Highest-Volume Kyphoplasty — Lumbar Surgeons in North Carolina (2026 update)
10 North Carolina providers billed Medicare for Kyphoplasty — Lumbar (CPT 22514) 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 | Gregory Gebauer, MD | Greensboro, NC | 38 |
| 2 | Daniel Williams, M.D. | Pinehurst, NC | 37 |
| 3 | Andrew Griffin, MD | Charlotte, NC | 24 |
| 4 | Michael Mitchell, MD | Hendersonville, NC | 21 |
| 5 | Cuong Nguyen, MD | Charlotte, NC | 19 |
| 6 | Alfred Rhyne, MD | Charlotte, NC | 14 |
| 7 | Graham Mcrary, MD | Hickory, NC | 14 |
| 8 | Ashraf Guirgues, MD | Morehead City, NC | 12 |
| 9 | Patrick Brown, M.D. | Winston Salem, NC | 11 |
| 10 | Daniel Rose, M.D. | Wilmington, NC | 11 |
Frequently asked questions
- How many surgeons perform Kyphoplasty — Lumbar in North Carolina?
- 10 North Carolina providers billed Medicare for Kyphoplasty — Lumbar (CPT 22514) 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.