Highest-Volume Lumbar Fusion — Combined (TLIF/PLIF) Surgeons in Louisiana (2026 update)
17 Louisiana 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 | Eric Oberlander, MD | Baton Rouge, LA | 60 |
| 2 | Charles Bowie, M.D. | Baton Rouge, LA | 51 |
| 3 | Lon Baronne, MD | Lafayette, LA | 47 |
| 4 | George Williams, M.D. | Opelousas, LA | 22 |
| 5 | Henry Eiserloh, MD | Baton Rouge, LA | 22 |
| 6 | Matthew Hefner, MD | Shreveport, LA | 20 |
| 7 | Stanley Crawford, D.O. | Monroe, LA | 18 |
| 8 | Christopher Harrod, MD | Baton Rouge, LA | 18 |
| 9 | Todd Fountain, M.D. | Lafayette, LA | 18 |
| 10 | Garrett Venable, M.D. | Baton Rouge, LA | 17 |
7 more Louisiana 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 Louisiana?
- 17 Louisiana 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.