Lumbar epidural steroid injection · South Carolina
Lumbar epidural steroid injection in South Carolina: the highest-volume physicians
149 physicians in South Carolina billed Medicare for 35,271 lumbar epidural steroid injection procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilson A. Van Dam, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Columbia | 1,391 | 1,539 | −10% |
| 2 | German Z. Levin, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Mt Pleasant | 1,014 | 1,094 | −7% |
| 3 | Derrick W. Randall, MDPain Management · Charleston | 978 | 857 | +14% |
| 4 | Jennifer P. Martin, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Greenville | 874 | 843 | +4% |
| 5 | Michael T. WarrickInterventional Pain Management · Sumter | 786 | 717 | +10% |
| 6 | Lynwood B. Hollis, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Greenville | 703 | 713 | −1% |
| 7 | Kenneth J. Wenz, MDAnesthesiology · Myrtle Beach | 678 | 571 | +19% |
| 8 | Christopher A. Merrell, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · N Charleston | 644 | 795 | −19% |
| 9 | Simonne C. Francis, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Columbia | 638 | 552 | +16% |
| 10 | Harrison Plunkett, MDAnesthesiology · Mount Pleasant | 621 | 94 | +561% |
| 11 | Bruce G. Johnson, MDAnesthesiology · Florence | 614 | 724 | −15% |
| 12 | Ryan H. Nobles, MDAnesthesiology · Mt Pleasant | 592 | 726 | −18% |
| 13 | Ryan C. Hill, MDAnesthesiology · Bluffton | 555 | 542 | +2% |
| 14 | Jeffrey Smith, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Spartanburg | 553 | 527 | +5% |
| 15 | Michael Mosier, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Mt Pleasant | 550 | 340 | +62% |
| 16 | Erin Watson, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Conway | 520 | 461 | +13% |
| 17 | John C. Haasis, MDPain Management · Spartanburg | 513 | 437 | +17% |
| 18 | Anthony P. Dinicola, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Simpsonville | 511 | 501 | +2% |
| 19 | Michael J. Warden, MDAnesthesiology · Florence | 504 | 162 | +211% |
| 20 | John P. Batson, MDPain Management · Hardeeville | 486 | 477 | +2% |
| 21 | Pranitha R. Nallu, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Columbia | 485 | 459 | +6% |
| 22 | Channing D. Willoughby, MDPain Management · Murrells Inlet | 471 | 444 | +6% |
| 23 | Emily A. Darr, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Charleston | 464 | 373 | +24% |
| 24 | Jason C. Rosenberg, M DPain Management · Murrells Inlet | 462 | 670 | −31% |
| 24 | Richard B. Kline, MDAnesthesiology · Conway | 462 | 307 | +50% |
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.