Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) · Colorado
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) in Colorado: the highest-volume physicians
92 physicians in Colorado billed Medicare for 3,547 radiofrequency ablation (lower back) procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George E. Girardi, MDAnesthesiology · Fort Collins | 159 | 158 | +1% |
| 2 | Michael B. Brown, DOAnesthesiology · Fort Collins | 113 | 114 | −1% |
| 3 | Daniel A. Drennan, MDPain Management · Golden | 96 | 108 | −11% |
| 4 | Chris J. Malinky, MDInterventional Pain Management · Colorado Springs | 95 | 68 | +40% |
| 5 | Luke B. Johnson, MDAnesthesiology · Wheat Ridge | 94 | 70 | +34% |
| 6 | Michael N. Horner, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Golden | 92 | 64 | +44% |
| 7 | Mallikarjuna Nallegowda, MD, DNB, MNAMSPain Management · Pueblo | 83 | 97 | −14% |
| 8 | Stephen M. Scheper, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Colorado Springs | 76 | 69 | +10% |
| 9 | Colin M. Carpenter, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Fort Collins | 67 | 68 | −1% |
| 9 | David J. Columbus, DOInterventional Pain Management · Loveland | 67 | 48 | +40% |
| 11 | Earl T. Abel, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Golden | 66 | 35 | +89% |
| 12 | Shaun Gabriel, MDPain Management · Denver | 65 | 111 | −41% |
| 13 | Matthew D. Pouliot, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Fort Collins | 64 | 60 | +7% |
| 13 | Matt H. Gnirke, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Frisco | 64 | 39 | +64% |
| 15 | Jason Krutsch, MDAnesthesiology · Lakewood | 62 | 74 | −16% |
| 16 | Daniel P. Feldman, MDAnesthesiology · Broomfield | 61 | 62 | −2% |
| 17 | James A. Santos, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Durango | 60 | 26 | +131% |
| 18 | Ashish N. ChavdaInterventional Pain Management · Louisville | 57 | 37 | +54% |
| 19 | Kenneth C. Lewis, MDAnesthesiology · Grand Junction | 55 | 67 | −18% |
| 20 | Matthew M. Langston, MDInterventional Pain Management · Grand Jct | 52 | 83 | −37% |
| 21 | Samuel L. Holmes, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Montrose | 51 | — | |
| 22 | Mara M. Isser Sax, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Denver | 49 | 50 | −2% |
| 23 | Christopher Huser, MDAnesthesiology · Englewood | 46 | 43 | +7% |
| 24 | Marchyarn Mahathanaruk, DOAnesthesiology · Lakewood | 44 | 27 | +63% |
| 24 | Dustin Anderson, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Aurora | 44 | 19 | |
| 24 | Michael J. Lersten, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Golden | 44 | 28 | +57% |
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.