Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) · California
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) in California: the highest-volume physicians
363 physicians in California billed Medicare for 15,409 radiofrequency ablation (lower back) procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farzad H. Sabet, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Redding | 361 | 301 | +20% |
| 2 | Kiumars Arfai, MDAnesthesiology · Mission Hills | 347 | 263 | +32% |
| 3 | Forrest R. Monroe, MDAnesthesiology · Redding | 282 | 220 | +28% |
| 4 | Theodore E. Workman, MDPain Management · Redding | 277 | 272 | +2% |
| 5 | Hazmer H. Cassim, DOPain Management · Rancho Mirage | 201 | 194 | +4% |
| 6 | Jacqueline S. Weisbein, DOPain Management · Napa | 161 | 116 | +39% |
| 7 | Mark I. Ignatius, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · San Francisco | 155 | 142 | +9% |
| 8 | Vinod N. Mungalpara, MDPain Management · Bakersfield | 144 | 122 | +18% |
| 9 | David A. Lindenberg, DOPain Management · Turlock | 143 | 159 | −10% |
| 10 | Gabriel Garcia-Diaz, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Merced | 140 | 148 | −5% |
| 11 | Victor Li, MDPain Management · Santa Cruz | 129 | 109 | +18% |
| 12 | Kevin Wong, DOPain Management · Palm Springs | 123 | 136 | −10% |
| 13 | Sepehr Rejai, MDPain Management · Berkeley | 120 | 102 | +18% |
| 14 | Casey Fisher, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Oceanside | 109 | 90 | +21% |
| 15 | Winston F. Montero, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Oxnard | 107 | 92 | +16% |
| 16 | Armen Haroutunian, MDPain Management · Westlake Village | 106 | 77 | +38% |
| 17 | Balaji S. Charlu, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Newport Beach | 105 | 118 | −11% |
| 18 | Matthew Doty, DOInterventional Pain Management · Oroville | 104 | 59 | +76% |
| 18 | Holly C. Kelly, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Novato | 104 | 97 | +7% |
| 20 | Michael S. Kenly, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Santa Barbara | 97 | 94 | +3% |
| 21 | Michael I. Yang, MDAnesthesiology · Santa Rosa | 93 | 87 | +7% |
| 21 | Murad Arif, MDAnesthesiology · Murrieta | 93 | 134 | −31% |
| 23 | Igor Galan, MDNeurology · Santa Maria | 92 | 90 | +2% |
| 23 | Amitabh U. Goswami, DO, MPHAnesthesiology · Fresno | 92 | 65 | +42% |
| 25 | Travis P. Martin, MDInterventional Pain Management · Colton | 91 | — | |
| 25 | Alex H. Phan, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Stockton | 91 | 102 | −11% |
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.