Lumbar epidural steroid injection · North Carolina
Lumbar epidural steroid injection in North Carolina: the highest-volume physicians
282 physicians in North Carolina billed Medicare for 39,281 lumbar epidural steroid injection procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel W. Hankley, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Asheville | 694 | 705 | −2% |
| 2 | Lauren S. Mokris, MDAnesthesiology · Pinehurst | 601 | 140 | +329% |
| 3 | John A. Welshofer, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Charlotte | 540 | 469 | +15% |
| 4 | Matthew J. Swiber, MDPain Management · Morehead City | 513 | 425 | +21% |
| 5 | Ronald Vandernoord, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Matthews | 489 | 440 | +11% |
| 6 | Sanjiv S. Lakhia, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Charlotte | 444 | 395 | +12% |
| 7 | Dave S. Eichman, MDAnesthesiology · Greensboro | 440 | 456 | −4% |
| 8 | Lathan W. Mccall, MDPain Management · Chapel Hill | 431 | 238 | +81% |
| 9 | David W. Zub, MDPain Management · Leland | 430 | 410 | +5% |
| 10 | Paul G. Singh, MDInterventional Radiology · Rockingham | 429 | 460 | −7% |
| 11 | Richard D. Ramos, MDInterventional Pain Management · Greensboro | 354 | 390 | −9% |
| 12 | Derek P. Watson, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Raleigh | 348 | 292 | +19% |
| 12 | Michael Mcgehee, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Hickory | 348 | 344 | +1% |
| 12 | Lawrence A. Montalto, DOPain Management · Shallotte | 348 | 402 | −13% |
| 15 | Michael G. MuellerInterventional Pain Management · Pinehurst | 347 | 110 | +215% |
| 15 | Kenneth L. Willeford, MDInterventional Pain Management · Supply | 347 | 428 | −19% |
| 17 | Kinjal R. Parikh, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Charlotte | 344 | 433 | −21% |
| 18 | Francis S. Pecoraro, MDInterventional Pain Management · Wilmington | 340 | 288 | +18% |
| 18 | David R. Wiercisiewski, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Charlotte | 340 | 420 | −19% |
| 20 | Peng Bai, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Cary | 328 | 375 | −13% |
| 21 | Clifford R. Riester, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Clyde | 325 | 403 | −19% |
| 22 | Alicia H. Lazeski, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Charlotte | 324 | 345 | −6% |
| 23 | William L. Robinson, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Hickory | 320 | 395 | −19% |
| 24 | Russell V. Gilchrist, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Hickory | 319 | 327 | −2% |
| 24 | Lynn M. Fraser, MDAnesthesiology · Pinehurst | 319 | 832 | −62% |
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.