Lumbar epidural steroid injection · Alaska
Lumbar epidural steroid injection in Alaska: the highest-volume physicians
21 physicians in Alaska billed Medicare for 2,069 lumbar epidural steroid injection procedures in 2024. The top 21, with the year before beside it.
Top 21
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erik A. Olson, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Anchorage | 549 | 408 | +35% |
| 2 | Luke D. Liu, MDAnesthesiology · Anchorage | 321 | 333 | −4% |
| 3 | Christopher Gay, MDPain Management · Fairbanks | 151 | 95 | +59% |
| 4 | Casandra R. Mysior, MDPain Management · Anchorage | 140 | 96 | +46% |
| 5 | Phillip T. Weidner, DOAnesthesiology · Anchorage | 130 | 159 | −18% |
| 6 | Stephen D. Markewich, MDPain Management · Wasilla | 120 | 118 | +2% |
| 7 | Jared R. Kirkham, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Anchorage | 104 | 106 | −2% |
| 8 | Alfred Lonser, MDAnesthesiology · Anchorage | 100 | 117 | −15% |
| 9 | John P. Bursell, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Juneau | 96 | 97 | −1% |
| 10 | Heath Mcanally, MDAnesthesiology · Anchorage | 70 | 53 | +32% |
| 11 | Mark E. Flanum, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Anchorage | 42 | 53 | −21% |
| 12 | Sean D. Kalagher, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Soldotna | 40 | — | |
| 13 | Russell A. Degroote, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Ketchikan | 36 | 19 | |
| 14 | Renee Marchegiani, DOAnesthesiology · Wasilla | 30 | 16 | |
| 15 | Kenneth J. Boomgaard, MDFamily Practice · Elmendorf Afb | 29 | 28 | +4% |
| 16 | Shamsideen O. Musa, MDAnesthesiology · Anchorage | 28 | — | |
| 17 | John Mccormick, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Anchorage | 26 | 46 | −43% |
| 18 | James H. Price, DOPain Management · Palmer | 20 | — | |
| 19 | Mark J. Simonson, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Soldotna | 13 | — | |
| 19 | John T. Grissom, MDAnesthesiology · Wasilla | 13 | — | |
| 21 | Jann L. Urban, MDInterventional Pain Management · Anchorage | 11 | — |
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.