Lumbar epidural steroid injection · Idaho
Lumbar epidural steroid injection in Idaho: the highest-volume physicians
45 physicians in Idaho billed Medicare for 4,490 lumbar epidural steroid injection procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael D. Severson, MDPain Management · Meridian | 368 | 363 | +1% |
| 2 | Daric J. Russell, DOPain Management · Idaho Falls | 257 | 279 | −8% |
| 3 | Jason M. Poston, MDAnesthesiology · Idaho Falls | 225 | 258 | −13% |
| 4 | Jessica B. Jameson, MDInterventional Pain Management · Post Falls | 220 | 247 | −11% |
| 5 | Jeffrey S. Ispirescu, MDAnesthesiology · Sandpoint | 203 | 248 | −18% |
| 6 | Scott K. Magnuson, MDInterventional Pain Management · Coeur D Alene | 200 | 174 | +15% |
| 7 | Sai P. Alla, MDAnesthesiology · Post Falls | 197 | 97 | +103% |
| 8 | Alan J. Poulter, MDInterventional Pain Management · Idaho Falls | 195 | 213 | −8% |
| 9 | Tyler Roe, DOPain Management · Burley | 159 | 198 | −20% |
| 10 | Clinton M. Thome, MDAnesthesiology · Coeur D Alene | 149 | 128 | +16% |
| 11 | Michael B. Spackman, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Meridian | 137 | 155 | −12% |
| 12 | Christopher T. Vaughan, MDPain Management · Boise | 127 | 121 | +5% |
| 13 | Eli J. Harris, MDPain Management · Nampa | 122 | 91 | +34% |
| 14 | Richard W. Runyan, MDPain Management · Pocatello | 121 | 147 | −18% |
| 15 | Stephen M. Hansen, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Pocatello | 115 | 128 | −10% |
| 16 | Margaret E. Beckwith, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Meridian | 105 | 16 | |
| 17 | Bryce J. Kirkman, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Meridian | 103 | 90 | +14% |
| 18 | Clinton L. Dille, MDAnesthesiology · Twin Falls | 100 | 107 | −7% |
| 18 | Alejandro A. Homaechevarria, MDSports Medicine · Boise | 100 | 127 | −21% |
| 20 | Karl Zarse, MDInterventional Pain Management · Meridian | 92 | 103 | −11% |
| 21 | Stefan N. Yakel, DOOrthopedic Surgery · Coeur D Alene | 84 | 53 | +58% |
| 22 | Sandra A. Thompson, MDPain Management · Boise | 83 | 155 | −46% |
| 23 | Christian G. Gussner, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Meridian | 78 | 63 | +24% |
| 24 | Eric D. Walker, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Idaho Falls | 73 | 77 | −5% |
| 24 | Benjamin Blair, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Pocatello | 73 | 75 | −3% |
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.