REPORTED PROCEDURE ACTIVITY

Spinal Fusion

Clinicians with activity displayed in the CMS procedure file. Published count ranges are preserved.

What these counts mean

Published Medicare activity in a one-year claims window, not all patients or a quality score. Ranges stay ranges. The source does not specify exact service dates. Coverage and source details

Nationwide · Exact areaEdit location

Clinicians with reported activity

Reported Medicare activity (not quality)

Ordered by the lower end of published Medicare count ranges. Activity is not a quality score.

Christopher F. Villar, M.D.

Neurosurgery (CMS)

Pensacola, FL

489Published Medicare activity

Roger D Sung, M.D.

Orthopedic Surgery (CMS)

Colorado Springs, CO

487Published Medicare activity

Daniel John Blizzard, MD

Orthopedic Surgery (CMS)

Post Falls, ID

487Published Medicare activity

Kade T Huntsman, MD

Orthopedic Surgery (CMS)

Salt Lake City, UT

484Published Medicare activity

James Haywood Smith, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (CMS)

Myrtle Beach, SC

482Published Medicare activity

Joseph Raymond O'brien, M.D.

Orthopedic Surgery (CMS)

Bethesda, MD

481Published Medicare activity

Arnold Bradley Vardiman, MD

Neurosurgery (CMS)

San Antonio, TX

479Published Medicare activity

Robert Duglad Robinson, MD

Neurosurgery (CMS)

Birmingham, AL

479Published Medicare activity

Brandon Scott Huggins, MD

Orthopedic Surgery

Fort Wayne, IN

478Published Medicare activity

John Kevin Ratliff, MD

Neurosurgery (CMS)

Stanford, CA

478Published Medicare activity

Rajesh G Arakal, M.D.

Orthopedic Surgery (CMS)

Plano, TX

472Published Medicare activity

Trevor Richard Schmitz, M.D.

Orthopedic Surgery (CMS)

Des Moines, IA

472Published Medicare activity

CMS reports a one-year claims window with a reporting lag. These counts are not total lifetime experience, patient counts, or evidence of quality. Read the method and limits.

Source: CMS Utilization Data · Published Oct 15, 2026.