Lumbar epidural steroid injection · Alabama
Lumbar epidural steroid injection in Alabama: the highest-volume physicians
134 physicians in Alabama billed Medicare for 23,025 lumbar epidural steroid injection procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wesley L. Spruill, MDInterventional Pain Management · Tuscaloosa | 744 | 801 | −7% |
| 2 | Aaron T. Shinkle, MDAnesthesiology · Prattville | 710 | 707 | +0% |
| 3 | William Trent, MDAnesthesiology · Mobile | 677 | 609 | +11% |
| 4 | Bradley P. Katz, M DPain Management · Montgomery | 669 | 629 | +6% |
| 5 | David P. Herrick, M DAnesthesiology · Montgomery | 571 | 480 | +19% |
| 6 | Pavan Telang, MDAnesthesiology · Florence | 567 | 553 | +3% |
| 7 | Richard C. Thomason, MDInterventional Pain Management · Tuscaloosa | 555 | 558 | −1% |
| 8 | Ron B. Pitkanen, MDPain Management · Mountain Brk | 512 | 604 | −15% |
| 9 | Michael A. Cosgrove, MDAnesthesiology · Huntsville | 492 | 520 | −5% |
| 10 | David J. Thomason, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Daphne | 468 | 519 | −10% |
| 11 | Aimee H. Walsh, MDAnesthesiology · Mobile | 467 | 480 | −3% |
| 12 | Robert W. Nesbitt, MDInterventional Pain Management · Vestavia Hills | 466 | 510 | −9% |
| 13 | Morris L. Scherlis, MDPain Management · Huntsville | 440 | 449 | −2% |
| 14 | Hubert A. Rodriguez, MDAnesthesiology · Oxford | 438 | 560 | −22% |
| 15 | Ronald L. Collins, MDPain Management · Huntsville | 417 | 358 | +16% |
| 16 | William S. Craig, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Birmingham | 415 | 466 | −11% |
| 17 | Jeremy C. Barlow, MDPain Management · Vestavia Hills | 390 | 355 | +10% |
| 18 | Ryan M. Almeida, MDInterventional Pain Management · Birmingham | 388 | 461 | −16% |
| 19 | Jacob A. Vella, MDInterventional Pain Management · Montgomery | 379 | 367 | +3% |
| 20 | Roddie R. Gantt, MDPain Management · Huntsville | 374 | 430 | −13% |
| 21 | Wayne P. Cockrell, MDAnesthesiology · Mobile | 367 | 405 | −9% |
| 22 | Mark J. Downey, MDInterventional Pain Management · Birmingham | 351 | 354 | −1% |
| 23 | Kristina J. Donovan, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Huntsville | 341 | 345 | −1% |
| 24 | Saranya Nadella, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Huntsville | 335 | 333 | +1% |
| 25 | John J. Marsella, MDAnesthesiology · Montgomery | 324 | 176 | +84% |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 62323, 64483), in 2024, Medicare fee-for-service only. A surgeon who mostly treats younger or Medicare Advantage patients will rank lower than their total volume. Method and limits.