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4,869 physicians billed Medicare for 224,809 radiofrequency ablation (lower back) procedures in 2024. Pick a state for its own table, or read the national top 100.
By state
- Alabama70 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Pavan Telang
- Alaska10 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Stephen D. Markewich
- Arizona182 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Clifford T. Baker
- Arkansas70 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Ryan T. Krafft
- California363 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Farzad H. Sabet
- Colorado92 physicians · No. 1 Dr. George E. Girardi
- Connecticut32 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Tamer B. Ghaly
- Delaware22 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Peter M. Witherell
- District of Columbia8 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Michael A. Kiefer
- Florida434 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Andrew J. Van Brocklin
- Georgia187 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Preetesh P. Patel
- Hawaii2 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Daniel S. Choi
- Idaho26 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Karl Zarse
- Illinois159 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Goran Tubic
- Indiana114 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Nicolaus D. Winters
- Iowa31 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jolene M. Smith
- Kansas50 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jared T. Scott
- Kentucky74 physicians · No. 1 Dr. John T. Ruxer
- Louisiana89 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Sean C. Stehr
- Maine15 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Craig S. Curry
- Maryland109 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Patrick E. Callahan
- Massachusetts102 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Andrew G. Kowal
- Michigan126 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Martin Glowacki
- Minnesota85 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Rachel H. Jones
- Mississippi48 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Douglas Tucker
- Missouri91 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Ihab M. Doss
- Montana22 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Tyler S. Clark
- Nebraska35 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Charles W. Whitten
- Nevada53 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jeffrey S. Zollinger
- New Hampshire32 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Anh L. Ngo
- New Jersey108 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Gabriella Gutman
- New Mexico35 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Justin Averna
- New York216 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Sergey V. Bogdan
- North Carolina170 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Javid M. Baksh
- North Dakota11 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Majid Ghazi
- Ohio177 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Thomas F. Kindl
- Oklahoma73 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Martin L. Martucci
- Oregon47 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Philip C. Wallace
- Pennsylvania202 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Simon Galapo
- Puerto Rico3 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jan J. Kraemer
- Rhode Island11 physicians · No. 1 Dr. George J. Pasquarello
- South Carolina102 physicians · No. 1 Jason C. Rosenberg
- South Dakota16 physicians · No. 1 Dr. James T. Brunz
- Tennessee107 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Bruce B. Fry
- Texas454 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Ellen W. Lin
- Utah69 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Bryt Christensen
- Vermont9 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Michael T. Borrello
- Virginia119 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Daniel R. Kendall
- Washington75 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Allen B. Shoham
- West Virginia24 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Joseph M. De Lapa
- Wisconsin103 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Carol S. Carlson
- Wyoming5 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Todd A. Hammond
National top 100
| Rank | Physician | State | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel R. Kendall, DOInterventional Pain Management · Mc Lean | VA | 436 | 444 | −2% |
| 2 | Martin L. Martucci, MDPain Management · Tulsa | OK | 414 | 380 | +9% |
| 3 | Farzad H. Sabet, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Redding | CA | 361 | 301 | +20% |
| 4 | Kiumars Arfai, MDAnesthesiology · Mission Hills | CA | 347 | 263 | +32% |
| 5 | Blake D. Christensen, DOPain Management · Oklahoma City | OK | 325 | 182 | +79% |
| 6 | Clifford T. Baker, MDInterventional Pain Management · Sun City | AZ | 317 | 258 | +23% |
| 7 | Andrew J. Van Brocklin, DOInterventional Pain Management · Pensacola | FL | 306 | 361 | −15% |
| 8 | Forrest R. Monroe, MDAnesthesiology · Redding | CA | 282 | 220 | +28% |
| 9 | Sean C. Stehr, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Alexandria | LA | 281 | 269 | +4% |
| 10 | Donald L. Erb, DOInterventional Pain Management · Sarasota | FL | 278 | 293 | −5% |
| 10 | Goran Tubic, MDPain Management · Bolingbrook | IL | 278 | 221 | +26% |
| 12 | Theodore E. Workman, MDPain Management · Redding | CA | 277 | 272 | +2% |
| 13 | Ellen W. Lin, MDInterventional Pain Management · San Antonio | TX | 274 | 310 | −12% |
| 14 | Javid M. Baksh, DOPain Management · Asheville | NC | 269 | 227 | +19% |
| 14 | Francis S. Pecoraro, MDInterventional Pain Management · Wilmington | NC | 269 | 336 | −20% |
| 16 | Sameer ShahInterventional Pain Management · Chicago | IL | 268 | 275 | −3% |
| 16 | Sergey V. Bogdan, MDInterventional Pain Management · Brooklyn | NY | 268 | 306 | −12% |
| 18 | Robert Ball, DOInterventional Pain Management · Port Charlotte | FL | 261 | 150 | +74% |
| 19 | Fabian A. Ramos, MDInterventional Pain Management · Bradenton | FL | 254 | 208 | +22% |
| 20 | Jason Deluca, MDInterventional Pain Management · Lady Lake | FL | 252 | 250 | +1% |
| 21 | John T. Ruxer, DOPain Management · Paducah | KY | 248 | 214 | +16% |
| 22 | Vincent R. Forte, MDInterventional Pain Management · Monroe | LA | 246 | 194 | +27% |
| 23 | Justin M. Raye, DOPain Management · Sarasota | FL | 244 | 236 | +3% |
| 24 | Charles W. Whitten, MDPain Management · Lincoln | NE | 241 | 233 | +3% |
| 25 | John Paul Malayil, MDPain Management · Sun City West | AZ | 240 | 208 | +15% |
| 26 | Jason C. Rosenberg, M DPain Management · Murrells Inlet | SC | 231 | 224 | +3% |
| 27 | Douglas Tucker, MDAnesthesiology · Starkville | MS | 230 | 204 | +13% |
| 28 | Bruce B. Fry, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Knoxville | TN | 229 | 189 | +21% |
| 28 | Bradley W. Holt, MDInterventional Pain Management · Tucson | AZ | 229 | 193 | +19% |
| 30 | Ritu Varma, MDAnesthesiology · Springfield | VA | 228 | 157 | +45% |
| 31 | Satinderpaul S. Satia, MDInterventional Pain Management · Sarasota | FL | 225 | 235 | −4% |
| 32 | Jenna L. Dismore Wrinkles, MDPain Management · Elizabethtown | KY | 224 | 201 | +11% |
| 33 | Michael C. Scarbrough, MDInterventional Pain Management · Corinth | MS | 222 | 157 | +41% |
| 34 | Thomas F. Kindl, MDPain Management · Findlay | OH | 221 | 227 | −3% |
| 34 | Chheany W. Ung, MDInterventional Pain Management · Roanoke | VA | 221 | 172 | +28% |
| 36 | Matthew T. Crooks, MDAnesthesiology · Scottsdale | AZ | 217 | 202 | +7% |
| 37 | Omar H. Henriquez, MDPain Management · Venice | FL | 215 | 173 | +24% |
| 38 | Lee M. James, DOInterventional Pain Management · Port Charlotte | FL | 212 | 238 | −11% |
| 39 | Stephen A. ShillerPain Management · Tucson | AZ | 210 | 142 | +48% |
| 40 | Pavel Balduyeu, MDAnesthesiology · Jacksonville | FL | 209 | 123 | +70% |
| 41 | John G. Noles, MDAnesthesiology · Bossier City | LA | 208 | 176 | +18% |
| 41 | Roger Spencer, MDAnesthesiology · Panama City | FL | 208 | 242 | −14% |
| 43 | Peter A. Sirianni, MDAnesthesiology · Jacksonville | TX | 207 | 139 | +49% |
| 44 | John L. Ledbetter, MDInterventional Pain Management · Monroe | LA | 206 | 222 | −7% |
| 44 | Katiuska Dos Santos, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Sebring | FL | 206 | 205 | +0% |
| 44 | Ryan V. StuckeyAnesthesiology · Chapel Hill | NC | 206 | 198 | +4% |
| 47 | Frank R. Collier, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Jacksonville | FL | 204 | 188 | +9% |
| 48 | Joseph A. Cartwright, MDInterventional Pain Management · St Augustine | FL | 203 | 189 | +7% |
| 49 | Hazmer H. Cassim, DOPain Management · Rancho Mirage | CA | 201 | 194 | +4% |
| 50 | Ihab M. Doss, MDPain Management · Warrensburg | MO | 200 | 168 | +19% |
| 51 | James W. Jackson, MDPain Management · Louisville | KY | 199 | 169 | +18% |
| 51 | David E. HirschInterventional Pain Management · Bossier City | LA | 199 | 196 | +2% |
| 53 | Preetesh P. Patel, MDAnesthesiology · Roswell | GA | 195 | 210 | −7% |
| 54 | Waheed S. Baksh, MD, DPTInterventional Pain Management · Winchester | VA | 192 | 138 | +39% |
| 55 | Justin R. Porter, MDInterventional Pain Management · Oklahoma City | OK | 191 | 116 | +65% |
| 55 | David A. Disanto, MDAnesthesiology · Pensacola | FL | 191 | 150 | +27% |
| 57 | Ryan T. Krafft, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Mountain Home | AR | 189 | 132 | +43% |
| 58 | Craig G. Morton, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Lake Charles | LA | 188 | 161 | +17% |
| 59 | Simon Galapo, MDPain Management · Meadowbrook | PA | 187 | 142 | +32% |
| 59 | Justin J. Kruer, MDInterventional Pain Management · Erlanger | KY | 187 | 73 | +156% |
| 61 | Sanjoy Sundaresan, MDPain Management · Wichita Falls | TX | 184 | 198 | −7% |
| 61 | Rex B. Williams, MDPain Management · Starkville | MS | 184 | 204 | −10% |
| 63 | Patrick E. Callahan, MDAnesthesiology · Chestertown | MD | 183 | 186 | −2% |
| 64 | Eugene D. Mahaney, MDInterventional Pain Management · Fort Myers | FL | 182 | 157 | +16% |
| 64 | Wolf E. Heberlein, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Jonesboro | AR | 182 | 136 | +34% |
| 66 | Aaron J. Shores, MDPain Management · Panama City | FL | 180 | 185 | −3% |
| 67 | Christopher A. Johns, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Prescott | AZ | 179 | 197 | −9% |
| 67 | Ji H. Han, MDPain Management · Flushing | NY | 179 | 170 | +5% |
| 69 | Aaron Compton, MDPain Management · Louisville | KY | 178 | 149 | +19% |
| 69 | Mark WendelInterventional Radiology · Jonesboro | AR | 178 | 168 | +6% |
| 69 | Andrew G. Kowal, MDAnesthesiology · Burlington | MA | 178 | 200 | −11% |
| 72 | Jolene M. Smith, DOInterventional Pain Management · Clive | IA | 177 | 112 | +58% |
| 73 | Nicolaus D. Winters, MDPain Management · Evansville | IN | 176 | 166 | +6% |
| 74 | Joseph Folz, DOPain Management · Evansville | IN | 175 | 127 | +38% |
| 75 | Allen B. Shoham, MDAnesthesiology · Richland | WA | 174 | 201 | −13% |
| 75 | Todd W. Turley, MDInterventional Pain Management · Phoenix | AZ | 174 | 123 | +41% |
| 77 | Manuel Ybarra, MDPain Management · Schertz | TX | 173 | 187 | −7% |
| 77 | Zdenko Korunda, MDInterventional Pain Management · Naples | FL | 173 | 151 | +15% |
| 77 | Garrett Wright, MDAnesthesiology · Oklahoma City | OK | 173 | 122 | +42% |
| 77 | German Z. Levin, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Mt Pleasant | SC | 173 | 185 | −6% |
| 81 | Isaac Gooding, MDAnesthesiology · St Augustine | FL | 172 | 113 | +52% |
| 82 | Pawan S. Sethi, MDPain Management · Saint Louis | MO | 171 | 129 | +33% |
| 82 | Rebecca A. Sanders, MDPain Management · Joplin | MO | 171 | 142 | +20% |
| 82 | Carol S. Carlson, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Altoona | WI | 171 | 108 | +58% |
| 85 | Brad S. Sorosky, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Phoenix | AZ | 170 | 151 | +13% |
| 85 | Nina K. Sandhu, DOAnesthesiology · Dallas | TX | 170 | 118 | +44% |
| 87 | Douglas S. Spurgeon, MDPain Management · Lincoln | NE | 169 | 99 | +71% |
| 87 | James M. Wages, MDPain Management · Shreveport | LA | 169 | 163 | +4% |
| 87 | Kenneth M. Homolya, MDPain Management · Brentwood | TN | 169 | 186 | −9% |
| 90 | Jeffrey S. Zollinger, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Sparks | NV | 168 | 117 | +44% |
| 91 | Charles M. Gibellato, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Mechanicsville | VA | 167 | 158 | +6% |
| 92 | Loel S. Warsch, MDAnesthesiology · Port St Lucie | FL | 166 | 87 | +91% |
| 92 | Andrius GiedraitisAnesthesiology · Findlay | OH | 166 | 132 | +26% |
| 92 | Emad S. Attallah-Wasif, MDAnesthesiology · Tulsa | OK | 166 | 186 | −11% |
| 95 | Jennifer R. Bunch, MDPain Management · Largo | FL | 165 | 150 | +10% |
| 95 | Peter M. Witherell, MDInterventional Pain Management · Wilmington | DE | 165 | 132 | +25% |
| 95 | Richard B. Messinger, MDInterventional Pain Management · Charlottesville | VA | 165 | 151 | +9% |
| 95 | Daniel S. Thomas, MDPain Management · Athens | GA | 165 | 151 | +9% |
| 99 | Pavan Telang, MDAnesthesiology · Florence | AL | 164 | 157 | +4% |
| 99 | Christopher A. Beal, DOPain Management · West Columbia | SC | 164 | 158 | +4% |
Codes counted: CPT 64635. Procedures billed in 2024, all places of service, Medicare fee-for-service. CMS withholds counts under 11.