OrthoProcedures

Top Orthopedic Surgeons in Kentucky

Kentucky Rankings
128 surgeons • 7,858 procedures
Current Medicare Data

Discover Kentucky's leading orthopedic surgeons ranked by verified Medicare procedure volume. Our comprehensive analysis covers 128 specialists across hip, knee, and shoulder replacement procedures.

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Hip Replacement TOP 25 Knee Replacement TOP 25 Shoulder Replacement TOP 25
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Top cities by number of orthopedic surgeons

Louisville40 Lexington22 Bowling Green8 Owensboro7 Edgewood5 Paducah5 Elizabethtown4 Crestview Hills4 Murray3 London3 Hopkinsville2

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128 surgeons • All procedures

Current Medicare data
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1
State Rank
NPI: 1295763225

Jonathan G Yerasimides, MD

Louisville
KY
323
Verified Cases
#1
State
Hip 323
2
State Rank
NPI: 1083616908

Reid B Brown, M.D.

Louisville
KY
300
Verified Cases
#2
State
Hip 86
Knee 214
3
State Rank
NPI: 1821357773

Richard A Sweet, M.D.

Louisville
KY
276
Verified Cases
#3
State
Hip 113
Knee 163
4
State Rank
NPI: 1457387854

Christian P Christensen, M.D.

Lexington
KY
253
Verified Cases
#4
State
Hip 83
Knee 170
5
State Rank
NPI: 1881612679

Matthew T Hummel, M.D.

Edgewood
KY
219
Verified Cases
#5
State
Hip 78
Knee 141
6
State Rank
NPI: 1356469696

Joseph W Greene, M.D.

Louisville
KY
215
Verified Cases
#6
State
Hip 13
Knee 202
7
State Rank
NPI: 1922200468

Tharun Karthikeyan, MD

Lexington
KY
205
Verified Cases
#7
State
Hip 77
Knee 128
8
State Rank
NPI: 1699759449

Shiraz K Patel, MD

Paducah
KY
196
Verified Cases
#8
State
Hip 75
Knee 121
9
State Rank
NPI: 1912998485

Robert A Goodin, MD

Louisville
KY
190
Verified Cases
#9
State
Hip 31
Knee 159
10
State Rank
NPI: 1477596302

Kevin W Pugh, M.D.

Pikeville
KY
158
Verified Cases
#10
State
Hip 63
Knee 95
11
State Rank
NPI: 1467590190

Ryan J Krupp, M.D.

Louisville
KY
144
Verified Cases
#11
State
Shoulder 144
12
State Rank
NPI: 1093064586

Kevin Denehy, M.D.

Lexington
KY
135
Verified Cases
#12
State
Hip 63
Knee 72
13
State Rank
NPI: 1891784757

Frederick T Deweese, M.D.

Paducah
KY
132
Verified Cases
#13
State
Hip 60
Knee 59
Shoulder 13
14
State Rank
NPI: 1740337930

Madhusudhan R Yakkanti, M.D.

Louisville
KY
130
Verified Cases
#14
State
Hip 55
Knee 75
15
State Rank
NPI: 1457354177

Christopher M Patton, M.D.

Bowling Green
KY
127
Verified Cases
#15
State
Hip 28
Knee 88
Shoulder 11
16
State Rank
NPI: 1336167188

Scott B Mcclure, M.D.

Louisville
KY
127
Verified Cases
#16
State
Knee 34
Shoulder 93
17
State Rank
NPI: 1063444107

Arthur L Malkani, M.D.

Louisville
KY
120
Verified Cases
#17
State
Hip 22
Knee 98
18
State Rank
NPI: 1821080441

Marcis A Craig, MD

Elizabethtown
KY
114
Verified Cases
#18
State
Hip 24
Knee 74
Shoulder 16
19
State Rank
NPI: 1063404903

Jeffrey N Been, MD

Elizabethtown
KY
111
Verified Cases
#19
State
Hip 15
Knee 78
Shoulder 18
20
State Rank
NPI: 1568465284

Kirk A Fee, M.D.

Bowling Green
KY
98
Verified Cases
#20
State
Hip 25
Knee 62
Shoulder 11
21
State Rank
NPI: 1508820846

Jeffrey B Selby, M.D.

Lexington
KY
89
Verified Cases
#21
State
Hip 31
Knee 58
22
State Rank
NPI: 1184619314

Wallace L Huff, MD

Lexington
KY
89
Verified Cases
#22
State
Hip 29
Knee 60
23
State Rank
NPI: 1679960843

John L Fritch, M.D.

Edgewood
KY
87
Verified Cases
#23
State
Hip 35
Knee 52
24
State Rank
NPI: 1316365653

Kevin Himschoot, M.D.

Louisville
KY
85
Verified Cases
#24
State
Hip 39
Knee 46
25
State Rank
NPI: 1659535409

Spencer E Romine, MD

Bowling Green
KY
83
Verified Cases
#25
State
Shoulder 83
26
State Rank
NPI: 1073610556

Ryan P Donegan, MD

Lexington
KY
82
Verified Cases
#26
State
Shoulder 82
27
State Rank
NPI: 1124231824

Brian S Kern, M.D.

Paducah
KY
81
Verified Cases
#27
State
Knee 56
Shoulder 25
28
State Rank
NPI: 1609000850

Matthew R Luckett, M.D.

Lexington
KY
80
Verified Cases
#28
State
Hip 25
Knee 55
29
State Rank
NPI: 1154375897

James C Dodds, M.D.

Madisonville
KY
77
Verified Cases
#29
State
Hip 20
Knee 57
30
State Rank
NPI: 1225267370

John S Blankenship, MD

Elizabethtown
KY
77
Verified Cases
#30
State
Hip 16
Knee 44
Shoulder 17
31
State Rank
NPI: 1245221803

Scott D Kuiper, MD

Louisville
KY
77
Verified Cases
#31
State
Shoulder 77
32
State Rank
NPI: 1376754671

Raymond M Greiwe, MD

Florence
KY
77
Verified Cases
#32
State
Shoulder 77
33
State Rank
NPI: 1801899844

Jeremy W Tarter, M.D.

Danville
KY
73
Verified Cases
#33
State
Hip 28
Knee 45
34
State Rank
NPI: 1851432769

Matthew R Price, MD

Louisville
KY
72
Verified Cases
#34
State
Hip 47
Knee 25
35
State Rank
NPI: 1255349452

Michael E Kirk, MD

Lexington
KY
72
Verified Cases
#35
State
Hip 21
Knee 51
36
State Rank
NPI: 1457328676

Matthew S Grunkemeyer, M.D.

Edgewood
KY
70
Verified Cases
#36
State
Hip 28
Knee 42
37
State Rank
NPI: 1144280645

Gregory L D'angelo, MD

Lexington
KY
69
Verified Cases
#37
State
Hip 16
Knee 53
38
State Rank
NPI: 1881998490

James R Heltsley, D.O.

Bowling Green
KY
68
Verified Cases
#38
State
Hip 16
Knee 38
Shoulder 14
39
State Rank
NPI: 1225241060

Jeffrey D Stimac, M.D.

Louisville
KY
65
Verified Cases
#39
State
Hip 28
Knee 37
40
State Rank
NPI: 1669738506

Tyler J Keller, M.D.

Louisville
KY
63
Verified Cases
#40
State
Hip 26
Knee 37
41
State Rank
NPI: 1578726873

Stephen T Duncan, MD

Lexington
KY
61
Verified Cases
#41
State
Hip 36
Knee 25
42
State Rank
NPI: 1346603321

James F Baker

Louisville
KY
61
Verified Cases
#42
State
Hip 15
Knee 46
43
State Rank
NPI: 1346551439

David L Whitney, MD

Henderson
KY
61
Verified Cases
#43
State
Hip 14
Knee 31
Shoulder 16
44
State Rank
NPI: 1790915239

David M Waespe, MD

Georgetown
KY
60
Verified Cases
#44
State
Hip 19
Knee 41
45
State Rank
NPI: 1043669237

Eric Schafer, M.D.

Lexington
KY
59
Verified Cases
#45
State
Hip 28
Knee 31
46
State Rank
NPI: 1205056215

Derek L Morgan, MD

Murray
KY
59
Verified Cases
#46
State
Hip 13
Knee 35
Shoulder 11
47
State Rank
NPI: 1013014133

Sanjiv Mehta, MD

Bardstown
KY
59
Verified Cases
#47
State
Hip 12
Knee 47
48
State Rank
NPI: 1447245758

Mark G Smith, MD

Louisville
KY
59
Verified Cases
#48
State
Knee 18
Shoulder 41
49
State Rank
NPI: 1528276029

Mark D Mcginnis, MD

Hartford
KY
57
Verified Cases
#49
State
Knee 35
Shoulder 22
50
State Rank
NPI: 1902260193

Evan B Rhea, M.D.

Louisville
KY
56
Verified Cases
#50
State
Hip 21
Knee 35
51
State Rank
NPI: 1265426712

George J Popham, MD

Louisville
KY
54
Verified Cases
#51
State
Hip 21
Knee 33
52
State Rank
NPI: 1558564633

Nicholas A Kenney, M.D.

La Grange
KY
54
Verified Cases
#52
State
Knee 35
Shoulder 19
53
State Rank
NPI: 1174056238

Samrath Bhimani, M.D.

Louisville
KY
53
Verified Cases
#53
State
Hip 34
Knee 19
54
State Rank
NPI: 1720390040

Sameer Badarudeen, MD

Bowling Green
KY
52
Verified Cases
#54
State
Hip 24
Knee 28
55
State Rank
NPI: 1720407604

Thomas Schlierf, M.D.

Louisville
KY
51
Verified Cases
#55
State
Hip 29
Knee 22
56
State Rank
NPI: 1992852909

David Rhoads, MD

Louisville
KY
51
Verified Cases
#56
State
Hip 29
Knee 22
57
State Rank
NPI: 1013910819

Charles A Milem, MD

Owensboro
KY
51
Verified Cases
#57
State
Hip 23
Knee 28
58
State Rank
NPI: 1184912909

Ryan T Beck, MD

Paducah
KY
50
Verified Cases
#58
State
Hip 16
Knee 34
59
State Rank
NPI: 1467426841

David P Bealle, MD

Hopkinsville
KY
50
Verified Cases
#59
State
Knee 36
Shoulder 14
60
State Rank
NPI: 1598707465

Anthony D Mcbride, MD

Owensboro
KY
48
Verified Cases
#60
State
Hip 18
Knee 30
61
State Rank
NPI: 1548675853

Brandon Kohrs, D.O.

Crestview Hills
KY
47
Verified Cases
#61
State
Shoulder 47
62
State Rank
NPI: 1649205741

Kaveh R Sajadi, M.D.

Lexington
KY
45
Verified Cases
#62
State
Shoulder 45
63
State Rank
NPI: 1710982053

Samer S Hasan, M.D., PH.D.

Crestview Hills
KY
44
Verified Cases
#63
State
Shoulder 44
64
State Rank
NPI: 1982607602

David B Richards, M.D.

Bowling Green
KY
43
Verified Cases
#64
State
Knee 21
Shoulder 22
65
State Rank
NPI: 1861924524

Justin M Givens, M.D.

Louisville
KY
43
Verified Cases
#65
State
Shoulder 43
66
State Rank
NPI: 1003260753

Dorian Wood, MD

Crestview Hills
KY
42
Verified Cases
#66
State
Hip 31
Knee 11
67
State Rank
NPI: 1063727576

Robert S Riley, D.O.

Bowling Green
KY
42
Verified Cases
#67
State
Hip 14
Knee 28
68
State Rank
NPI: 1922051051

Gregory F Grau, MD

Winchester
KY
42
Verified Cases
#68
State
Hip 13
Knee 29
69
State Rank
NPI: 1053314849

Robert K Moore, MD

Owensboro
KY
42
Verified Cases
#69
State
Hip 11
Knee 20
Shoulder 11
70
State Rank
NPI: 1356307011

Frederick G Robbe, MD

Hopkinsville
KY
42
Verified Cases
#70
State
Knee 31
Shoulder 11
71
State Rank
NPI: 1164507612

Daniel E Rueff, M.D.

Louisville
KY
40
Verified Cases
#71
State
Knee 26
Shoulder 14
72
State Rank
NPI: 1053622977

Joshua J Christensen, MD

Louisville
KY
37
Verified Cases
#72
State
Knee 20
Shoulder 17
73
State Rank
NPI: 1346241841

Akbar Nawab, M.D.

Louisville
KY
35
Verified Cases
#73
State
Knee 35
74
State Rank
NPI: 1346238599

James R Rollins, MD

Mt Sterling
KY
35
Verified Cases
#74
State
Knee 23
Shoulder 12
75
State Rank
NPI: 1629172234

Philip G Hunt, M.D.

Paducah
KY
34
Verified Cases
#75
State
Hip 13
Knee 21
76
State Rank
NPI: 1073700019

Kevin L Harreld, MD

Louisville
KY
34
Verified Cases
#76
State
Shoulder 34
77
State Rank
NPI: 1134217474

Sean M Griffin, M.D.

Louisville
KY
33
Verified Cases
#77
State
Hip 16
Knee 17
78
State Rank
NPI: 1407805070

Janak R Talwalkar, MD

Lexington
KY
32
Verified Cases
#78
State
Knee 32
79
State Rank
NPI: 1669975629

Jeffrey A Chapek, DO

Edgewood
KY
31
Verified Cases
#79
State
Hip 19
Knee 12
80
State Rank
NPI: 1104015148

Rasesh Desai, M.D.

Bowling Green
KY
31
Verified Cases
#80
State
Hip 12
Knee 19
81
State Rank
NPI: 1306903281

Steven T Carawan, MD

Ashland
KY
29
Verified Cases
#81
State
Hip 14
Knee 15
82
State Rank
NPI: 1003925074

Cyna Khalily, MD

Louisville
KY
29
Verified Cases
#82
State
Knee 29
83
State Rank
NPI: 1609051697

Samuel C Coy, M.D.

Lexington
KY
29
Verified Cases
#83
State
Knee 29
84
State Rank
NPI: 1699948588

Reid H Wilson, M.D.

Owensboro
KY
28
Verified Cases
#84
State
Hip 14
Knee 14
85
State Rank
NPI: 1750422069

Samuel D Carter, M.D.

Louisville
KY
27
Verified Cases
#85
State
Knee 27
86
State Rank
NPI: 1316196975

Nyagon G Duany, M D

Louisville
KY
27
Verified Cases
#86
State
Shoulder 27
87
State Rank
NPI: 1114307261

Cody Bearden, MD

Elizabethtown
KY
26
Verified Cases
#87
State
Hip 14
Knee 12
88
State Rank
NPI: 1245293620

Joseph L Polio, M.D.

Owensboro
KY
26
Verified Cases
#88
State
Knee 26
89
State Rank
NPI: 1851549455

Chad Smith, MD

Louisville
KY
26
Verified Cases
#89
State
Knee 26
90
State Rank
NPI: 1881685444

Ty E Richardson, MD

Louisville
KY
26
Verified Cases
#90
State
Shoulder 26
91
State Rank
NPI: 1922441484

William J Grantham, M.D.

Lexington
KY
25
Verified Cases
#91
State
Shoulder 25
92
State Rank
NPI: 1518131549

Charles E Crouse, MD

Morehead
KY
23
Verified Cases
#92
State
Knee 23
93
State Rank
NPI: 1316107592

Brent J Morris, MD

Lexington
KY
22
Verified Cases
#93
State
Shoulder 22
94
State Rank
NPI: 1871598664

John J Larkin, MD

Crestview Hills
KY
21
Verified Cases
#94
State
Knee 21
95
State Rank
NPI: 1134569908

Nicholas Rensing, M.D.

Fort Campbell
KY
20
Verified Cases
#95
State
Hip 20
96
State Rank
NPI: 1932163177

Keith B Hall, MD

Pikeville
KY
20
Verified Cases
#96
State
Knee 20
97
State Rank
NPI: 1720076672

Anup S Chattha, MD

Mt Sterling
KY
19
Verified Cases
#97
State
Knee 19
98
State Rank
NPI: 1053322321

George K Aitken, MD

Ashland
KY
18
Verified Cases
#98
State
Knee 18
99
State Rank
NPI: 1720219843

Srinath Kamineni, MD

Lexington
KY
18
Verified Cases
#99
State
Shoulder 18
100
State Rank
NPI: 1801209069

Kevin M Magone, MD

London
KY
18
Verified Cases
#100
State
Shoulder 18
101
State Rank
NPI: 1720036486

Patrice Beliveau, M.D.

London
KY
17
Verified Cases
#101
State
Knee 17
102
State Rank
NPI: 1821159849

Brian Elmlinger, M.D.

Glasgow
KY
17
Verified Cases
#102
State
Knee 17
103
State Rank
NPI: 1881943140

Richard E Blalock, M.D.

Murray
KY
17
Verified Cases
#103
State
Knee 17
104
State Rank
NPI: 1497132120

Ryan Eads, MD

Louisville
KY
17
Verified Cases
#104
State
Shoulder 17
105
State Rank
NPI: 1639531346

William Polio, MD

Owensboro
KY
17
Verified Cases
#105
State
Shoulder 17
106
State Rank
NPI: 1336142025

Ted B Rogers, MD

Leitchfield
KY
16
Verified Cases
#106
State
Knee 16
107
State Rank
NPI: 1407859630

Barret Lessenberry, M.D.

Glasgow
KY
16
Verified Cases
#107
State
Knee 16
108
State Rank
NPI: 1942499355

Bradley Dunkin, MD

Louisville
KY
16
Verified Cases
#108
State
Knee 16
109
State Rank
NPI: 1235794967

Saul W Fredrickson, MD

Edgewood
KY
15
Verified Cases
#109
State
Knee 15
110
State Rank
NPI: 1629070545

Stephen P Makk, M.D.

Louisville
KY
15
Verified Cases
#110
State
Knee 15
111
State Rank
NPI: 1790928505

Logan E Mast, M.D.

Louisville
KY
15
Verified Cases
#111
State
Knee 15
112
State Rank
NPI: 1093036964

Adam K Franson, D.O.

London
KY
14
Verified Cases
#112
State
Hip 14
113
State Rank
NPI: 1750721098

Carl Kure, D.O.

Louisville
KY
14
Verified Cases
#113
State
Hip 14
114
State Rank
NPI: 1033641147

Cody Stover, M.D.

Lexington
KY
14
Verified Cases
#114
State
Knee 14
115
State Rank
NPI: 1558527903

Robert N Royalty, MD

Prestonsburg
KY
14
Verified Cases
#115
State
Knee 14
116
State Rank
NPI: 1578797395

Jerrod J Felder, M.D.

Lexington
KY
14
Verified Cases
#116
State
Knee 14
117
State Rank
NPI: 1881735215

Joseph A O'daniel, M.D.

Louisville
KY
14
Verified Cases
#117
State
Knee 14
118
State Rank
NPI: 1306132360

Daniel J Hackett, M.D.

Lexington
KY
14
Verified Cases
#118
State
Shoulder 14
119
State Rank
NPI: 1619138492

Stephen P Compton, M.D.

Murray
KY
13
Verified Cases
#119
State
Knee 13
120
State Rank
NPI: 1811029580

Andrew R Duffee, M.D.

Shelbyville
KY
12
Verified Cases
#120
State
Knee 12
121
State Rank
NPI: 1982645511

Geoffrey L Hulse, M.D.

Owensboro
KY
12
Verified Cases
#121
State
Knee 12
122
State Rank
NPI: 1245597780

Austin V Stone, M.D., PH.D.

Lexington
KY
12
Verified Cases
#122
State
Shoulder 12
123
State Rank
NPI: 1356474597

James S Smith, MD

Louisville
KY
12
Verified Cases
#123
State
Shoulder 12
124
State Rank
NPI: 1043218266

Michael Salamon, M.D.

Louisville
KY
11
Verified Cases
#124
State
Knee 11
125
State Rank
NPI: 1598957482

Patrick W O'donnell, MD, PHD

Lexington
KY
11
Verified Cases
#125
State
Knee 11
126
State Rank
NPI: 1770080533

Cody H Lane, DO

Maysville
KY
11
Verified Cases
#126
State
Knee 11
127
State Rank
NPI: 1881074706

Robert J Pettit

Fort Thomas
KY
11
Verified Cases
#127
State
Knee 11
128
State Rank
NPI: 1881927770

Puneet Bhatia, M.D.

Mayfield
KY
11
Verified Cases
#128
State
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Rankings are based solely on Medicare procedure volume and do not reflect quality of care, patient outcomes, or procedures covered by private insurance. This data represents approximately 33–37% of all procedures performed. Always consult with healthcare providers to make informed decisions about your care.

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