Lumbar epidural steroid injection · Minnesota
Lumbar epidural steroid injection in Minnesota: the highest-volume physicians
174 physicians in Minnesota billed Medicare for 13,118 lumbar epidural steroid injection procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laura L. Matzke Bitterman, MDPain Management · Rochester | 310 | 258 | +20% |
| 2 | Andrew M. Clary, DOPain Management · Woodbury | 290 | 352 | −18% |
| 3 | Michael R. Mcentire, MDAnesthesiology · Rochester | 280 | 264 | +6% |
| 4 | Steven R. Sabers, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Plymouth | 246 | 225 | +9% |
| 5 | Eric E. Kirksson, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Saint Paul | 238 | 225 | +6% |
| 6 | Aaron P. Bloom, DO, MSCInterventional Pain Management · Edina | 237 | 161 | +47% |
| 7 | James E. Andrews, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Alexandria | 233 | 205 | +14% |
| 8 | Catherine Y. Choi, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Vadnais Heights | 229 | 205 | +12% |
| 9 | Nima M. Adimi, MDPain Management · Chaska | 218 | 131 | +66% |
| 10 | Peter M. Fliss, DOPain Management · Bemidji | 210 | 107 | +96% |
| 11 | Jose Ramil O. Santos, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Woodbury | 207 | 201 | +3% |
| 12 | Peter D. Busselberg, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Saint Louis Park | 182 | 141 | +29% |
| 13 | Ifechi Anyadioha, MDPain Management · Mankato | 180 | 166 | +8% |
| 14 | James B. Parmele, MDInterventional Pain Management · Maple Grove | 177 | 178 | −1% |
| 15 | Ryan C. Birkland, DOInterventional Pain Management · Rochester | 169 | 95 | +78% |
| 16 | Christopher M. Davies, MDAnesthesiology · Duluth | 168 | 152 | +11% |
| 17 | Gabriel C. Smith, MDInterventional Pain Management · Rochester | 166 | 138 | +20% |
| 18 | Erik J. Ekstrom, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Plymouth | 164 | 181 | −9% |
| 19 | Erin Bettendorf, MDAnesthesiology · Coon Rapids | 161 | 127 | +27% |
| 20 | Paul J. Amundson, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Saint Louis Park | 160 | 167 | −4% |
| 21 | Adam J. Michalik, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Vadnais Heights | 158 | 103 | +53% |
| 22 | Jason S. Wolff, MDInterventional Pain Management · Maple Grove | 154 | 166 | −7% |
| 23 | Rachel H. Jones, MDGeneral Surgery · Mankato | 148 | 141 | +5% |
| 24 | Babatunde A. Adekola, MDAnesthesiology · St Louis Park | 138 | 78 | +77% |
| 25 | Cody A. Foster, MDInterventional Pain Management · Coon Rapids | 136 | 98 | +39% |
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.