Highest-Volume Lumbar Fusion — Posterior Surgeons in Kentucky (2026 update)
16 Kentucky providers billed Medicare for Lumbar Fusion — Posterior (CPT 22612) 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 | Mladen Djurasovic, MD | Louisville, KY | 36 |
| 2 | K Brandon Strenge, MD | Paducah, KY | 31 |
| 3 | Charles Crawford, MD | Louisville, KY | 30 |
| 4 | Robert Knetsche, M.D. | Danville, KY | 29 |
| 5 | Jeffrey Gum, MD | Louisville, KY | 28 |
| 6 | Joseph Laratta, M.D. | Louisville, KY | 27 |
| 7 | Mitchell Campbell, MD | Louisville, KY | 27 |
| 8 | Steven Glassman, M.D. | Louisville, KY | 18 |
| 9 | Roger Owens, M.D. | Louisville, KY | 17 |
| 10 | Justin Mathew, MD | Louisville, KY | 14 |
6 more Kentucky 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 — Posterior in Kentucky?
- 16 Kentucky providers billed Medicare for Lumbar Fusion — Posterior (CPT 22612) 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.