Highest-Volume Lumbar Laminectomy Surgeons in Kentucky (2026 update)
37 Kentucky providers billed Medicare for Lumbar Laminectomy (CPT 63047) 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 | John Harpring, MD | Louisville, KY | 75 |
| 2 | Eric Goebel, MD | Owensboro, KY | 63 |
| 3 | George Raque, MD | Louisville, KY | 42 |
| 4 | Thad Jackson, MD | Elizabethtown, KY | 42 |
| 5 | Robert Knetsche, M.D. | Danville, KY | 34 |
| 6 | Matthew Tutt, M.D. | Lexington, KY | 34 |
| 7 | Jeffery Jones, D.O. | Paducah, KY | 34 |
| 8 | Harold Cannon, MD | Owensboro, KY | 32 |
| 9 | John Jacquemin, M.D. | Florence, KY | 31 |
| 10 | Jeffrey Gum, MD | Louisville, KY | 29 |
27 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 Laminectomy in Kentucky?
- 37 Kentucky providers billed Medicare for Lumbar Laminectomy (CPT 63047) 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.