Lumbar epidural steroid injection · Mississippi
Lumbar epidural steroid injection in Mississippi: the highest-volume physicians
65 physicians in Mississippi billed Medicare for 13,619 lumbar epidural steroid injection procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jay P. Mcdonald, MDPain Management · Southaven | 793 | 921 | −14% |
| 2 | Samuel C. Polk, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Southaven | 792 | 805 | −2% |
| 3 | Jeffrey T. Laseter, MDPain Management · Flowood | 789 | 833 | −5% |
| 4 | Jackson Walters, MDAnesthesiology · Columbus | 727 | 754 | −4% |
| 5 | Rex B. Williams, MDPain Management · Starkville | 708 | 735 | −4% |
| 6 | Ryan Mcgaughey, MDPain Management · Jackson | 695 | 921 | −25% |
| 7 | Carroll M. Mcleod, MDPain Management · Jackson | 682 | 1,047 | −35% |
| 8 | Kelly M. Coleman, MDPain Management · Vancleave | 679 | 663 | +2% |
| 9 | Jeremy Smitherman, MDPain Management · Flowood | 655 | 759 | −14% |
| 10 | Douglas Tucker, MDAnesthesiology · Starkville | 578 | 1,125 | −49% |
| 11 | Eric Pearson, MDInterventional Pain Management · Meridian | 446 | 460 | −3% |
| 12 | John S. Lutz, MDPain Management · Jackson | 399 | 124 | +222% |
| 13 | John E. Dodd, MDAnesthesiology · Flowood | 367 | 399 | −8% |
| 14 | Charles C. Martin, MDAnesthesiology · Meridian | 334 | 415 | −20% |
| 15 | Yen Chou J. Chen, MDPain Management · Ocean Springs | 297 | 373 | −20% |
| 15 | David L. Mckellar, MDInterventional Pain Management · Hattiesburg | 297 | 313 | −5% |
| 17 | Alan J. Torrey, MDAnesthesiology · Vicksburg | 226 | 278 | −19% |
| 18 | Jimmy R. Windham, MDPain Management · Tupelo | 200 | 104 | +92% |
| 18 | Kevin M. Silver, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Tupelo | 200 | 116 | +72% |
| 20 | Thomas Buford, DOInterventional Pain Management · Flowood | 183 | 140 | +31% |
| 21 | Dennis R. Marcelo, MDPain Management · Hattiesburg | 179 | 296 | −40% |
| 22 | Samir Tomajian, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Gulfport | 170 | 126 | +35% |
| 23 | Landon T. Burns, MDAnesthesiology · Flowood | 164 | 174 | −6% |
| 24 | Jonathan H. Rayburn, MDPain Management · Hattiesburg | 160 | 138 | +16% |
| 25 | Justin R. Estess, MDPain Management · Brookhaven | 152 | 169 | −10% |
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.