Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) · Connecticut
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) in Connecticut: the highest-volume physicians
32 physicians in Connecticut billed Medicare for 1,282 radiofrequency ablation (lower back) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamer B. Ghaly, MDInterventional Pain Management · Farmington | 135 | 122 | +11% |
| 2 | David C. Levi, MDInterventional Pain Management · Newtown | 72 | 72 | +0% |
| 3 | Antonio Paz, MDInterventional Pain Management · Brookfield | 69 | 61 | +13% |
| 4 | Pietro A. Memmo, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Hartford | 68 | 55 | +24% |
| 5 | Vincent T. Codispoti, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Hartford | 63 | 60 | +5% |
| 6 | Rahul S. Anand, MDPain Management · Fairfield | 62 | 47 | +32% |
| 7 | Sandeep K. Johar, DOEmergency Medicine · Waterbury | 58 | 50 | +16% |
| 8 | Wei Jie Zhang, MDAnesthesiology · New Haven | 52 | 83 | −37% |
| 9 | Andrew J. Illig, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Stamford | 49 | 39 | +26% |
| 10 | David Kloth, MDPain Management · Danbury | 45 | 37 | +22% |
| 11 | Robert J. Boolbol, MDInterventional Pain Management · Farmington | 44 | 34 | +29% |
| 12 | Jesse T. Hochkeppel, MDPain Management · Danbury | 43 | 36 | +19% |
| 12 | Tamar Kessel, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Greenwich | 43 | 34 | +26% |
| 14 | Rania Rifaey, MDAnesthesiology · Wallingford | 42 | 48 | −12% |
| 14 | Brian R. Forzani, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Waterbury | 42 | 19 | |
| 16 | Igor G. Turok, MDInterventional Pain Management · Wallingford | 40 | 17 | |
| 17 | Yasser Shaheen, MDPain Management · Cheshire | 36 | 33 | +9% |
| 18 | Krystal A. Franklin, MDInterventional Pain Management · Stamford | 34 | 18 | |
| 19 | Hans Knopp, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Middlebury | 29 | 13 | |
| 19 | Vincent R. Carlesi, MDInterventional Pain Management · Danbury | 29 | 25 | +16% |
| 21 | Nicole Matar, MDPain Management · Stamford | 28 | 13 | |
| 22 | Bhavesh R. Patel, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Middlebury | 25 | 17 | |
| 23 | Michelle Nisenbaum, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Waterbury | 24 | 22 | +9% |
| 24 | Aleksandr Levchenko, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Greenwich | 21 | — | |
| 25 | Rakesh H. Patel, MDInterventional Pain Management · Hamden | 20 | 26 | −23% |
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.