Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) · Illinois
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) in Illinois: the highest-volume physicians
159 physicians in Illinois billed Medicare for 7,597 radiofrequency ablation (lower back) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goran Tubic, MDPain Management · Bolingbrook | 278 | 221 | +26% |
| 2 | Sameer ShahInterventional Pain Management · Chicago | 268 | 275 | −3% |
| 3 | Gerson A. Criste, MDPain Management · Carbondale | 160 | 150 | +7% |
| 4 | Shingo Yano, MDInterventional Pain Management · New Lenox | 142 | 98 | +45% |
| 5 | Farooq A. Khan, MDInterventional Pain Management · Hinsdale | 138 | 125 | +10% |
| 6 | Ragai Mitry, MDInterventional Pain Management · Mattoon | 133 | 120 | +11% |
| 7 | Christopher L. Faubel, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Algonquin | 128 | 121 | +6% |
| 8 | Daniel Levin, MDPain Management · Gurnee | 127 | 98 | +30% |
| 9 | Juan Santiago-Palma, MDInterventional Pain Management · Bradley | 126 | 107 | +18% |
| 10 | Rohan JainPain Management · Springfield | 119 | 98 | +21% |
| 11 | Ji P. Lee, MDPain Management · Bloomington | 106 | 100 | +6% |
| 11 | Jacinthe V. Malalis, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Sycamore | 106 | 131 | −19% |
| 13 | Udit V. Patel, DOInterventional Pain Management · Joliet | 102 | 88 | +16% |
| 14 | Ryan Unger, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Geneva | 99 | 72 | +38% |
| 15 | Brooke Vanderby, MDAnesthesiology · Glenview | 95 | 124 | −23% |
| 16 | Samip Morker, DOInterventional Pain Management · Chicago | 88 | 49 | +80% |
| 17 | Samir Sharma, MDPain Management · Joliet | 86 | 93 | −8% |
| 17 | Sara E. James, MD, PHDAnesthesiology · Champaign | 86 | 33 | +161% |
| 19 | Xiaoyuan Xie, MDPain Management · Chicago | 83 | 75 | +11% |
| 20 | Adam C. Young, MDInterventional Pain Management · Chicago | 81 | 59 | +37% |
| 21 | Atiq U. Rehman, MDInterventional Pain Management · Morris | 80 | 50 | +60% |
| 22 | Yuan Chen, MDPain Management · North Aurora | 79 | 60 | +32% |
| 23 | Brian Ogan, MDAnesthesiology · Champaign | 77 | 110 | −30% |
| 24 | Dylan R. Afeld, MDPain Management · Springfield | 75 | 57 | +32% |
| 25 | Wynndel T. Buenger, MDInterventional Pain Management · Alton | 74 | 76 | −3% |
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.