Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) · Mississippi
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) in Mississippi: the highest-volume physicians
48 physicians in Mississippi billed Medicare for 3,085 radiofrequency ablation (lower back) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas Tucker, MDAnesthesiology · Starkville | 230 | 204 | +13% |
| 2 | Michael C. Scarbrough, MDInterventional Pain Management · Corinth | 222 | 157 | +41% |
| 3 | Rex B. Williams, MDPain Management · Starkville | 184 | 204 | −10% |
| 4 | David L. Mckellar, MDInterventional Pain Management · Hattiesburg | 151 | 176 | −14% |
| 5 | Charles C. Martin, MDAnesthesiology · Meridian | 122 | 155 | −21% |
| 6 | Kelly M. Coleman, MDPain Management · Vancleave | 112 | 84 | +33% |
| 7 | Anthony L. Armstrong, MDAnesthesiology · Corinth | 99 | 188 | −47% |
| 8 | Matthew Q. Barfield, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Pascagoula | 91 | 100 | −9% |
| 9 | Jeremy Smitherman, MDPain Management · Flowood | 84 | 72 | +17% |
| 9 | Leonel K. Vance, MDInterventional Pain Management · Madison | 84 | 57 | +47% |
| 9 | Kevin M. Silver, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Tupelo | 84 | 58 | +45% |
| 12 | Huntington T. Hapworth, MDPain Management · Pascagoula | 80 | 85 | −6% |
| 13 | Neilson V. Tran, MDPain Management · Bay St Louis | 79 | 46 | +72% |
| 13 | Jimmy R. Windham, MDPain Management · Tupelo | 79 | 29 | +172% |
| 15 | Alan J. Torrey, MDAnesthesiology · Vicksburg | 72 | 79 | −9% |
| 16 | Samir Tomajian, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Gulfport | 71 | 66 | +8% |
| 17 | Eric Pearson, MDInterventional Pain Management · Meridian | 70 | 95 | −26% |
| 18 | Jay P. Mcdonald, MDPain Management · Southaven | 67 | 64 | +5% |
| 19 | Thomas Buford, DOInterventional Pain Management · Flowood | 66 | 39 | +69% |
| 20 | Landon T. Burns, MDAnesthesiology · Flowood | 65 | 61 | +7% |
| 20 | Azhar Pasha, MDPain Management · Meridian | 65 | 103 | −37% |
| 22 | Yen Chou J. Chen, MDPain Management · Ocean Springs | 63 | 89 | −29% |
| 23 | Ryan Mcgaughey, MDPain Management · Jackson | 61 | 141 | −57% |
| 24 | Parker L. Bell, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Hattiesburg | 57 | 52 | +10% |
| 25 | Jackson Walters, MDAnesthesiology · Columbus | 55 | 48 | +15% |
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.