Lumbar epidural steroid injection · Nebraska
Lumbar epidural steroid injection in Nebraska: the highest-volume physicians
60 physicians in Nebraska billed Medicare for 8,628 lumbar epidural steroid injection procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelly J. Zach, MDPain Management · Lincoln | 562 | 458 | +23% |
| 2 | Jeremiah P. Ladd, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Omaha | 504 | 508 | −1% |
| 3 | Scott A. Haughawout, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Omaha | 478 | 443 | +8% |
| 4 | Matthew P. West, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Omaha | 446 | 379 | +18% |
| 5 | James D. Bertus, MDAnesthesiology · Norfolk | 438 | 370 | +18% |
| 6 | Charles W. Whitten, MDPain Management · Lincoln | 407 | 420 | −3% |
| 7 | Stephanie L. Marcy, DOAnesthesiology · North Platte | 395 | 206 | +92% |
| 8 | Phillip E. Essay, MDPain Management · Lincoln | 375 | 410 | −9% |
| 9 | Caroline E. Sorenson, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · North Platte | 366 | 353 | +4% |
| 10 | Christopher E. Price, MDAnesthesiology · Norfolk | 306 | 326 | −6% |
| 11 | Douglas S. Spurgeon, MDPain Management · Lincoln | 240 | 220 | +9% |
| 12 | Matthew G. Hahn, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Omaha | 235 | 239 | −2% |
| 13 | Pravardhan R. Birthi, MDPain Management · Grand Island | 204 | 229 | −11% |
| 14 | Clayton Damme, MDAnesthesiology · Lincoln | 201 | 164 | +23% |
| 15 | Matthew J. Stottle, MDPain Management · Omaha | 198 | 192 | +3% |
| 16 | Liane E. Donovan, MDInterventional Pain Management · Lincoln | 193 | 179 | +8% |
| 17 | Jeremy K. Gallant, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Omaha | 183 | 164 | +12% |
| 18 | Burt J. Mckeag, MDAnesthesiology · Kearney | 180 | 167 | +8% |
| 19 | John S. Treves, MDNeurosurgery · Omaha | 179 | 202 | −11% |
| 20 | Thomas A. Brooks, MDInterventional Pain Management · Elkhorn | 168 | 275 | −39% |
| 21 | John R. Massey, MDPain Management · Lincoln | 158 | 149 | +6% |
| 22 | David S. Diamant, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Lincoln | 152 | 136 | +12% |
| 23 | Curtis L. Albers, MDInterventional Pain Management · Grand Island | 151 | 159 | −5% |
| 24 | Charles C. Schlaepfer, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Omaha | 125 | 18 | |
| 25 | John L. Allen, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Grand Island | 119 | 137 | −13% |
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.