Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) · Louisiana
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) in Louisiana: the highest-volume physicians
89 physicians in Louisiana billed Medicare for 5,160 radiofrequency ablation (lower back) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean C. Stehr, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Alexandria | 281 | 269 | +4% |
| 2 | Vincent R. Forte, MDInterventional Pain Management · Monroe | 246 | 194 | +27% |
| 3 | John G. Noles, MDAnesthesiology · Bossier City | 208 | 176 | +18% |
| 4 | John L. Ledbetter, MDInterventional Pain Management · Monroe | 206 | 222 | −7% |
| 5 | David E. HirschInterventional Pain Management · Bossier City | 199 | 196 | +2% |
| 6 | Craig G. Morton, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Lake Charles | 188 | 161 | +17% |
| 7 | James M. Wages, MDPain Management · Shreveport | 169 | 163 | +4% |
| 8 | Russell T. Stuermann, MDPain Management · Bossier City | 156 | 157 | −1% |
| 9 | Larry J. Doughty, MDPsychiatry · Alexandria | 155 | 137 | +13% |
| 10 | Joseph W. Crookshank, MDInterventional Pain Management · Lake Charles | 126 | 108 | +17% |
| 11 | Jonathan D. Thompson, MDInterventional Pain Management · Hammond | 125 | 117 | +7% |
| 12 | Jimmy N. Ponder, MDInterventional Pain Management · Gray | 122 | 177 | −31% |
| 13 | Matthew S. Mosura, MDInterventional Pain Management · Bossier City | 111 | 92 | +21% |
| 14 | Kelly E. Boussert, MDInterventional Pain Management · Baton Rouge | 104 | 59 | +76% |
| 15 | Randall P. Brewer, MDInterventional Pain Management · Shreveport | 97 | 119 | −18% |
| 16 | Kathleen K. Majors, MDAnesthesiology · Shreveport | 96 | 82 | +17% |
| 17 | Samir K. Patel, MDPain Management · Baton Rouge | 92 | 137 | −33% |
| 18 | Gary S. Mcdaniel, MDAnesthesiology · Baton Rouge | 86 | 67 | +28% |
| 19 | Jake Trahan, MDPain Management · Baton Rouge | 82 | 75 | +9% |
| 19 | James H. Gordon, MDInterventional Pain Management · Monroe | 82 | 84 | −2% |
| 21 | Richard C. Robertson, MDInterventional Pain Management · Covington | 78 | 38 | +105% |
| 22 | Ronald C. Segura, MDPain Management · Covington | 72 | 66 | +9% |
| 23 | Melanie C. Firmin, MDAnesthesiology · Alexandria | 71 | 87 | −18% |
| 23 | Rama Letchuman, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Shreveport | 71 | 48 | +48% |
| 25 | Jeremy A. Comeaux, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Baton Rouge | 68 | 61 | +11% |
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.