Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) · South Carolina
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) in South Carolina: the highest-volume physicians
102 physicians in South Carolina billed Medicare for 5,459 radiofrequency ablation (lower back) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason C. Rosenberg, M DPain Management · Murrells Inlet | 231 | 224 | +3% |
| 2 | German Z. Levin, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Mt Pleasant | 173 | 185 | −6% |
| 3 | Christopher A. Beal, DOPain Management · West Columbia | 164 | 158 | +4% |
| 4 | Matthew C. Davies, MDInterventional Pain Management · Murrells Inlet | 144 | 181 | −20% |
| 5 | Michael J. Warden, MDAnesthesiology · Florence | 129 | 31 | +316% |
| 6 | Ryan H. Nobles, MDAnesthesiology · Mt Pleasant | 124 | 113 | +10% |
| 7 | Stephen Q. Parker, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Murrells Inlet | 123 | 199 | −38% |
| 8 | Blake C. Leche, MDAnesthesiology · Anderson | 121 | 130 | −7% |
| 9 | Michael Mosier, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Mt Pleasant | 112 | 52 | +115% |
| 10 | Erin Watson, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Conway | 110 | 105 | +5% |
| 11 | Harrison Plunkett, MDAnesthesiology · Mount Pleasant | 108 | 26 | +315% |
| 11 | Richard B. Kline, MDAnesthesiology · Conway | 108 | 41 | +163% |
| 13 | Elizabeth A. Snoderly, DOPain Management · Florence | 106 | 153 | −31% |
| 14 | John P. Batson, MDPain Management · Hardeeville | 104 | 99 | +5% |
| 15 | Jialiu D. Li, MDInterventional Pain Management · West Columbia | 103 | 137 | −25% |
| 16 | John C. Haasis, MDPain Management · Spartanburg | 98 | 102 | −4% |
| 17 | Jyoti K. Math, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Greenville | 97 | 72 | +35% |
| 18 | Charles J. Nivens, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Bluffton | 95 | 53 | +79% |
| 19 | Edward M. Tavel, MDAnesthesiology · Charleston | 92 | 120 | −23% |
| 20 | Justin K. Hutcheson, MD MSInterventional Pain Management · Greenville | 88 | 102 | −14% |
| 21 | James Viapiano, MDAnesthesiology · Columbia | 77 | 64 | +20% |
| 22 | Ryan C. Hill, MDAnesthesiology · Bluffton | 76 | 66 | +15% |
| 22 | Stephen E. Boatwright, MDAnesthesiology · Myrtle Beach | 76 | 81 | −6% |
| 22 | Walter B. Schuyler, MDAnesthesiology · Beaufort | 76 | 104 | −27% |
| 22 | David M. Hall, MDAnesthesiology · Greenville | 76 | 42 | +81% |
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.