OrthoLoneStar is a top-ranked Physician Group for Spine Surgery with the most experience in Texas for 2022
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By: Sharath Joji Aug. 30, 2022
OrthoLoneStar is a top-ranked Physician group practice for Spine Surgery in the state of Texas, according to Dexur's analysis of Patient volumes. Dexur's location-based rankings are based on the unique patients treated (i.e. experience) by the Physicians in a group practice for a particular condition based on Medicare claims volume and patients' county and state of residence. Research suggests that patient case volume and experience positively correlate with better quality outcomes. Dexur is an approved purchaser of CMS claims data and a leading provider of data-driven rankings and research for healthcare. Dexur's data is trusted by healthcare leaders, media and top academic institutions such as Harvard.
OrthoLoneStar is a Physician group located in Houston, Texas. Our study shows that physicians affiliated with OrthoLoneStar have treated a total of 595 Spine Surgery patients in Texas, which is the highest aggregate for any physician group in the state. Dexur’s Physician group rankings are formulated based on analysis of the patient volumes of physicians affiliated with a group who treated more than 11 patients between Jan 2021 to Dec 2021.
OrthoLoneStar also ranks top in Dexur Physician Group ranking categories, including:
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Orthopedic Top Ranked Most Experience -Texas
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Orthopedic Surgical Top Ranked Most Experience -Texas
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Osteoarthritis Top Ranked Most Experience -Texas
Top physicians affiliated with OrthoLoneStar with the most experience (i.e., treated the highest number of unique Spine Surgery patients) during the period are:
| Top Ranked Physicians from OrthoLoneStar with most experience | |||
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| Rank | Physician Name | Counties Served | Unique Spine Surgery Patients |
| 1 | Dr. Michael Thomas Merrick | Gregg, TX; Henderson, TX; Smith, TX | 166 |
| 2 | Dr. Michael Edward Russell | Lamar, TX; Smith, T | 133 |
| 3 | Dr. Todd Martin Raabe | Smith, TX | 103 |
| 4 | Dr. Andrew B Dossett | Collin, TX; Dallas, TX | 50 |
| 5 | Dr. Matthew Palmer Cubbage | Harris, TX | 46 |
| 6 | Dr. Jack Bryan Williamson | Harris, TX; Jefferson, TX | 44 |
| 7 | Dr. Andrew L Clavenna | Collin, TX; Dallas, TX | 42 |
Please click here for a complete list of affiliated doctors at OrthoLoneStar.
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