Lumbar epidural steroid injection · Puerto Rico
Lumbar epidural steroid injection in Puerto Rico: the highest-volume physicians
9 physicians in Puerto Rico billed Medicare for 483 lumbar epidural steroid injection procedures in 2024. The top 9, with the year before beside it.
Top 9
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan J. Kraemer, MDInterventional Pain Management · San Juan | 227 | 219 | +4% |
| 2 | Fernando Gerena Nieves, MD, DABA, FABPMInterventional Pain Management · Catano | 62 | 89 | −30% |
| 3 | Alejandro A. Porrata Nieva, MDInterventional Pain Management · San Juan | 49 | 30 | +63% |
| 3 | Dorian M. Lopez-Bracetty, MDAnesthesiology · San Juan | 49 | 59 | −17% |
| 5 | Aurea T. Negron Valcarcel, MD, FIPPAnesthesiology · Hato Rey | 23 | 45 | −49% |
| 5 | Marco R. Perez Toro, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Bayamon | 23 | 38 | −39% |
| 7 | Jean C. Gallardo Varela, MDPain Management · San Juan | 22 | 36 | −39% |
| 8 | Luis Baerga-Varela, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · San Juan | 16 | 26 | −38% |
| 9 | Carlos A. Buxo Tirado, MDInterventional Pain Management · Toa Baja | 12 | 19 |
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.