Knee replacement clinicians in Munster, Indiana
CMS lists 30 clinicians with a primary specialty of Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine, or Hand Surgery who have billed Medicare for at least one knee replacement and practice in Munster, Indiana (details below).
Knee replacement volume
| Clinician | Knee replacements billed | Percentile rank |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Sporer, MD | 280 | 99% |
| Denis Nam, MD | 241 | 99% |
| Vasili Karas | 235 | 99% |
| George Branovacki, MD | 160 | 97% |
| Steven Wardell, MD | 82 | 87% |
| Nikhil Pandhi, DO | 65 | 82% |
| Kevin Luke, MD | 63 | 81% |
| Michael Knesek, MD | 58 | 79% |
| Kevin Bigart, MD | 57 | 79% |
| Gregory McComis, MD | 45 | 72% |
| Luis Redondo, MD | 43 | 70% |
| Daniel Woods, MD | 36 | 64% |
| Sunil Dedhia, MD | 27 | 55% |
| David Harris, MD | 26 | 54% |
| Jeffrey Tioco, MD | 24 | 52% |
| Henry Fuentes, MD | 19 | 45% |
| Chizitam Ibezim, MD | 19 | 45% |
| Claire McDaniel, MD | 19 | 45% |
| Faisal Akram, MD | 16 | 41% |
| Jamil Kendall, MD | 14 | 37% |
| Michael Redondo, MD | 14 | 37% |
| Micah Richardson, MD | 13 | 35% |
| Terah Hennick, MD | 11 | 31% |
| Jorge Chahla, MD | 1-10 | 31% or below |
| Steven Gitelis, MD | 1-10 | 31% or below |
| Yining Lu, MD | 1-10 | 31% or below |
| Omar Perez, MD | 1-10 | 31% or below |
| James St. Clair, MD | 1-10 | 31% or below |
| Jeffrey Staron, MD | 1-10 | 31% or below |
| Brian Velasco | 1-10 | 31% or below |
Sorted by the number of knee replacements billed to Medicare, highest first, not by quality or skill. CMS suppresses counts between 1 and 10 to protect patient privacy and publishes the range instead.
Understanding CMS Data
CMS's "Knee replacement" category combines specific billing codes for knee replacement surgery to calculate the number of times each clinician billed Medicare for a "Knee replacement." These include first-time knee replacement, partial knee replacement, and revision of a previous knee replacement. CMS reports only procedures that clinicians billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage. Therefore, CMS's procedure volume data does not include procedures that clinicians may have performed on patients who have other health care coverage (e.g., commercial insurance, self-pay, or the VA). Billing variation and coding errors can also affect CMS's data. Therefore, the number of procedures that CMS reports for a clinician may be higher or lower than the actual number of knee replacements a clinician performed during the reporting period. Lastly, only clinicians with a primary specialty of Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine, or Hand Surgery (as reported to Medicare) are presented.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (August 18, 2026 release).