Lumbar epidural steroid injection · Hawaii
Lumbar epidural steroid injection in Hawaii: the highest-volume physicians
9 physicians in Hawaii billed Medicare for 633 lumbar epidural steroid injection procedures in 2024. The top 9, with the year before beside it.
Top 9
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louis J. Pau, MDInterventional Pain Management · Honolulu | 246 | 219 | +12% |
| 2 | Kaipo T. Pau, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Honolulu | 115 | 94 | +22% |
| 3 | Troy A. Tada, DOInterventional Pain Management · Honolulu | 66 | 40 | +65% |
| 4 | Jeffrey S. Wang, MDInterventional Pain Management · Honolulu | 60 | 21 | +186% |
| 5 | Daniel S. Choi, MDPain Management · Koloa | 57 | 45 | +27% |
| 6 | Jonathan D. Carlson, MDPain Management · Kailua | 39 | 37 | +5% |
| 7 | Nicholas K. Muraoka, DOPain Management · Honolulu | 19 | — | |
| 8 | Michael S. Jaffe, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Kailua | 18 | 29 | −38% |
| 9 | Scott S. Morioka, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Honolulu | 13 | — |
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.