Highest-Volume Lumbar Fusion — Combined (TLIF/PLIF) Surgeons in North Carolina (2026 update)
39 North Carolina 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 | Scot Reeg, M.D. | Apex, NC | 43 |
| 2 | Matthew Mcgirt, M.D. | Charlotte, NC | 33 |
| 3 | Alexander Lemons, M.D. | Pinehurst, NC | 30 |
| 4 | Paul Kim, MD | Charlotte, NC | 27 |
| 5 | Laith Khoury, M.D. | Raleigh, NC | 26 |
| 6 | Adam Brown, F.A.C.S. | Wilmington, NC | 26 |
| 7 | Jeffrey Jenkins, MD | Greensboro, NC | 25 |
| 8 | Russell Margraf, MD PHD | Raleigh, NC | 25 |
| 9 | Lars Gardner, D.O. | Raleigh, NC | 25 |
| 10 | William Hunter, M.D. | Gastonia, NC | 25 |
29 more North Carolina 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 North Carolina?
- 39 North Carolina 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.