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22633

Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc

$386.0M in total Medicare payments across 10 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 22633 (Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc) received $386.0M in total Medicare payments.

Across 391.0K services, the average Medicare payment was $987.26 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$35.3M36.8K—
2015$36.9M37.4K+4.3%
2016$40.0M40.8K+8.6%
2017$41.1M41.8K+2.7%
2018$42.7M43.3K+3.9%
2019$43.9M43.8K+2.6%
2020$36.1M35.7K-17.6%
2021$37.4M37.0K+3.4%
2022$37.4M37.8K+0.0%
2023$35.2M36.5K-5.9%

Top Providers for 22633

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Charles Edwards, IiOrthopedic SurgeryMD$203.6K127$1.6K
2Henry AryanNeurosurgeryCA$164.5K118$1.4K
3Derek DukeNeurosurgeryNV$146.0K101$1.4K
4Gregory BaileyOrthopedic SurgeryPA$121.8K85$1.4K
5Justin FieldOrthopedic SurgeryAZ$120.0K87$1.4K
6Connor TellesOrthopedic SurgeryCA$119.1K83$1.4K
7Arnold VardimanNeurosurgeryTX$114.9K86$1.3K
8Michael WangNeurosurgeryFL$114.3K63$1.8K
9Jeffrey RihnOrthopedic SurgeryPA$114.2K75$1.5K
10Ngoc-Lam NguyenOrthopedic SurgeryFL$111.9K75$1.5K
11Khalid KurtomNeurosurgeryMD$108.4K73$1.5K
12Yogish KamathNeurosurgeryTX$106.4K78$1.4K
13Eric OberlanderNeurosurgeryLA$104.2K69$1.5K
14Steven KraljicNeurosurgeryND$99.8K74$1.3K
15Matthew ColmanOrthopedic SurgeryIL$95.2K60$1.6K
16Paul MarcotteNeurosurgeryPA$94.3K62$1.5K
17James ParaisoOrthopedic SurgeryFL$91.6K60$1.5K
18Joel WinerNeurosurgeryPA$90.9K65$1.4K
19Bryan BarnesNeurosurgeryGA$90.6K70$1.3K
20Andrew ManistaOrthopedic SurgeryWA$89.8K65$1.4K
21Brett ReichwageNeurosurgeryFL$87.3K57$1.5K
22Matthew VanlandinghamNeurosurgeryMS$87.1K68$1.3K
23Todd RaabeOrthopedic SurgeryTX$86.3K64$1.3K
24Dawei LuOrthopedic SurgeryWA$85.9K62$1.4K
25Robert KimberOrthopedic SurgeryFL$84.1K60$1.4K

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
FL$3.0M3.0K124$24.4K
TX$2.4M2.5K110$21.6K
CA$2.3M2.2K100$23.3K
IL$1.7M1.6K78$21.6K
CO$1.6M1.7K72$21.7K
AZ$1.5M1.6K60$24.3K
PA$1.4M1.3K52$27.7K
VA$1.2M1.2K52$23.5K
MD$1.2M1.1K46$26.5K
NY$1.2M98358$20.7K
OH$1.2M1.2K56$21.2K
IN$1.1M1.4K66$16.8K
MA$1.1M90541$26.9K
MI$1.0M1.0K53$19.4K
NC$1.0M1.1K62$16.2K
WA$900.5K1.0K46$19.6K
GA$823.0K92142$19.6K
SC$771.7K85243$17.9K
MO$730.7K82448$15.2K
OK$710.4K82637$19.2K
MN$684.1K72238$18.0K
TN$673.9K76038$17.7K
LA$568.5K65729$19.6K
NE$503.0K62126$19.3K
KS$480.9K54718$26.7K
UT$421.7K44123$18.3K
MS$420.0K50014$30.0K
AR$416.1K46422$18.9K
NJ$407.4K40221$19.4K
NV$368.2K40616$23.0K

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Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • CMS National Health Expenditure Data

Last Updated: February 2026 (data through 2023, the latest CMS release)

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.