Lumbar epidural steroid injection · Missouri
Lumbar epidural steroid injection in Missouri: the highest-volume physicians
162 physicians in Missouri billed Medicare for 22,670 lumbar epidural steroid injection procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew F. Walker, MDPain Management · Cape Girardeau | 607 | 567 | +7% |
| 2 | Christopher Reis, DOInterventional Pain Management · Cape Girardeau | 562 | 518 | +8% |
| 3 | Patrick D. Griffith, MDInterventional Pain Management · North Kansas City | 560 | 459 | +22% |
| 4 | Armin Rahimi, DOAnesthesiology · Chesterfield | 507 | 368 | +38% |
| 5 | Danish Zaidi, MDInterventional Pain Management · North Kansas City | 499 | 272 | +83% |
| 6 | Tony J. Asante, MDPain Management · Cape Girardeau | 439 | 165 | +166% |
| 7 | Ashok Kumar, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Saint Louis | 424 | 442 | −4% |
| 8 | Amy M. Zippay, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Saint Louis | 392 | 372 | +5% |
| 9 | Sean R. Clinefelter, MDInterventional Pain Management · North Kansas City | 373 | 406 | −8% |
| 10 | James C. Newton, MDPain Management · Columbia | 371 | 471 | −21% |
| 11 | Rebecca A. Sanders, MDPain Management · Joplin | 361 | 371 | −3% |
| 12 | Constantine L. Fotopoulos, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Kansas City | 359 | 436 | −18% |
| 12 | Bradford R. Noble, DOInterventional Pain Management · Columbia | 359 | 506 | −29% |
| 14 | Luvell L. Glanton, MDAnesthesiology · Hannibal | 341 | 369 | −8% |
| 15 | Periapatna Ananth, MDPain Management · Sedalia | 324 | 387 | −16% |
| 16 | Neal R. Meyer, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Columbia | 320 | 306 | +5% |
| 16 | Nathan T. Kenyon, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Jefferson City | 320 | 207 | +55% |
| 18 | Xiaobin Yi, MDAnesthesiology · Saint Louis | 304 | 338 | −10% |
| 19 | Alejandro Blachar, MDPain Management · Saint Joseph | 303 | 256 | +18% |
| 20 | Samir S. Ashraf, DODiagnostic Radiology · Columbia | 292 | 271 | +8% |
| 21 | Shawn Zeltwanger, MD, PHDPain Management · Saint Joseph | 289 | 310 | −7% |
| 22 | Curtis D. Johnson, MDAnesthesiology · Kansas City | 276 | 296 | −7% |
| 23 | Pawan S. Sethi, MDPain Management · Saint Louis | 270 | 231 | +17% |
| 24 | Kevin A. Coleman, MDAnesthesiology · Saint Louis | 268 | 324 | −17% |
| 25 | Eric W. Stewart, MDPain Management · Springfield | 262 | 317 | −17% |
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.