OrthoProcedures

Top Orthopedic Surgeons in Louisiana

Louisiana Rankings
118 surgeons • 6,023 procedures
Current Medicare Data

Discover Louisiana's leading orthopedic surgeons ranked by verified Medicare procedure volume. Our comprehensive analysis covers 118 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

Baton Rouge16 Shreveport14 New Orleans12 Lafayette11 Lake Charles10 Covington8 Alexandria6 Thibodaux4 Monroe4 Hammond4 Bossier City4 Slidell3

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118 surgeons • All procedures

Current Medicare data
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1
State Rank
NPI: 1447242276

Steven M Atchison, MD

Shreveport
LA
312
Verified Cases
#1
State
Hip 50
Knee 262
2
State Rank
NPI: 1245460013

Timmothy R Randell, M.D.

Alexandria
LA
194
Verified Cases
#2
State
Hip 58
Knee 136
3
State Rank
NPI: 1841229978

Cambize Shahrdar, MD

Shreveport
LA
166
Verified Cases
#3
State
Hip 76
Knee 90
4
State Rank
NPI: 1225320906

Eric M Greber, M.D.

Thibodaux
LA
138
Verified Cases
#4
State
Hip 62
Knee 76
5
State Rank
NPI: 1891013637

Charles M Lobrano, MD

Shreveport
LA
134
Verified Cases
#5
State
Hip 63
Knee 71
6
State Rank
NPI: 1053317693

Edward S Yerger, M.D.

Lafayette
LA
130
Verified Cases
#6
State
Hip 43
Knee 87
7
State Rank
NPI: 1255470118

John D Googe, M.D.

Shreveport
LA
128
Verified Cases
#7
State
Hip 17
Knee 70
Shoulder 41
8
State Rank
NPI: 1477741155

Adam T Perry, MD

Lafayette
LA
121
Verified Cases
#8
State
Hip 38
Knee 83
9
State Rank
NPI: 1922290394

Robert W Easton, MD

Baton Rouge
LA
120
Verified Cases
#9
State
Hip 63
Knee 57
10
State Rank
NPI: 1982656450

John W Noble, M.D.

Lake Charles
LA
117
Verified Cases
#10
State
Hip 64
Knee 53
11
State Rank
NPI: 1205059763

Steven S Hale, M.D.

Lake Charles
LA
114
Verified Cases
#11
State
Hip 29
Knee 85
12
State Rank
NPI: 1285876359

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

Lafayette
LA
109
Verified Cases
#12
State
Hip 32
Knee 77
13
State Rank
NPI: 1104849009

Jeffrey L Garrison, M.D.

Alexandria
LA
109
Verified Cases
#13
State
Hip 25
Knee 84
14
State Rank
NPI: 1295734465

David B Clause, MD

Opelousas
LA
105
Verified Cases
#14
State
Hip 22
Knee 83
15
State Rank
NPI: 1902811300

Elliott B Nipper, MD

Monroe
LA
91
Verified Cases
#15
State
Hip 24
Knee 67
16
State Rank
NPI: 1073711388

Travis S Curry, MD

Hammond
LA
88
Verified Cases
#16
State
Hip 34
Knee 54
17
State Rank
NPI: 1114380656

Benjamin M Feibel, MD

Shreveport
LA
84
Verified Cases
#17
State
Hip 52
Knee 32
18
State Rank
NPI: 1467556712

Lance S Estrada, MD

New Orleans
LA
84
Verified Cases
#18
State
Hip 28
Knee 56
19
State Rank
NPI: 1215923248

Edward L Morgan, MD

Shreveport
LA
84
Verified Cases
#19
State
Hip 27
Knee 57
20
State Rank
NPI: 1821048463

Timothy W Talbert, M.D.

Shreveport
LA
83
Verified Cases
#20
State
Hip 25
Knee 58
21
State Rank
NPI: 1285686774

Nathan P Cohen, M.D.

Lake Charles
LA
83
Verified Cases
#21
State
Hip 14
Knee 69
22
State Rank
NPI: 1497747380

Chad W Millet, M.D.

New Orleans
LA
82
Verified Cases
#22
State
Hip 27
Knee 55
23
State Rank
NPI: 1710364948

Jeffrey Pearson, M.D.

Shreveport
LA
80
Verified Cases
#23
State
Hip 48
Knee 32
24
State Rank
NPI: 1487658241

Craig R Springmeyer, MD

Shreveport
LA
79
Verified Cases
#24
State
Knee 79
25
State Rank
NPI: 1447544465

Charles S Schumacher, MD

Covington
LA
76
Verified Cases
#25
State
Hip 25
Knee 51
26
State Rank
NPI: 1568469336

Michael Duval, MD

Lafayette
LA
74
Verified Cases
#26
State
Hip 19
Knee 42
Shoulder 13
27
State Rank
NPI: 1457386773

Thomas J Montgomery, M.D.

Lafayette
LA
74
Verified Cases
#27
State
Hip 12
Knee 62
28
State Rank
NPI: 1689678484

John T Mays, MD

Bossier City
LA
73
Verified Cases
#28
State
Hip 26
Knee 47
29
State Rank
NPI: 1720004864

Craig C Greene, M.D.

Baton Rouge
LA
72
Verified Cases
#29
State
Hip 22
Knee 50
30
State Rank
NPI: 1790003788

Paul C Buzhardt, M.D.

Lafayette
LA
70
Verified Cases
#30
State
Hip 35
Knee 35
31
State Rank
NPI: 1700099538

William D Crenshaw, M.D.

Alexandria
LA
69
Verified Cases
#31
State
Hip 14
Knee 55
32
State Rank
NPI: 1538365994

Jonathan L Foret, M.D.

Lake Charles
LA
69
Verified Cases
#32
State
Knee 69
33
State Rank
NPI: 1629239991

Willard A Moore, M.D.

New Orleans
LA
67
Verified Cases
#33
State
Hip 27
Knee 40
34
State Rank
NPI: 1063673424

Carlton G Houtz, M.D.

Shreveport
LA
67
Verified Cases
#34
State
Knee 30
Shoulder 37
35
State Rank
NPI: 1992064026

George W Byram, M.D.

Shreveport
LA
66
Verified Cases
#35
State
Knee 40
Shoulder 26
36
State Rank
NPI: 1235187246

Albert B Bankston, MD

Baton Rouge
LA
64
Verified Cases
#36
State
Knee 64
37
State Rank
NPI: 1962815332

Michael J Garitty, M.D.

Lake Charles
LA
63
Verified Cases
#37
State
Hip 27
Knee 36
38
State Rank
NPI: 1366766305

Jared L Braud, M.D.

Baton Rouge
LA
61
Verified Cases
#38
State
Hip 22
Knee 39
39
State Rank
NPI: 1205264074

Vikram Chatrath, M.D.

Bossier City
LA
61
Verified Cases
#39
State
Hip 18
Knee 25
Shoulder 18
40
State Rank
NPI: 1457309759

Reginald B Griffith, MD

Baton Rouge
LA
59
Verified Cases
#40
State
Hip 21
Knee 38
41
State Rank
NPI: 1366436891

Michael R Holland, M.D.

Jennings
LA
58
Verified Cases
#41
State
Hip 14
Knee 32
Shoulder 12
42
State Rank
NPI: 1841469681

Patrick R Ellender, M.D.

Thibodaux
LA
57
Verified Cases
#42
State
Knee 57
43
State Rank
NPI: 1588664718

Richard L Meyer, M.D.

New Orleans
LA
56
Verified Cases
#43
State
Hip 27
Knee 29
44
State Rank
NPI: 1609864008

Joseph E Broyles, MD

Baton Rouge
LA
55
Verified Cases
#44
State
Hip 37
Knee 18
45
State Rank
NPI: 1548444904

Simon Finger, M.D.

Slidell
LA
55
Verified Cases
#45
State
Knee 38
Shoulder 17
46
State Rank
NPI: 1598723298

Nickos Hatzis, MD

Baton Rouge
LA
55
Verified Cases
#46
State
Shoulder 55
47
State Rank
NPI: 1942219894

Matthew D Williams, M.D.

Lafayette
LA
55
Verified Cases
#47
State
Shoulder 55
48
State Rank
NPI: 1457389314

James S Bicknell, MD

Shreveport
LA
53
Verified Cases
#48
State
Knee 53
49
State Rank
NPI: 1093906166

Brian J Ladner, M.D.

Hammond
LA
45
Verified Cases
#49
State
Hip 14
Knee 31
50
State Rank
NPI: 1659464618

Ralph W Junius, M.D.

Metairie
LA
44
Verified Cases
#50
State
Hip 16
Knee 28
51
State Rank
NPI: 1124070495

Geoffrey J Collins, M.D.

Sulphur
LA
44
Verified Cases
#51
State
Knee 44
52
State Rank
NPI: 1821052028

Michael J Leddy, MD

Alexandria
LA
43
Verified Cases
#52
State
Shoulder 43
53
State Rank
NPI: 1497759922

George F Chimento, M.D.

New Orleans
LA
42
Verified Cases
#53
State
Hip 14
Knee 28
54
State Rank
NPI: 1083630040

Robert D Rabalais, MD

Baton Rouge
LA
42
Verified Cases
#54
State
Hip 13
Knee 29
55
State Rank
NPI: 1982606356

Michael T Acurio, MD

Bossier City
LA
41
Verified Cases
#55
State
Hip 12
Knee 29
56
State Rank
NPI: 1205274800

Fernando D Nussenbaum, M.D

Mandeville
LA
40
Verified Cases
#56
State
Hip 26
Knee 14
57
State Rank
NPI: 1245612068

Michael Meinhold, DO

Lake Charles
LA
39
Verified Cases
#57
State
Hip 20
Knee 19
58
State Rank
NPI: 1275529083

Richard S Barton, M.D.

Shreveport
LA
39
Verified Cases
#58
State
Shoulder 39
59
State Rank
NPI: 1366415556

Michael W Wolfe, MD

Jefferson
LA
38
Verified Cases
#59
State
Hip 11
Knee 27
60
State Rank
NPI: 1760684732

Val H Irion, M.D.

Bossier City
LA
38
Verified Cases
#60
State
Knee 19
Shoulder 19
61
State Rank
NPI: 1285794693

Robert Moukarzel, M.D.

Gonzales
LA
35
Verified Cases
#61
State
Hip 12
Knee 23
62
State Rank
NPI: 1295976280

Kristopher C Sirmon, M.D.

Monroe
LA
34
Verified Cases
#62
State
Hip 16
Knee 18
63
State Rank
NPI: 1518159664

Adam N Whatley, M.D.

Zachary
LA
34
Verified Cases
#63
State
Hip 12
Knee 22
64
State Rank
NPI: 1891887022

Jason A Higgins, M.D.

Thibodaux
LA
34
Verified Cases
#64
State
Knee 34
65
State Rank
NPI: 1770801763

Jamie L Rister, M.D.

Alexandria
LA
34
Verified Cases
#65
State
Shoulder 34
66
State Rank
NPI: 1083627053

Brett E Casey, MD

Houma
LA
30
Verified Cases
#66
State
Knee 30
67
State Rank
NPI: 1821049743

David W Elias, M.D.

Thibodaux
LA
30
Verified Cases
#67
State
Knee 30
68
State Rank
NPI: 1679797385

Benjamin G Guevara, MD

Slidell
LA
30
Verified Cases
#68
State
Knee 30
69
State Rank
NPI: 1184612582

David M Pope, MD

Baton Rouge
LA
29
Verified Cases
#69
State
Knee 29
70
State Rank
NPI: 1841418449

Adam Kennedy, M.D.

Lafayette
LA
29
Verified Cases
#70
State
Knee 29
71
State Rank
NPI: 1598856155

Jason L Rolling

Covington
LA
29
Verified Cases
#71
State
Knee 11
Shoulder 18
72
State Rank
NPI: 1508092008

Arthur E Hess, M.D.

Baton Rouge
LA
28
Verified Cases
#72
State
Hip 28
73
State Rank
NPI: 1679630628

Seth D Rosenzweig, MD

New Iberia
LA
28
Verified Cases
#73
State
Hip 13
Knee 15
74
State Rank
NPI: 1043340144

George J Trappey, M.D.

Lake Charles
LA
28
Verified Cases
#74
State
Shoulder 28
75
State Rank
NPI: 1265484539

Michael A Hinton, M.D.

Lake Charles
LA
26
Verified Cases
#75
State
Knee 26
76
State Rank
NPI: 1750349478

Carey E Winder, MD

Baton Rouge
LA
25
Verified Cases
#76
State
Knee 25
77
State Rank
NPI: 1437147659

Felix H Savoie, MD

New Orleans
LA
25
Verified Cases
#77
State
Shoulder 25
78
State Rank
NPI: 1871537266

Brett J Chiasson, M.D.

Hammond
LA
24
Verified Cases
#78
State
Hip 13
Shoulder 11
79
State Rank
NPI: 1518959196

Timothy P Finney, M.D.

New Orleans
LA
24
Verified Cases
#79
State
Knee 24
80
State Rank
NPI: 1215912159

Sidney L Bailey, M.D.

Monroe
LA
23
Verified Cases
#80
State
Knee 23
81
State Rank
NPI: 1760415632

Timothy Devraj, MD

Covington
LA
23
Verified Cases
#81
State
Knee 23
82
State Rank
NPI: 1003834169

Wame N Waggenspack, M.D.

Baton Rouge
LA
21
Verified Cases
#82
State
Shoulder 21
83
State Rank
NPI: 1457309098

Lucius Craig, M.D.

Terrytown
LA
20
Verified Cases
#83
State
Knee 20
84
State Rank
NPI: 1548230048

Peter D Vizzi, M.D.

Lafayette
LA
19
Verified Cases
#84
State
Knee 19
85
State Rank
NPI: 1336467323

Brian E Etier, M.D.

Lafayette
LA
19
Verified Cases
#85
State
Shoulder 19
86
State Rank
NPI: 1639515984

Mark C Callanan, MD

Shreveport
LA
19
Verified Cases
#86
State
Shoulder 19
87
State Rank
NPI: 1326229204

Thomas W Axelrad, M.D.

Lake Charles
LA
18
Verified Cases
#87
State
Hip 18
88
State Rank
NPI: 1225220551

Wesley A Clark, M.D.

Marrero
LA
18
Verified Cases
#88
State
Knee 18
89
State Rank
NPI: 1053610865

John M Whatley, M.D.

Baton Rouge
LA
17
Verified Cases
#89
State
Knee 17
90
State Rank
NPI: 1396737771

Gregor J Hoffman, M.D.

New Orleans
LA
17
Verified Cases
#90
State
Knee 17
91
State Rank
NPI: 1477512135

Kevin Darr, MD

Covington
LA
17
Verified Cases
#91
State
Knee 17
92
State Rank
NPI: 1881821668

Jason Rudd, M.D.

Covington
LA
17
Verified Cases
#92
State
Knee 17
93
State Rank
NPI: 1982690095

Brian L Fong, MD

Slidell
LA
17
Verified Cases
#93
State
Knee 17
94
State Rank
NPI: 1154862456

Ryan C Roubion, M.D.

Metairie
LA
17
Verified Cases
#94
State
Shoulder 17
95
State Rank
NPI: 1295052041

Ramin Sadeghpour, MD

New Orleans
LA
17
Verified Cases
#95
State
Shoulder 17
96
State Rank
NPI: 1578905055

Vince W Lands, M.D.

Hammond
LA
16
Verified Cases
#96
State
Hip 16
97
State Rank
NPI: 1215139431

Vinod Dasa, M.D.

Kenner
LA
16
Verified Cases
#97
State
Knee 16
98
State Rank
NPI: 1558656025

Christopher A Sanchez, MD

Lacombe
LA
16
Verified Cases
#98
State
Knee 16
99
State Rank
NPI: 1144233123

Henry L Haydel, MD

Houma
LA
15
Verified Cases
#99
State
Knee 15
100
State Rank
NPI: 1275599557

Herbert R Plauche, MD

Covington
LA
15
Verified Cases
#100
State
Knee 15
101
State Rank
NPI: 1316955495

Charles G Haddad, M.D.

Metairie
LA
15
Verified Cases
#101
State
Knee 15
102
State Rank
NPI: 1417042706

Mark J Hontas, MD

Covington
LA
15
Verified Cases
#102
State
Knee 15
103
State Rank
NPI: 1104960657

Michael J O'brien, MD

New Orleans
LA
15
Verified Cases
#103
State
Shoulder 15
104
State Rank
NPI: 1962723049

Joey A Lamartina, MD

Covington
LA
15
Verified Cases
#104
State
Shoulder 15
105
State Rank
NPI: 1477762847

Kevin Watson, MD

New Orleans
LA
13
Verified Cases
#105
State
Hip 13
106
State Rank
NPI: 1235399163

Mark D Wilson, M.D.

Minden
LA
13
Verified Cases
#106
State
Knee 13
107
State Rank
NPI: 1598732133

Phillip R Bacilla, MD

Alexandria
LA
13
Verified Cases
#107
State
Knee 13
108
State Rank
NPI: 1770514333

Malcolm J Stubbs, MD

Lafayette
LA
13
Verified Cases
#108
State
Knee 13
109
State Rank
NPI: 1902881758

David M Trettin, M.D.

Monroe
LA
13
Verified Cases
#109
State
Knee 13
110
State Rank
NPI: 1467871723

Christopher Bankhead, MD

Baton Rouge
LA
13
Verified Cases
#110
State
Shoulder 13
111
State Rank
NPI: 1104913912

Steven M Kautz, M.D.

Natchitoches
LA
12
Verified Cases
#111
State
Knee 12
112
State Rank
NPI: 1295701035

Fernando L Sanchez, M.D.

New Orleans
LA
12
Verified Cases
#112
State
Knee 12
113
State Rank
NPI: 1427074467

Chad Loup, MD

Gonzales
LA
12
Verified Cases
#113
State
Knee 12
114
State Rank
NPI: 1730184193

Paul M Van Deventer, M.D.

Mandeville
LA
12
Verified Cases
#114
State
Knee 12
115
State Rank
NPI: 1093828113

Brett M Cascio, M.D.

Lake Charles
LA
12
Verified Cases
#115
State
Shoulder 12
116
State Rank
NPI: 1407804107

Niels J Linschoten, MD

Baton Rouge
LA
11
Verified Cases
#116
State
Knee 11
117
State Rank
NPI: 1629175633

William A Cenac, M.D.

New Iberia
LA
11
Verified Cases
#117
State
Knee 11
118
State Rank
NPI: 1679522932

Ricardo J Rodriguez, MD

Baton Rouge
LA
11
Verified Cases
#118
State
Knee 11

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