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Top Orthopedic Surgeons in Alaska

27 surgeons • 1,802 procedures Current Medicare data

27 orthopedic surgeons in Alaska ranked by Medicare hip, knee, and shoulder replacement volume.

Rankings reflect Medicare procedure volume, one factor among many. Volume does not measure quality of care.

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Top cities by number of orthopedic surgeons

Anchorage18 Wasilla4 Fairbanks3

Alaska Rankings

27 surgeons • All procedures

Current Medicare data

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1

Bryan D Haughom, M.D.

Anchorage, AK
229 verified Medicare cases Hip 100 · Knee 129
2

Bradley L Sparks, M.D.

Anchorage, AK
213 verified Medicare cases Knee 196 · Shoulder 17
3

Douglas Prevost, M.D.

Anchorage, AK
165 verified Medicare cases Hip 75 · Knee 79 · Shoulder 11
4

Thomas B Paynter, M.D.

Anchorage, AK
140 verified Medicare cases Hip 40 · Knee 62 · Shoulder 38
5

Tucker A Drury, M.D.

Anchorage, AK
104 verified Medicare cases Hip 38 · Knee 66
6

Michael L Reyes, M.D.

Soldotna, AK
97 verified Medicare cases Hip 42 · Knee 55
7

Ian K Brimhall, D.O.

Anchorage, AK
89 verified Medicare cases Hip 25 · Knee 64
8

Elisha T Powell, M.D.

Anchorage, AK
67 verified Medicare cases Hip 23 · Knee 44
9

Neal Everson, D.O.

Fairbanks, AK
63 verified Medicare cases Hip 11 · Knee 41 · Shoulder 11
10

Jeffrey S Moore, M.D.

Anchorage, AK
62 verified Medicare cases Hip 22 · Knee 40
11

Mark T Caylor, M.D.

Anchorage, AK
62 verified Medicare cases Hip 12 · Knee 50
12
60 verified Medicare cases Hip 27 · Knee 33
13
54 verified Medicare cases Hip 13 · Knee 16 · Shoulder 25
14

Adam C Ellison, M.D.

Anchorage, AK
52 verified Medicare cases Hip 13 · Knee 23 · Shoulder 16
15

Michael Montano, M.D.

Wasilla, AK
44 verified Medicare cases Hip 15 · Knee 29
16

Ryan T Moore, M.D.

Anchorage, AK
42 verified Medicare cases Hip 20 · Knee 22
17
37 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 37
18

Owen L Ala, M.D.

Anchorage, AK
36 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 36
19

Lars E Matkin, M.D.

Anchorage, AK
34 verified Medicare cases Hip 22 · Knee 12
20

Erik Woelber

Juneau, AK
34 verified Medicare cases Hip 18 · Knee 16
21

Daniel J Cepela

Anchorage, AK
26 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 26
22

Jason R Gray, M.D.

Anchorage, AK
23 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 23
23

Stephen S Tower, M.D.

Anchorage, AK
19 verified Medicare cases Knee 19
24

Doug A Vermillion, M.D.

Anchorage, AK
15 verified Medicare cases Knee 15
25

John E Lapkass, M.D.

Anchorage, AK
12 verified Medicare cases Knee 12

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Important Disclaimer

Rankings show Medicare procedure volume only, not quality of care or patient outcomes. Verify a surgeon's credentials with your state medical board, and talk with your own healthcare provider.

The share of national volume this data covers differs by procedure: in 2024 it was approximately 25% to 33% of hip replacements, 23% to 28% of knee replacements, and 29% to 37% of shoulder replacements (how these shares are derived).