Top Orthopedic Surgeons in Bethesda, MD

This page ranks orthopedic surgeons in Bethesda by their verified Medicare hip, knee, and shoulder replacement volume. Bethesda is the 3rd-largest orthopedic market in Maryland by Medicare volume.

The 2024 CMS Medicare file lists 11 ranked surgeons here and 1,099 hip, knee, and shoulder replacements. The mix runs 657 knee, 397 hip, and 45 shoulder, with no single procedure past 60% of the total.

Volume is concentrated: Dr. Christopher Cannova alone accounts for 36% of it, 397 procedures. CMS facility affiliation records connect them to 5 hospitals in Maryland.

Built on public CMS Medicare data. Counts are Medicare fee-for-service volume, not total case volume. Pick a procedure to see surgeons ranked by volume.

11 surgeons profiled 2 procedure types ranked

Procedures in Bethesda

Surgeons practicing in Bethesda

11 orthopedic surgeons with profiles in Bethesda, ranked by verified Medicare procedure volume. Open any surgeon for hospital affiliations and credentials.

1
397 verified Medicare cases Hip 121 · Knee 276
2

Dr. Sridhar Durbhakula

Bethesda, MD
230 verified Medicare cases Hip 86 · Knee 144
3

Dr. Carey Politzer

Bethesda, MD
101 verified Medicare cases Hip 54 · Knee 47
4

Dr. Shian Peterson

Bethesda, MD
78 verified Medicare cases Hip 28 · Knee 50
5

Dr. Min Lu

Bethesda, MD
75 verified Medicare cases Hip 43 · Knee 32
6

Dr. Kurt Schluntz

Bethesda, MD
67 verified Medicare cases Knee 67
7

Dr. Craig Miller

Bethesda, MD
45 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 45
8
35 verified Medicare cases Hip 35
9

Dr. Nirav Patel

Bethesda, MD
31 verified Medicare cases Hip 14 · Knee 17
10

Dr. Andrew MacK

Bethesda, MD
27 verified Medicare cases Hip 16 · Knee 11
11

Dr. James Gardiner

Bethesda, MD
13 verified Medicare cases Knee 13