Lance Westerlund, M.D.

About

LANCE WESTERLUND, M.D. is an orthopedic spine surgery located at 6262 VETERANS PKWY in COLUMBUS, GA.

Lance Westerlund is one of 54 orthopedic providers listed in COLUMBUS, GA on AdvOrtho.

Practice at a glance

In 2024, 100% of Lance Westerlund's identifiable Medicare procedure volume was spine work. Their most frequent service was insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion for 37 Medicare patients.

Most-performed procedures, 2024

• Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion

  60

  37 patients · above the state median of 40

• Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc

  22

  18 patients · near the state median of 18

• Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments

  21

  21 patients · near the state median of 16

• Insertion of cage or mesh device in disc space during spine fusion

  20

  16 patients · near the national median of 16

• Fusion of additional segment of spine

  18

  16 patients · below the state median of 35

• Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments

  18

  18 patients · near the state median of 14

Training and practice

Lance Westerlund has been in practice since 1995, after graduating from Georgetown University School of Medicine.

• Practices with Hughston Clinic PC (111 clinicians)
• Affiliated with Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital, Southeast Health Medical Center, St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare, The East Alabama Healthcare Authorityand 1 more

Industry relationships

Manufacturers reported $22,027 in payments and transfers of value to Lance Westerlund in 2024, excluding meals, travel and gifts. Relationships like these are common among surgeons who help design implants or train other clinicians, and companies are required by law to report them.

• royalties on devices or techniques they helped develop

  $13,905

• consulting

  $8,122

Reported by Orthofix Medical, Inc., restor3d, inc., Globus Medical, Inc. and others.

Source: CMS Open Payments, 2024, as reported by manufacturers. Disclosure is required by law and does not indicate anything improper. Figures reflect what companies reported and may include work unrelated to patient care. Providers who believe a figure is wrong should take it up with CMS, and can contact us about how it appears here.

Registry record

• Licensed in California - licensed beyond the practice state, which roughly one in five providers here is
• Practices within a group or organization

Credentials: Doctor of Medicine (MD)

An MD degree indicates completion of a medical doctorate program focused on allopathic medicine. MDs complete four years of medical school followed by residency training in their chosen specialty. Orthopedic surgery residencies typically last five years and include extensive training in surgical and non-surgical treatment of musculoskeletal conditions.