Highest-Volume Lumbar Fusion — Posterior Surgeons in North Carolina (2026 update)
45 North Carolina providers billed Medicare for Lumbar Fusion — Posterior (CPT 22612) 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 | Daniel Williams, M.D. | Pinehurst, NC | 86 |
| 2 | Anthony Kwon, MD | Charlotte, NC | 70 |
| 3 | Christopher Brown, MD | Durham, NC | 52 |
| 4 | John Thomas, MD | Wilmington, NC | 50 |
| 5 | Daniel Cavanaugh, MD | Chapel Hill, NC | 33 |
| 6 | Chase Bennett, MD | Advance, NC | 32 |
| 7 | Michael Bohl, MD | Charlotte, NC | 30 |
| 8 | Sameer Mathur, MD | Cary, NC | 29 |
| 9 | Gurvinder Deol, MD | Raleigh, NC | 25 |
| 10 | Brian Haycook, MD | Clyde, NC | 25 |
35 more North Carolina 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 — Posterior in North Carolina?
- 45 North Carolina providers billed Medicare for Lumbar Fusion — Posterior (CPT 22612) 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.