OrthoProcedures

Top Orthopedic Surgeons in Louisiana

Louisiana Rankings
104 surgeons • 5,566 procedures
Current Medicare Data

Discover Louisiana's leading orthopedic surgeons ranked by verified Medicare procedure volume. Our comprehensive analysis covers 104 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

Shreveport16 Baton Rouge14 Lake Charles11 New Orleans11 Lafayette10 Alexandria6 Covington6 Thibodaux4 Monroe4 Bossier City4 Hammond3 Slidell3

Louisiana Rankings

104 surgeons • All procedures

Current Medicare data
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1
State Rank
NPI: 1447242276

Steven M Atchison, MD

Shreveport
LA
303
Verified Cases
#1
State
Hip 50
Knee 253
2
State Rank
NPI: 1245460013

Timmothy R Randell, M.D.

Alexandria
LA
187
Verified Cases
#2
State
Hip 58
Knee 129
3
State Rank
NPI: 1841229978

Cambize Shahrdar, MD

Shreveport
LA
160
Verified Cases
#3
State
Hip 71
Knee 89
4
State Rank
NPI: 1053317693

Edward S Yerger, M.D.

Lafayette
LA
154
Verified Cases
#4
State
Hip 66
Knee 88
5
State Rank
NPI: 1285876359

James B Kyle, M.D., D.V.M.

Lafayette
LA
153
Verified Cases
#5
State
Hip 54
Knee 99
6
State Rank
NPI: 1073711388

Travis S Curry, MD

Hammond
LA
149
Verified Cases
#6
State
Hip 66
Knee 83
7
State Rank
NPI: 1922290394

Robert W Easton, MD

Baton Rouge
LA
138
Verified Cases
#7
State
Hip 67
Knee 71
8
State Rank
NPI: 1255470118

John D Googe, M.D.

Shreveport
LA
127
Verified Cases
#8
State
Hip 14
Knee 65
Shoulder 48
9
State Rank
NPI: 1891013637

Charles M Lobrano, MD

Shreveport
LA
125
Verified Cases
#9
State
Hip 61
Knee 64
10
State Rank
NPI: 1225320906

Eric M Greber, M.D.

Thibodaux
LA
119
Verified Cases
#10
State
Hip 48
Knee 71
11
State Rank
NPI: 1205059763

Steven S Hale, M.D.

Lake Charles
LA
106
Verified Cases
#11
State
Hip 40
Knee 66
12
State Rank
NPI: 1104849009

Jeffrey L Garrison, M.D.

Alexandria
LA
105
Verified Cases
#12
State
Hip 40
Knee 65
13
State Rank
NPI: 1902811300

Elliott B Nipper, MD

Monroe
LA
101
Verified Cases
#13
State
Hip 22
Knee 79
14
State Rank
NPI: 1710364948

Jeffrey Pearson, M.D.

Shreveport
LA
93
Verified Cases
#14
State
Hip 58
Knee 35
15
State Rank
NPI: 1821048463

Timothy W Talbert, M.D.

Shreveport
LA
91
Verified Cases
#15
State
Hip 36
Knee 55
16
State Rank
NPI: 1447544465

Charles S Schumacher, MD

Covington
LA
91
Verified Cases
#16
State
Hip 32
Knee 59
17
State Rank
NPI: 1295734465

David B Clause, MD

Opelousas
LA
90
Verified Cases
#17
State
Hip 26
Knee 64
18
State Rank
NPI: 1457386773

Thomas J Montgomery, M.D.

Lafayette
LA
89
Verified Cases
#18
State
Hip 15
Knee 74
19
State Rank
NPI: 1467556712

Lance S Estrada, MD

New Orleans
LA
88
Verified Cases
#19
State
Hip 22
Knee 55
Shoulder 11
20
State Rank
NPI: 1285686774

Nathan P Cohen, M.D.

Lake Charles
LA
87
Verified Cases
#20
State
Hip 17
Knee 70
21
State Rank
NPI: 1720004864

Craig C Greene, M.D.

Baton Rouge
LA
85
Verified Cases
#21
State
Hip 29
Knee 56
22
State Rank
NPI: 1962815332

Michael J Garitty, M.D.

Lake Charles
LA
84
Verified Cases
#22
State
Hip 27
Knee 57
23
State Rank
NPI: 1700099538

William D Crenshaw, M.D.

Alexandria
LA
84
Verified Cases
#23
State
Hip 16
Knee 68
24
State Rank
NPI: 1114380656

Benjamin M Feibel, MD

Shreveport
LA
77
Verified Cases
#24
State
Hip 39
Knee 38
25
State Rank
NPI: 1538365994

Jonathan L Foret, M.D.

Lake Charles
LA
75
Verified Cases
#25
State
Knee 75
26
State Rank
NPI: 1568469336

Michael Duval, MD

Lafayette
LA
74
Verified Cases
#26
State
Hip 17
Knee 57
27
State Rank
NPI: 1497747380

Chad W Millet, M.D.

New Orleans
LA
73
Verified Cases
#27
State
Hip 31
Knee 42
28
State Rank
NPI: 1689678484

John T Mays, MD

Bossier City
LA
71
Verified Cases
#28
State
Hip 28
Knee 43
29
State Rank
NPI: 1992064026

George W Byram, M.D.

Shreveport
LA
71
Verified Cases
#29
State
Hip 12
Knee 34
Shoulder 25
30
State Rank
NPI: 1790003788

Paul C Buzhardt, M.D.

Lafayette
LA
68
Verified Cases
#30
State
Hip 26
Knee 42
31
State Rank
NPI: 1215923248

Edward L Morgan, MD

Shreveport
LA
66
Verified Cases
#31
State
Hip 23
Knee 43
32
State Rank
NPI: 1205264074

Vikram Chatrath, M.D.

Bossier City
LA
66
Verified Cases
#32
State
Hip 14
Knee 23
Shoulder 29
33
State Rank
NPI: 1124070495

Geoffrey J Collins, M.D.

Sulphur
LA
66
Verified Cases
#33
State
Knee 53
Shoulder 13
34
State Rank
NPI: 1063673424

Carlton G Houtz, M.D.

Shreveport
LA
65
Verified Cases
#34
State
Knee 20
Shoulder 45
35
State Rank
NPI: 1235187246

Albert B Bankston, MD

Baton Rouge
LA
61
Verified Cases
#35
State
Hip 11
Knee 50
36
State Rank
NPI: 1609864008

Joseph E Broyles, MD

Baton Rouge
LA
59
Verified Cases
#36
State
Hip 34
Knee 25
37
State Rank
NPI: 1821052028

Michael J Leddy, MD

Alexandria
LA
59
Verified Cases
#37
State
Shoulder 59
38
State Rank
NPI: 1275529083

Richard S Barton, M.D.

Shreveport
LA
58
Verified Cases
#38
State
Shoulder 58
39
State Rank
NPI: 1366766305

Jared L Braud, M.D.

Baton Rouge
LA
57
Verified Cases
#39
State
Hip 22
Knee 35
40
State Rank
NPI: 1750840948

Charles W Hansen, MD

Lake Charles
LA
57
Verified Cases
#40
State
Hip 11
Knee 46
41
State Rank
NPI: 1629239991

Willard A Moore, M.D.

New Orleans
LA
54
Verified Cases
#41
State
Hip 17
Knee 37
42
State Rank
NPI: 1841469681

Patrick R Ellender, M.D.

Thibodaux
LA
52
Verified Cases
#42
State
Knee 41
Shoulder 11
43
State Rank
NPI: 1982606356

Michael T Acurio, MD

Bossier City
LA
50
Verified Cases
#43
State
Hip 13
Knee 37
44
State Rank
NPI: 1457389314

James S Bicknell, MD

Shreveport
LA
49
Verified Cases
#44
State
Knee 49
45
State Rank
NPI: 1093906166

Brian J Ladner, M.D.

Hammond
LA
45
Verified Cases
#45
State
Hip 12
Knee 33
46
State Rank
NPI: 1588664718

Richard L Meyer, M.D.

New Orleans
LA
44
Verified Cases
#46
State
Hip 26
Knee 18
47
State Rank
NPI: 1598723298

Nickos Hatzis, MD

Baton Rouge
LA
44
Verified Cases
#47
State
Shoulder 44
48
State Rank
NPI: 1942219894

Matthew D Williams, M.D.

Lafayette
LA
42
Verified Cases
#48
State
Shoulder 42
49
State Rank
NPI: 1053610865

John M Whatley, M.D.

Baton Rouge
LA
41
Verified Cases
#49
State
Hip 12
Knee 29
50
State Rank
NPI: 1518159664

Adam N Whatley, M.D.

Zachary
LA
39
Verified Cases
#50
State
Hip 12
Knee 27
51
State Rank
NPI: 1366436891

Michael R Holland, M.D.

Jennings
LA
39
Verified Cases
#51
State
Knee 39
52
State Rank
NPI: 1487658241

Craig R Springmeyer, MD

Shreveport
LA
38
Verified Cases
#52
State
Knee 38
53
State Rank
NPI: 1225220551

Wesley A Clark, M.D.

New Orleans
LA
37
Verified Cases
#53
State
Hip 17
Knee 20
54
State Rank
NPI: 1043340144

George J Trappey, M.D.

Lake Charles
LA
37
Verified Cases
#54
State
Shoulder 37
55
State Rank
NPI: 1437147659

Felix H Savoie, MD

New Orleans
LA
37
Verified Cases
#55
State
Shoulder 37
56
State Rank
NPI: 1548444904

Simon Finger, M.D.

Slidell
LA
35
Verified Cases
#56
State
Knee 35
57
State Rank
NPI: 1265484539

Michael A Hinton, M.D.

Lake Charles
LA
33
Verified Cases
#57
State
Hip 13
Knee 20
58
State Rank
NPI: 1295976280

Kristopher C Sirmon, M.D.

Monroe
LA
32
Verified Cases
#58
State
Hip 15
Knee 17
59
State Rank
NPI: 1760684732

Val H Irion, M.D.

Bossier City
LA
32
Verified Cases
#59
State
Knee 18
Shoulder 14
60
State Rank
NPI: 1083630040

Robert D Rabalais, MD

Baton Rouge
LA
30
Verified Cases
#60
State
Hip 11
Knee 19
61
State Rank
NPI: 1497759922

George F Chimento, M.D.

New Orleans
LA
29
Verified Cases
#61
State
Knee 29
62
State Rank
NPI: 1760415632

Timothy Devraj, MD

Covington
LA
29
Verified Cases
#62
State
Knee 29
63
State Rank
NPI: 1841418449

Adam Kennedy, M.D.

Lafayette
LA
29
Verified Cases
#63
State
Knee 29
64
State Rank
NPI: 1639515984

Mark C Callanan, MD

Shreveport
LA
29
Verified Cases
#64
State
Shoulder 29
65
State Rank
NPI: 1770801763

Jamie L Rister, M.D.

Alexandria
LA
29
Verified Cases
#65
State
Shoulder 29
66
State Rank
NPI: 1083627053

Brett E Casey, MD

Houma
LA
28
Verified Cases
#66
State
Knee 28
67
State Rank
NPI: 1659464618

Ralph W Junius, M.D.

Metairie
LA
27
Verified Cases
#67
State
Knee 27
68
State Rank
NPI: 1891887022

Jason A Higgins, M.D.

Thibodaux
LA
26
Verified Cases
#68
State
Knee 26
69
State Rank
NPI: 1336467323

Brian E Etier, M.D.

Lafayette
LA
26
Verified Cases
#69
State
Knee 13
Shoulder 13
70
State Rank
NPI: 1396737771

Gregor J Hoffman, M.D.

New Orleans
LA
25
Verified Cases
#70
State
Knee 25
71
State Rank
NPI: 1285794693

Robert Moukarzel, M.D.

Gonzales
LA
24
Verified Cases
#71
State
Knee 24
72
State Rank
NPI: 1184612582

David M Pope, MD

Baton Rouge
LA
23
Verified Cases
#72
State
Knee 23
73
State Rank
NPI: 1750349478

Carey E Winder, MD

Baton Rouge
LA
23
Verified Cases
#73
State
Knee 23
74
State Rank
NPI: 1649530106

Andrew G Patton, MD

Shreveport
LA
22
Verified Cases
#74
State
Knee 22
75
State Rank
NPI: 1326229204

Thomas W Axelrad, M.D.

Lake Charles
LA
21
Verified Cases
#75
State
Hip 21
76
State Rank
NPI: 1104913912

Steven M Kautz, M.D.

Natchitoches
LA
21
Verified Cases
#76
State
Knee 21
77
State Rank
NPI: 1477741155

Adam T Perry, MD

Lafayette
LA
21
Verified Cases
#77
State
Knee 21
78
State Rank
NPI: 1679630628

Seth D Rosenzweig, MD

New Iberia
LA
20
Verified Cases
#78
State
Knee 20
79
State Rank
NPI: 1407319551

Claire E Hays

Lake Charles
LA
20
Verified Cases
#79
State
Shoulder 20
80
State Rank
NPI: 1770514333

Malcolm J Stubbs, MD

Lafayette
LA
19
Verified Cases
#80
State
Knee 19
81
State Rank
NPI: 1508092008

Arthur E Hess, M.D.

Baton Rouge
LA
18
Verified Cases
#81
State
Hip 18
82
State Rank
NPI: 1821049743

David W Elias, M.D.

Thibodaux
LA
18
Verified Cases
#82
State
Knee 18
83
State Rank
NPI: 1679797385

Benjamin G Guevara, MD

Slidell
LA
18
Verified Cases
#83
State
Knee 18
84
State Rank
NPI: 1982690095

Brian L Fong, MD

Slidell
LA
17
Verified Cases
#84
State
Knee 17
85
State Rank
NPI: 1295052041

Ramin Sadeghpour, MD

New Orleans
LA
17
Verified Cases
#85
State
Shoulder 17
86
State Rank
NPI: 1477762847

Kevin Watson, MD

New Orleans
LA
16
Verified Cases
#86
State
Hip 16
87
State Rank
NPI: 1003834169

Wame N Waggenspack, M.D.

Baton Rouge
LA
16
Verified Cases
#87
State
Shoulder 16
88
State Rank
NPI: 1013949619

Matti W Palo, MD

Covington
LA
15
Verified Cases
#88
State
Knee 15
89
State Rank
NPI: 1235185448

Kevin B Riche, M.D.

Baton Rouge
LA
15
Verified Cases
#89
State
Knee 15
90
State Rank
NPI: 1407804107

Niels J Linschoten, MD

Baton Rouge
LA
15
Verified Cases
#90
State
Knee 15
91
State Rank
NPI: 1881821668

Jason Rudd, M.D.

Covington
LA
14
Verified Cases
#91
State
Knee 14
92
State Rank
NPI: 1104960657

Michael J O'brien, MD

New Orleans
LA
14
Verified Cases
#92
State
Shoulder 14
93
State Rank
NPI: 1215912159

Sidney L Bailey, M.D.

Monroe
LA
13
Verified Cases
#93
State
Knee 13
94
State Rank
NPI: 1598732133

Phillip R Bacilla, MD

Alexandria
LA
13
Verified Cases
#94
State
Knee 13
95
State Rank
NPI: 1902881758

David M Trettin, M.D.

Monroe
LA
12
Verified Cases
#95
State
Knee 12
96
State Rank
NPI: 1679708952

Geoffrey P Stone, MD

Houma
LA
12
Verified Cases
#96
State
Shoulder 12
97
State Rank
NPI: 1962723049

Joey A Lamartina, MD

Covington
LA
12
Verified Cases
#97
State
Shoulder 12
98
State Rank
NPI: 1063922573

Mario H Lobao Goncalves, MD

Shreveport
LA
12
Verified Cases
#98
State
Shoulder 12
99
State Rank
NPI: 1457309098

Lucius Craig, M.D.

Terrytown
LA
11
Verified Cases
#99
State
Knee 11
100
State Rank
NPI: 1477512135

Kevin Darr, MD

Covington
LA
11
Verified Cases
#100
State
Knee 11
101
State Rank
NPI: 1740226802

Roderick W Chandler, M.D.

Mandeville
LA
11
Verified Cases
#101
State
Knee 11
102
State Rank
NPI: 1871537266

Brett J Chiasson, M.D.

Hammond
LA
11
Verified Cases
#102
State
Knee 11
103
State Rank
NPI: 1982656450

John W Noble, M.D.

Lake Charles
LA
11
Verified Cases
#103
State
Knee 11
104
State Rank
NPI: 1093828113

Brett M Cascio, M.D.

Lake Charles
LA
11
Verified Cases
#104
State
Shoulder 11

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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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