Lumbar epidural steroid injection · Montana
Lumbar epidural steroid injection in Montana: the highest-volume physicians
38 physicians in Montana billed Medicare for 3,930 lumbar epidural steroid injection procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eugene A. Slocum, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Bozeman | 440 | 448 | −2% |
| 2 | Christopher T. Caldwell, DOFamily Practice · Missoula | 338 | 402 | −16% |
| 3 | Craig K. Sweeney, DOAnesthesiology · Great Falls | 259 | 294 | −12% |
| 4 | Patrick R. Danaher, DOAnesthesiology · Missoula | 213 | 233 | −9% |
| 5 | Kegan J. Cunniff, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Missoula | 203 | 20 | +915% |
| 6 | Aaron L. Cross, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Helena | 157 | 121 | +30% |
| 7 | Ned C. Kneeland, MDPain Management · Kalispell | 142 | 131 | +8% |
| 8 | Tyler S. Clark, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Billings | 135 | 162 | −17% |
| 8 | Earl S. Healy, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Billings | 135 | 85 | +59% |
| 10 | Timothy J. Strigenz, MDAnesthesiology · Bozeman | 124 | 95 | +31% |
| 11 | Stephen Kemple, DOAnesthesiology · Missoula | 122 | — | |
| 12 | Casey Schmitz, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Missoula | 112 | 65 | +72% |
| 13 | Samuel M. Spanbauer, DOPain Management · Great Falls | 109 | 132 | −17% |
| 14 | Lance M. Christensen, DOAnesthesiology · Billings | 107 | 85 | +26% |
| 15 | Kert Christensen, DOAnesthesiology · Billings | 99 | 85 | +16% |
| 16 | Charles Aragon, MDAnesthesiology · Billings | 98 | 88 | +11% |
| 17 | Saugat Dey, MDPain Management · Great Falls | 90 | 91 | −1% |
| 18 | Lindsey J. Beck, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Billings | 87 | 88 | −1% |
| 19 | Catherine G. Cooper, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Missoula | 86 | 86 | +0% |
| 20 | Anastasia M. Balius, MDInterventional Radiology · Great Falls | 79 | 64 | +23% |
| 21 | Andrew C. Baugh, MDInterventional Radiology · Great Falls | 77 | 83 | −7% |
| 22 | Anna Coles, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Kalispell | 76 | 87 | −13% |
| 23 | Michael Hovland, MDAnesthesiology · Billings | 71 | 90 | −21% |
| 24 | Oscar G. Heyman, DOInterventional Pain Management · Missoula | 68 | 219 | −69% |
| 25 | Chad J. Baarson, DOInterventional Radiology · Great Falls | 65 | 52 | +25% |
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.