Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) · Kentucky
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) in Kentucky: the highest-volume physicians
74 physicians in Kentucky billed Medicare for 4,810 radiofrequency ablation (lower back) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John T. Ruxer, DOPain Management · Paducah | 248 | 214 | +16% |
| 2 | Jenna L. Dismore Wrinkles, MDPain Management · Elizabethtown | 224 | 201 | +11% |
| 3 | James W. Jackson, MDPain Management · Louisville | 199 | 169 | +18% |
| 4 | Justin J. Kruer, MDInterventional Pain Management · Erlanger | 187 | 73 | +156% |
| 5 | Aaron Compton, MDPain Management · Louisville | 178 | 149 | +19% |
| 6 | Darel D. Barnett, MDAnesthesiology · Louisville | 146 | 117 | +25% |
| 7 | Christopher L. Anderson, MDPain Management · Elizabethtown | 143 | 175 | −18% |
| 8 | Robert J. Klickovich, MDAnesthesiology · Florence | 120 | 65 | +85% |
| 9 | Timothy T. Mims, MDPain Management · Lexington | 117 | 71 | +65% |
| 10 | Brandon E. Gish, MDPain Management · Lexington | 106 | 63 | +68% |
| 11 | Brooke Bauer, MDAnesthesiology · Louisville | 105 | 144 | −27% |
| 11 | Larry L. Zhou, MDAnesthesiology · Louisville | 105 | 78 | +35% |
| 11 | Timothy Beacham, MDPain Management · Louisville | 105 | 93 | +13% |
| 14 | Konrad Kijewski, MDAnesthesiology · Louisville | 104 | 83 | +25% |
| 15 | Shawn T. Milburn, MDPain Management · Lexington | 102 | 101 | +1% |
| 16 | Michael C. Cronen, DOAnesthesiology · Louisville | 98 | 120 | −18% |
| 17 | William D. Hudson, MDAnesthesiology · Louisville | 96 | 23 | +317% |
| 18 | Stephen K. Young, MDPain Management · Louisville | 93 | 97 | −4% |
| 19 | Stuart T. Cowley, MDAnesthesiology · Lexington | 86 | 99 | −13% |
| 20 | John A. GardnerAnesthesiology · Franklin | 84 | 26 | +223% |
| 21 | Gary L. Reasor, MDAnesthesiology · Louisville | 81 | 83 | −2% |
| 22 | Thomas F. Whealton, DOPain Management · Corbin | 77 | 58 | +33% |
| 23 | Jason C. Lewis, MDPain Management · Louisville | 74 | 85 | −13% |
| 24 | Christian Unick, MDPain Management · Bowling Green | 73 | 41 | +78% |
| 25 | Brendon M. Coughtry, MDInterventional Pain Management · Campbellsville | 69 | 113 | −39% |
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.