Lumbar epidural steroid injection · Texas
Lumbar epidural steroid injection in Texas: the highest-volume physicians
702 physicians in Texas billed Medicare for 73,185 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 C. Pratt, DOPain Management · Fort Worth | 847 | 837 | +1% |
| 2 | Norman J. Dozier, MDPain Management · Abilene | 839 | 847 | −1% |
| 3 | Bolkar E. Sahinler, MDInterventional Pain Management · Lubbock | 724 | 745 | −3% |
| 4 | Omer F. Munshi, MDPain Management · Houston | 690 | 533 | +29% |
| 5 | Richard L. Vera, MDPain Management · Grapevine | 657 | 596 | +10% |
| 6 | Michael Mccann, MDAnesthesiology · Houston | 536 | 544 | −1% |
| 7 | Michael S. Phillips, MDInterventional Pain Management · Cleburne | 505 | 476 | +6% |
| 8 | Cathy Q. He, MDInterventional Pain Management · Houston | 500 | 433 | +15% |
| 9 | Scott A. Burlison, MDPain Management · Tyler | 493 | 333 | +48% |
| 10 | John S. Michels, MDInterventional Pain Management · Dallas | 482 | 392 | +23% |
| 11 | Jared D. Anderson, MDPain Management · Brenham | 468 | 628 | −25% |
| 12 | Shikha Sethi, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Carrollton | 464 | 499 | −7% |
| 13 | Asad Hashmi, MDPain Management · Plano | 449 | 357 | +26% |
| 14 | Ephraim K. Brenman, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · San Antonio | 445 | 391 | +14% |
| 15 | Dianne Lou, MD, PHDAnesthesiology · San Antonio | 439 | 382 | +15% |
| 16 | Troy D. Foster, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Arlington | 437 | 452 | −3% |
| 17 | Nathan S. Walters, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Dallas | 428 | 422 | +1% |
| 18 | Sassan C. Ehdaie, MDAnesthesiology · Beaumont | 412 | 556 | −26% |
| 19 | Scott A. Berlin, MDInterventional Pain Management · Cleburne | 411 | 388 | +6% |
| 20 | Omair H. Toor, DOPain Management · Waco | 408 | 382 | +7% |
| 21 | Laurie W. Lazott, MDAnesthesiology · Waco | 397 | 392 | +1% |
| 22 | Sameer Soliman, MDAnesthesiology · San Antonio | 371 | 323 | +15% |
| 23 | David M. Bowen, MDAnesthesiology · Tyler | 368 | 247 | +49% |
| 24 | Sanjoy Sundaresan, MDPain Management · Wichita Falls | 348 | 422 | −18% |
| 24 | Stephen W. Dinger, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Schertz | 348 | 213 | +63% |
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.