Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) · Maryland
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) in Maryland: the highest-volume physicians
109 physicians in Maryland billed Medicare for 5,374 radiofrequency ablation (lower back) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick E. Callahan, MDAnesthesiology · Chestertown | 183 | 186 | −2% |
| 2 | Nathan C. Moskowitz, MD, PHDNeurosurgery · Rockville | 150 | 155 | −3% |
| 2 | Vivek Sindhi, MD, MBAPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Glen Burnie | 150 | 147 | +2% |
| 4 | Akhil M. Chhatre, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Baltimore | 147 | 106 | +39% |
| 5 | Conworth L. Dayton-Jones, MDAnesthesiology · Salisbury | 124 | 155 | −20% |
| 6 | Richard J. Brouillette, DOInterventional Pain Management · Waldorf | 116 | 140 | −17% |
| 7 | Cheryl L. Mejia, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Hagerstown | 108 | — | |
| 7 | Vajira R. Gunawardane, MDPain Management · Fulton | 108 | 83 | +30% |
| 9 | Raj N. Parekh, MDAnesthesiology · Hagerstown | 102 | 164 | −38% |
| 9 | Greesh John, MDAnesthesiology · Easton | 102 | 78 | +31% |
| 11 | Haddis Hagos, MDAnesthesiology · Greenbelt | 101 | 93 | +9% |
| 11 | Matthew R. Hansen, MDPain Management · Baltimore | 101 | 59 | +71% |
| 13 | Caleb E. Kroll, MDPain Management · Owings Mills | 88 | 63 | +40% |
| 14 | Rajesh K. Jari, MDPain Management · Nottingham | 86 | 110 | −22% |
| 15 | Ijeoma G. Ifeanyi-Nwanze, MDPain Management · Hagerstown | 82 | 81 | +1% |
| 16 | Netsere TesfayohannesAnesthesiology · Greenbelt | 79 | 57 | +39% |
| 17 | Wai Leong Foo, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Annapolis | 77 | 82 | −6% |
| 18 | Abdul S. Soudan, MDInterventional Pain Management · Columbia | 74 | 86 | −14% |
| 18 | Felix G. Gurman, MDAnesthesiology · Nottingham | 74 | 75 | −1% |
| 20 | Brian M. Block, MDAnesthesiology · Baltimore | 73 | 72 | +1% |
| 21 | Oluseyi A. Fadayomi, MD, MSCPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Annapolis | 72 | 53 | +36% |
| 21 | Mariam Hameed, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Columbia | 72 | 59 | +22% |
| 23 | Christopher J. Galuardi, MDAnesthesiology · Berlin | 71 | 54 | +31% |
| 24 | Haddijatou S. Ogunsola, MDPain Management · Pasadena | 70 | 42 | +67% |
| 24 | Varada N. Nargund, DOInterventional Pain Management · Glen Burnie | 70 | 119 | −41% |
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.