Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) · Arkansas
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) in Arkansas: the highest-volume physicians
70 physicians in Arkansas billed Medicare for 4,541 radiofrequency ablation (lower back) procedures in 2024. The top 27, with the year before beside it.
Top 27
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan T. Krafft, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Mountain Home | 189 | 132 | +43% |
| 2 | Wolf E. Heberlein, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Jonesboro | 182 | 136 | +34% |
| 3 | Mark WendelInterventional Radiology · Jonesboro | 178 | 168 | +6% |
| 4 | Daniel T. Judkins, MDPain Management · Conway | 150 | 106 | +42% |
| 5 | Jacob E. Abraham, MDInterventional Pain Management · Hot Springs | 141 | 159 | −11% |
| 6 | Matthew J. Mcnelley, MDAnesthesiology · Mountain Home | 136 | 78 | +74% |
| 7 | Gregory S. Slagle, MDAnesthesiology · Hot Springs | 132 | 165 | −20% |
| 8 | Mark L. Miedema, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Fayetteville | 129 | 91 | +42% |
| 9 | Kenneth M. Rosenzweig, MDPain Management · Little Rock | 123 | 141 | −13% |
| 10 | Christopher K. Mocek, MDPain Management · Little Rock | 109 | 141 | −23% |
| 10 | Majid Saleem, MDAnesthesiology · Little Rock | 109 | 85 | +28% |
| 12 | Gary A. Frankowski, MDInterventional Pain Management · Little Rock | 107 | 98 | +9% |
| 13 | Stephen Paulus, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Little Rock | 99 | 98 | +1% |
| 14 | Brent L. Walker, MDInterventional Pain Management · Little Rock | 98 | 78 | +26% |
| 15 | Ahmed Ghaleb, MDAnesthesiology · Little Rock | 91 | 91 | +0% |
| 15 | Juan C. Roman, MDAnesthesiology · Little Rock | 91 | 99 | −8% |
| 17 | Sheffield Kent, MDPain Management · Conway | 88 | 98 | −10% |
| 17 | Adam W. Green, MDPain Management · Bentonville | 88 | 111 | −21% |
| 19 | Julio R. Olaya, MDPain Management · Little Rock | 87 | 40 | +118% |
| 20 | Ahmad N. Rafi, MDPain Management · Russellville | 78 | 71 | +10% |
| 21 | Mikhail Y. Ivanovsky, MDPain Management · Little Rock | 77 | 60 | +28% |
| 22 | Ted Shields, DOEmergency Medicine · Jonesboro | 76 | 62 | +23% |
| 23 | Calin A. Savu, MDInterventional Pain Management · Jonesboro | 71 | 71 | +0% |
| 24 | Brian Goodman, MDAnesthesiology · Fort Smith | 70 | 87 | −20% |
| 25 | Jared Ennis, MDInterventional Pain Management · Fayetteville | 65 | 73 | −11% |
| 25 | George W. Deimel, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Fayetteville | 65 | 48 | +35% |
| 25 | Jason Holt, MDInterventional Pain Management · Fayetteville | 65 | 59 | +10% |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 64635), 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.