Lumbar epidural steroid injection · Arkansas
Lumbar epidural steroid injection in Arkansas: the highest-volume physicians
83 physicians in Arkansas billed Medicare for 13,433 lumbar epidural steroid injection procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Goodman, MDAnesthesiology · Fort Smith | 896 | 859 | +4% |
| 2 | Mark L. Miedema, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Fayetteville | 567 | 489 | +16% |
| 3 | Brent L. Walker, MDInterventional Pain Management · Little Rock | 519 | 480 | +8% |
| 4 | Stephen Paulus, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Little Rock | 506 | 548 | −8% |
| 5 | Gary A. Frankowski, MDInterventional Pain Management · Little Rock | 484 | 537 | −10% |
| 6 | Joseph E. Miller, MDInterventional Pain Management · Fort Smith | 477 | 577 | −17% |
| 7 | Sheffield Kent, MDPain Management · Conway | 474 | 415 | +14% |
| 8 | Natalie Strickland, NATALIE STRICKLANDPain Management · Fort Smith | 444 | 392 | +13% |
| 9 | Juan C. Roman, MDAnesthesiology · Little Rock | 442 | 449 | −2% |
| 10 | Mark WendelInterventional Radiology · Jonesboro | 409 | 418 | −2% |
| 11 | Daniel T. Judkins, MDPain Management · Conway | 393 | 298 | +32% |
| 12 | Rodrigo I. Cayme, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Little Rock | 378 | 434 | −13% |
| 13 | George W. Deimel, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Fayetteville | 358 | 329 | +9% |
| 14 | Ryan T. Krafft, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Mountain Home | 324 | 263 | +23% |
| 15 | James M. Arthur, MDNeurosurgery · Hot Springs | 281 | 235 | +20% |
| 16 | Jared Ennis, MDInterventional Pain Management · Fayetteville | 276 | 257 | +7% |
| 17 | Brent R. Weilert, MDInterventional Pain Management · Fayetteville | 270 | 315 | −14% |
| 18 | Adam W. Green, MDPain Management · Bentonville | 257 | 243 | +6% |
| 19 | Robert D. Cannon, MDInterventional Pain Management · Fayetteville | 242 | 227 | +7% |
| 20 | David Benson, MDPain Management · Bentonville | 240 | 194 | +24% |
| 21 | Wolf E. Heberlein, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Jonesboro | 239 | 201 | +19% |
| 22 | Matthew J. Mcnelley, MDAnesthesiology · Mountain Home | 238 | 277 | −14% |
| 23 | Brad A. Thomas, MDNeurosurgery · Little Rock | 237 | 198 | +20% |
| 24 | Aimee E. Widner, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Heber Springs | 222 | 267 | −17% |
| 25 | Jason Holt, MDInterventional Pain Management · Fayetteville | 217 | 257 | −16% |
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.