Lake, IL | 15 |
| 10 | Bradley Strimling, MD | Park Ridge, IL | 15 |
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Search the full databaseFrequently asked questions
- How many surgeons perform Kyphoplasty — Lumbar in Illinois?
- 20 Illinois providers billed Medicare for Kyphoplasty — Lumbar (CPT 22514) 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.