Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) · New York
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) in New York: the highest-volume physicians
216 physicians in New York billed Medicare for 8,337 radiofrequency ablation (lower back) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergey V. Bogdan, MDInterventional Pain Management · Brooklyn | 268 | 306 | −12% |
| 2 | Ji H. Han, MDPain Management · Flushing | 179 | 170 | +5% |
| 3 | Luis M. Fandos, MDInterventional Pain Management · Babylon | 151 | 136 | +11% |
| 4 | Trusha N. Shah, MDAnesthesiology · Lake Success | 135 | 110 | +23% |
| 5 | William Caldwell, DOPain Management · Stony Brook | 129 | 110 | +17% |
| 6 | Timothy D. Groth, MDInterventional Pain Management · Smithtown | 117 | 148 | −21% |
| 7 | Brian Durkin, DOPain Management · Port Jefferson | 116 | 72 | +61% |
| 8 | Vadim Kushnerik, MDPain Management · New York | 114 | 121 | −6% |
| 9 | Mehrdad Hedayatnia, MDPain Management · Brooklyn | 112 | 121 | −7% |
| 10 | Gaurav Jain, MDPain Management · Williamsville | 111 | 79 | +41% |
| 11 | Yohan Lee, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Plainview | 107 | 81 | +32% |
| 12 | Kenneth B. Chapman, MDAnesthesiology · Staten Island | 99 | 116 | −15% |
| 13 | Ehsan Abdeshahian, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · New York | 98 | 41 | +139% |
| 14 | Amit Sharma, MDPain Management · Bay Shore | 93 | 74 | +26% |
| 15 | Ramesh K. Damacharla, MDAnesthesiology · Newburgh | 90 | 95 | −5% |
| 16 | Jonathan A. Finkelstein, MDInterventional Pain Management · Babylon | 88 | 52 | +69% |
| 17 | Oren Ambalu, MDAnesthesiology · Lake Katrine | 80 | 70 | +14% |
| 18 | Thierry Bonnabesse, MDInterventional Pain Management · Plattsburgh | 76 | 96 | −21% |
| 19 | Cheryl E. Daves, MDPain Management · Woodbury | 74 | 75 | −1% |
| 20 | Vincent G. Johnson, DOAnesthesiology · Babylon | 73 | 93 | −22% |
| 20 | Thomas A. Riolo, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · New York | 73 | 50 | +46% |
| 22 | Vishal P. Rekhala, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Poughkeepsie | 72 | 56 | +29% |
| 22 | Eric Tallarico, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · North Syracuse | 72 | 60 | +20% |
| 24 | Charles F. Gordon, MDInterventional Pain Management · Clifton Park | 70 | 58 | +21% |
| 25 | Jason Kreiner, MDPain Management · Brooklyn | 68 | 57 | +19% |
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.