Lumbar epidural steroid injection · Louisiana
Lumbar epidural steroid injection in Louisiana: the highest-volume physicians
147 physicians in Louisiana billed Medicare for 17,216 lumbar epidural steroid injection procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin J. Lasseigne, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Lafayette | 810 | 775 | +5% |
| 2 | James M. Wages, MDPain Management · Shreveport | 723 | 691 | +5% |
| 3 | John G. Noles, MDAnesthesiology · Bossier City | 664 | 603 | +10% |
| 4 | David E. HirschInterventional Pain Management · Bossier City | 549 | 492 | +12% |
| 5 | Harold J. Bayonne, MDInterventional Pain Management · Monroe | 495 | 403 | +23% |
| 6 | Craig G. Morton, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Lake Charles | 494 | 568 | −13% |
| 7 | Larry J. Doughty, MDPsychiatry · Alexandria | 437 | 323 | +35% |
| 8 | Seth T. Billiodeaux, MDAnesthesiology · Lake Charles | 417 | 427 | −2% |
| 9 | Russell T. Stuermann, MDPain Management · Bossier City | 362 | 327 | +11% |
| 10 | Benjamin J. BaronnePhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Lafayette | 356 | 382 | −7% |
| 11 | Kathleen K. Majors, MDAnesthesiology · Shreveport | 339 | 400 | −15% |
| 12 | Samir K. Patel, MDPain Management · Baton Rouge | 280 | 267 | +5% |
| 13 | Matthew S. Mosura, MDInterventional Pain Management · Bossier City | 277 | 319 | −13% |
| 14 | Joseph W. Crookshank, MDInterventional Pain Management · Lake Charles | 257 | 265 | −3% |
| 15 | Gary S. Mcdaniel, MDAnesthesiology · Baton Rouge | 251 | 306 | −18% |
| 16 | Michael S. Haydel, MDInterventional Pain Management · Houma | 239 | 280 | −15% |
| 17 | James H. Gordon, MDInterventional Pain Management · Monroe | 230 | 300 | −23% |
| 18 | Kelly E. Boussert, MDInterventional Pain Management · Baton Rouge | 222 | 249 | −11% |
| 19 | Jake Trahan, MDPain Management · Baton Rouge | 221 | 242 | −9% |
| 20 | Jimmy N. Ponder, MDInterventional Pain Management · Gray | 217 | 328 | −34% |
| 21 | John L. Ledbetter, MDInterventional Pain Management · Monroe | 216 | 282 | −23% |
| 22 | Troy M. Vaughn, MDNeurosurgery · Alexandria | 214 | 239 | −10% |
| 23 | Brian S. Dupree, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Shreveport | 210 | 292 | −28% |
| 23 | Albert J. Gros, MDAnesthesiology · Opelousas | 210 | 268 | −22% |
| 25 | Vincent R. Forte, MDInterventional Pain Management · Monroe | 205 | 282 | −27% |
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.