Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) · Montana
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) in Montana: the highest-volume physicians
22 physicians in Montana billed Medicare for 651 radiofrequency ablation (lower back) procedures in 2024. The top 22, with the year before beside it.
Top 22
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler S. Clark, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Billings | 52 | 56 | −7% |
| 1 | Earl S. Healy, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Billings | 52 | 26 | +100% |
| 3 | Eugene A. Slocum, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Bozeman | 51 | 42 | +21% |
| 4 | Ned C. Kneeland, MDPain Management · Kalispell | 49 | 49 | +0% |
| 5 | Samuel M. Spanbauer, DOPain Management · Great Falls | 40 | 92 | −57% |
| 6 | Christopher T. Caldwell, DOFamily Practice · Missoula | 33 | 49 | −33% |
| 7 | Charles Aragon, MDAnesthesiology · Billings | 31 | 31 | +0% |
| 8 | Lindsey J. Beck, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Billings | 30 | 37 | −19% |
| 8 | Anna Coles, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Kalispell | 30 | 34 | −12% |
| 10 | Kert Christensen, DOAnesthesiology · Billings | 28 | 24 | +17% |
| 11 | Patrick R. Danaher, DOAnesthesiology · Missoula | 27 | 36 | −25% |
| 12 | Aaron L. Cross, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Helena | 26 | 29 | −10% |
| 12 | Timothy J. Strigenz, MDAnesthesiology · Bozeman | 26 | 21 | +24% |
| 14 | Kegan J. Cunniff, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Missoula | 25 | — | |
| 15 | Craig K. Sweeney, DOAnesthesiology · Great Falls | 24 | 22 | +9% |
| 15 | Saugat Dey, MDPain Management · Great Falls | 24 | 22 | +9% |
| 17 | Oscar G. Heyman, DOInterventional Pain Management · Missoula | 23 | 33 | −30% |
| 17 | Michael Hovland, MDAnesthesiology · Billings | 23 | 15 | |
| 19 | Andrew M. Schmitt, MDAnesthesiology · Billings | 16 | 11 | |
| 20 | Joseph G. Sramek, MDNeurosurgery · Kalispell | 15 | 18 | |
| 21 | Anita M. Taylor, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Helena | 14 | 17 | |
| 22 | Stephen Kemple, DOAnesthesiology · Missoula | 12 | — |
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.