Highest-Volume Lumbar Fusion — Combined (TLIF/PLIF) Surgeons in New Mexico (2026 update)
3 New Mexico 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 | Paul Saiz, M.D. | Las Cruces, NM | 27 |
| 2 | Ernesto Otero Lopez, MD | Albuquerque, NM | 18 |
| 3 | Matthew Pollard, M.D. | Las Cruces, NM | 11 |
Frequently asked questions
- How many surgeons perform Lumbar Fusion — Combined (TLIF/PLIF) in New Mexico?
- 3 New Mexico 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.