Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician
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About this specialty
Recognized by several state medical boards as a fellowship subspecialty program of orthopaedic surgery, orthopaedic surgeons of the spine deal with the evaluation and nonoperative and operative treatment of the full spectrum of primary spinal disorders including trauma, degenerative, deformity, tumor, and reconstructive.
Source: American Board of Medical Specialties, 2007. www.abms.org [7/1/2007: definition added, source added] Additional Resources: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2007. http://www.abos.org/. Separate board certification is not currently offered.
Highest Medicare-paid providers
| Provider | Location | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|
| KENNETH LEE, MD | SUGAR LAND, TX | $1,825,164 |
| NATHANIEL LOWEN, M.D. | BOCA RATON, FL | $1,316,984 |
| NGOC-LAM NGUYEN, MD | SARASOTA, FL | $1,180,812 |
| DANIEL WILLIAMS, M.D. | PINEHURST, NC | $1,097,125 |
| JONATHAN GOTTLIEB, M.D. | CORAL GABLES, FL | $1,073,501 |
| JEFFREY FERNYHOUGH, M.D. | BOCA RATON, FL | $1,067,575 |
| JASON HUFFMAN, M.D. | NAPA, CA | $995,747 |
| ANUJ PRASHER, MD | STUART, FL | $971,925 |
| JEREMY SMITH, M.D. | ORANGE, CA | $860,677 |
| JEFFREY DECKEY, MD | ORANGE, CA | $845,187 |
Ranked by total Medicare payments — a measure of billing volume, not care quality.
Taxonomy definitions from the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (public domain). Provider counts derived from NPPES; payment figures from CMS Medicare data. Not affiliated with CMS, NPPES, NUCC, or any government agency.