Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) · Massachusetts
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) in Massachusetts: the highest-volume physicians
102 physicians in Massachusetts billed Medicare for 4,376 radiofrequency ablation (lower back) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew G. Kowal, MDAnesthesiology · Burlington | 178 | 200 | −11% |
| 2 | Andrew J. Demaggio, MDPain Management · Pittsfield | 163 | 109 | +50% |
| 3 | James Celestin, MDPain Management · Worcester | 142 | 84 | +69% |
| 4 | Omar R. Qureshi, DOInterventional Pain Management · Fitchburg | 132 | 110 | +20% |
| 5 | Brett J. Teran, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Plymouth | 127 | 61 | +108% |
| 6 | Minesh S. Patel, MDAnesthesiology · Beverly | 125 | 93 | +34% |
| 7 | Emad S. Younan, MDAnesthesiology · Peabody | 119 | 130 | −8% |
| 8 | Omar H. El Abd, MDInterventional Pain Management · Wellesley | 114 | 96 | +19% |
| 9 | Sherif F. Algendy, MDAnesthesiology · West Bridgewater | 110 | 91 | +21% |
| 10 | Kevin T. Kelly, MDPain Management · Hyannis | 109 | 77 | +42% |
| 11 | Ashraf Farid, MDAnesthesiology · Sturbridge | 103 | 88 | +17% |
| 12 | Demian G. Mousad, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Worcester | 86 | 99 | −13% |
| 13 | John M. Bete, DOPsychiatry · Hyannis | 85 | 92 | −8% |
| 14 | Nirav S. Shah, MD, MBAAnesthesiology · Beverly | 84 | 63 | +33% |
| 15 | Simon Faynzilberg, MDPain Management · Brookline | 81 | 113 | −28% |
| 16 | Kevin Bernard, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Peabody | 71 | 51 | +39% |
| 17 | Sameer O. Kapasi, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Stoneham | 69 | 63 | +10% |
| 18 | Warren C. Mackie-Jenkins, MDPain Management · Boston | 67 | 72 | −7% |
| 19 | Kameel H. Garas, MDInterventional Pain Management · Burlington | 64 | 42 | +52% |
| 20 | Frederic J. Gerges, MDAnesthesiology · Boston | 63 | 62 | +2% |
| 21 | William F. Mayers, MDAnesthesiology · Beverly | 62 | 53 | +17% |
| 22 | Tomoya Sakai, MDPain Management · Dedham | 59 | 53 | +11% |
| 22 | Francis Lee, DOPain Management · Fitchburg | 59 | — | |
| 24 | John C. Keel, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Boston | 57 | 58 | −2% |
| 25 | Kalyan Kalava, MDAnesthesiology · Gardner | 55 | 61 | −10% |
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.