Highest-Volume Lumbar Fusion — Combined (TLIF/PLIF) Surgeons in Massachusetts (2026 update)
39 Massachusetts 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 | James Kryzanski, MD | Boston, MA | 60 |
| 2 | Charles Kanaly, M.D. | Fall River, MA | 51 |
| 3 | Robert Whitmore, MD | Burlington, MA | 46 |
| 4 | John Chi, MD | Boston, MA | 44 |
| 5 | Steven Leckie, MD | Plymouth, MA | 41 |
| 6 | Yi Lu, M.D., PH.D. | Boston, MA | 40 |
| 7 | Gordon Nakata, M.D. | Hyannis, MA | 38 |
| 8 | Achilles Papavasiliou, MD | Hyannis, MA | 36 |
| 9 | Symeon Zannikos, M.D. | Natick, MA | 33 |
| 10 | Hasan Zaidi, M.D. | Boston, MA | 33 |
29 more Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts?
- 39 Massachusetts 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.