Lumbar epidural steroid injection · North Dakota
Lumbar epidural steroid injection in North Dakota: the highest-volume physicians
23 physicians in North Dakota billed Medicare for 3,979 lumbar epidural steroid injection procedures in 2024. The top 23, with the year before beside it.
Top 23
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rohit Mahajan, MDAnesthesiology · Fargo | 688 | 712 | −3% |
| 2 | Michael Quast, MDAnesthesiology · Bismarck | 526 | 540 | −3% |
| 3 | Sara M. Vandrovec, MDPain Management · Fargo | 445 | 407 | +9% |
| 4 | Hugh S. Carlson, MDAnesthesiology · Bismarck | 320 | 344 | −7% |
| 5 | Dustin D. Goetz, MDPain Management · Bismarck | 282 | 317 | −11% |
| 6 | Attas Boutrous, MDAnesthesiology · Bismarck | 276 | 281 | −2% |
| 7 | Melissa J. Seelbach, MD, PHDPain Management · Grand Forks | 249 | 206 | +21% |
| 8 | Patrick D. Grace, MDAnesthesiology · Bismarck | 242 | 250 | −3% |
| 9 | Majid Ghazi, MDPain Management · Fargo | 232 | 27 | +759% |
| 10 | Lance J. Doeden, MDPain Management · Fargo | 154 | 213 | −28% |
| 11 | John V. Vinych, MDAnesthesiology · Fargo | 146 | 164 | −11% |
| 12 | John K. Erie, MDAnesthesiology · Fargo | 79 | 121 | −35% |
| 13 | Codi Guck, DOInterventional Pain Management · Fargo | 66 | 208 | −68% |
| 13 | David J. Hanson, MDAnesthesiology · Fargo | 66 | 62 | +6% |
| 15 | David D. Bradley, DOPain Management · Fargo | 35 | 18 | |
| 16 | Kamran J. Khaghany, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Fargo | 33 | 53 | −38% |
| 16 | Sridhar Naidu, DOInterventional Radiology · Minot | 33 | — | |
| 18 | Barry J. Amos, DODiagnostic Radiology · Minot | 28 | — | |
| 19 | David P. Harries, MDPain Management · Watford City | 19 | — | |
| 19 | Michael J. Templer, MDPain Management · Minot | 19 | 208 | −91% |
| 21 | Jason R. Jeffress, MDInterventional Radiology · Fargo | 15 | 14 | |
| 22 | Travis J. Petree, MDInternal Medicine · Minot | 14 | 27 | −48% |
| 23 | Adam J. Defoe, MDInterventional Radiology · Fargo | 12 | — |
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.