Lumbar epidural steroid injection · South Dakota
Lumbar epidural steroid injection in South Dakota: the highest-volume physicians
31 physicians in South Dakota billed Medicare for 5,497 lumbar epidural steroid injection procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher T. Dietrich, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Rapid City | 596 | 347 | +72% |
| 2 | Wade Lukken, MDInterventional Pain Management · Dakota Dunes | 414 | 384 | +8% |
| 3 | James Dreessen, MDPain Management · Sioux Falls | 367 | 280 | +31% |
| 4 | Dustin S. Sorenson, MDAnesthesiology · Dakota Dunes | 351 | 288 | +22% |
| 5 | Trevor R. Anderson, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Rapid City | 350 | 185 | +89% |
| 6 | Brent R. Thurness, MDAnesthesiology · Sioux Falls | 329 | 263 | +25% |
| 7 | Jeremy Poulsen, DOAnesthesiology · Dakota Dunes | 309 | 264 | +17% |
| 8 | Tyler A. Ptacek, MDPain Management · Rapid City | 306 | 293 | +4% |
| 9 | James T. Brunz, MDAnesthesiology · Sioux Falls | 260 | 339 | −23% |
| 10 | Shawna M. Schmidt, MDAnesthesiology · Aberdeen | 244 | 232 | +5% |
| 11 | Timothy J. Metz, MDAnesthesiology · Sioux Falls | 207 | 226 | −8% |
| 12 | Steven G. Frost, MDAnesthesiology · Rapid City | 194 | 169 | +15% |
| 13 | Donald J. Frisco, MDPain Management · Aberdeen | 186 | 187 | −1% |
| 14 | Kwang U. Chang, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Sioux Falls | 180 | 173 | +4% |
| 15 | Austin J. Beck, DOInterventional Pain Management · Watertown | 149 | 170 | −12% |
| 16 | Todd C. Johnson, MDAnesthesiology · Dakota Dunes | 145 | 148 | −2% |
| 17 | Frederick C. Fisher, MDAnesthesiology · Dakota Dunes | 128 | 107 | +20% |
| 18 | Daniel R. Rasmussen, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Pierre | 120 | 109 | +10% |
| 19 | Thomas M. Boetel, DOPain Management · Sioux Falls | 89 | 97 | −8% |
| 20 | Michael W. Huot, MDAnesthesiology · Rapid City | 85 | 95 | −11% |
| 21 | Bradley E. Iverson, MDAnesthesiology · Sioux Falls | 79 | 87 | −9% |
| 22 | Stephania G. Knight, MDAnesthesiology · Sioux Falls | 69 | 87 | −21% |
| 23 | Michael T. Nesbit, MDAnesthesiology · Rapid City | 63 | 73 | −14% |
| 24 | Malcom S. Sanders, MDAnesthesiology · Sioux Falls | 62 | 79 | −22% |
| 25 | Brady J. Stocklin, MDAnesthesiology · Sioux Falls | 58 | 84 | −31% |
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.