Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) · Indiana
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) in Indiana: the highest-volume physicians
114 physicians in Indiana billed Medicare for 4,272 radiofrequency ablation (lower back) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolaus D. Winters, MDPain Management · Evansville | 176 | 166 | +6% |
| 2 | Joseph Folz, DOPain Management · Evansville | 175 | 127 | +38% |
| 3 | Daniel C. Callahan, MDPain Management · Sullivan | 120 | 90 | +33% |
| 4 | Sheel A. Patel, MDPain Management · Portage | 110 | 65 | +69% |
| 5 | Paul A. Smucker, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · South Bend | 100 | 65 | +54% |
| 6 | Jonathan A. Eash, MDAnesthesiology · South Bend | 94 | 75 | +25% |
| 6 | Andrew T. Trobridge, MDAnesthesiology · Muncie | 94 | 79 | +19% |
| 8 | Ryan D. Loyd, DOInterventional Pain Management · Lafayette | 85 | 82 | +4% |
| 9 | Katherine Williams, DOPain Management · Evansville | 83 | 67 | +24% |
| 10 | Rohit S. Puranik, MDAnesthesiology · Crown Point | 80 | 93 | −14% |
| 11 | Ross Whitacre, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Newburgh | 79 | 60 | +32% |
| 12 | Phillip R. Kingma, MDInterventional Pain Management · Carmel | 78 | 76 | +3% |
| 13 | Robert O. Bigler, MDPain Management · Lafayette | 71 | 101 | −30% |
| 14 | Brad S. Sandler, DOPain Management · Granger | 70 | 77 | −9% |
| 15 | John W. Arbuckle, MDAnesthesiology · Carmel | 69 | 40 | +73% |
| 15 | Joseph C. Rutledge, MDAnesthesiology · Lafayette | 69 | 43 | +60% |
| 17 | Abhishek Das, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Mishawaka | 68 | 60 | +13% |
| 18 | Mark C. Osborne, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Indianapolis | 61 | 71 | −14% |
| 19 | George D. Bojrab, MDInterventional Pain Management · Fort Wayne | 54 | 49 | +10% |
| 20 | Simon G. Ho, MDPain Management · Crown Point | 52 | 46 | +13% |
| 20 | Derron Wilson, MDAnesthesiology · Carmel | 52 | 58 | −10% |
| 22 | Jared Coffman, MDAnesthesiology · Fort Wayne | 51 | 63 | −19% |
| 23 | Patricia M. Habimana, MDPain Management · New Albany | 49 | 50 | −2% |
| 24 | Prasanth Nuthakki, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Munster | 47 | 27 | +74% |
| 24 | Kyle J. Mazellan, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Indianapolis | 47 | 51 | −8% |
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.