Highest-Volume Lumbar Laminectomy Surgeons in Minnesota (2026 update)
41 Minnesota 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 | Arjun Sebastian, MD | Rochester, MN | 63 |
| 2 | Manuel Pinto, MD | Minneapolis, MN | 58 |
| 3 | John Atkinson, M.D. | Rochester, MN | 51 |
| 4 | Christian Dubois, MD | Oak Park Heights, MN | 39 |
| 5 | James Schwender, MD | Minneapolis, MN | 33 |
| 6 | Edward Rainier Santos, MD | Plymouth, MN | 30 |
| 7 | Brett Freedman, M.D. | Rochester, MN | 30 |
| 8 | William Krauss, M.D. | Rochester, MN | 30 |
| 9 | Richard Davis, MD | Waconia, MN | 29 |
| 10 | Hamid Abbasi, MD | Burnsville, MN | 25 |
31 more Minnesota 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 Minnesota?
- 41 Minnesota 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.