Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) · North Carolina
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) in North Carolina: the highest-volume physicians
170 physicians in North Carolina billed Medicare for 7,445 radiofrequency ablation (lower back) procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javid M. Baksh, DOPain Management · Asheville | 269 | 227 | +19% |
| 1 | Francis S. Pecoraro, MDInterventional Pain Management · Wilmington | 269 | 336 | −20% |
| 3 | Ryan V. StuckeyAnesthesiology · Chapel Hill | 206 | 198 | +4% |
| 4 | Christopher A. Hess, MDPain Management · Wilmington | 152 | 162 | −6% |
| 5 | Russell V. Gilchrist, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Hickory | 137 | 148 | −7% |
| 6 | Jeremy J. Hoff, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Wilmington | 136 | 178 | −24% |
| 7 | Lawrence A. Montalto, DOPain Management · Shallotte | 122 | 129 | −5% |
| 8 | Raza A. Khan, MDAnesthesiology · Charlotte | 115 | 121 | −5% |
| 9 | Brian P. Hertzberg, MDAnesthesiology · Cary | 104 | 89 | +17% |
| 10 | John H. Knab, MDInterventional Pain Management · Wilmington | 97 | 109 | −11% |
| 11 | Jeffrey E. Peacock, MDAnesthesiology · Winston Salem | 94 | 84 | +12% |
| 12 | Jugal M. Dalal, MDAnesthesiology · Charlotte | 92 | 53 | +74% |
| 13 | Matthew J. Swiber, MDPain Management · Morehead City | 88 | 70 | +26% |
| 14 | Sunil K. Arora, MDInterventional Pain Management · Wilmington | 84 | 78 | +8% |
| 15 | Michael G. MuellerInterventional Pain Management · Pinehurst | 83 | 38 | +118% |
| 15 | Christopher J. Godbout, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Cary | 83 | 75 | +11% |
| 15 | David A. O'toole, MDPain Management · Kernersville | 83 | 82 | +1% |
| 18 | Timothy W. Reis, DOPain Management · Raleigh | 82 | 76 | +8% |
| 19 | Stephanie J. Plummer, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Belmont | 79 | 66 | +20% |
| 19 | Garlon L. Campbell, MDInterventional Pain Management · Morehead City | 79 | 102 | −23% |
| 21 | Kinjal R. Parikh, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Charlotte | 77 | 53 | +45% |
| 22 | John T. Mansfield, DOPain Management · Asheville | 76 | 48 | +58% |
| 23 | Paul P. Carnes, MDPain Management · Raleigh | 75 | 44 | +70% |
| 23 | Mikio RanahanAnesthesiology · Chapel Hill | 75 | 41 | +83% |
| 25 | Kirk E. Harum, MDInterventional Pain Management · New Bern | 72 | 73 | −1% |
| 25 | Jessica Fuller-Hines, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Elizabeth City | 72 | 65 | +11% |
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.