Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) · Tennessee
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) in Tennessee: the highest-volume physicians
107 physicians in Tennessee billed Medicare for 5,597 radiofrequency ablation (lower back) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce B. Fry, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Knoxville | 229 | 189 | +21% |
| 2 | Kenneth M. Homolya, MDPain Management · Brentwood | 169 | 186 | −9% |
| 3 | Jeffrey Hall, MDAnesthesiology · Cordova | 154 | 118 | +31% |
| 4 | Joshua L. Hare, DOPain Management · Chattanooga | 153 | 72 | +113% |
| 5 | Matthew D. Kangas, MDAnesthesiology · Memphis | 137 | 108 | +27% |
| 6 | Michael C. Bowman, DOPain Management · Murfreesboro | 120 | 81 | +48% |
| 7 | Andrew Dudas, MDInterventional Pain Management · Memphis | 112 | 98 | +14% |
| 8 | Kenneth T. Sykes, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Columbia | 111 | 94 | +18% |
| 9 | Robert D. Todd, MDPain Management · Hermitage | 110 | 137 | −20% |
| 10 | Frederick W. Terry, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Bristol | 109 | 70 | +56% |
| 11 | Eric J. Homberg, MDAnesthesiology · Jackson | 105 | 76 | +38% |
| 12 | Dennis G. Harris, MDInterventional Pain Management · Morristown | 101 | 69 | +46% |
| 13 | Brad P. Wilson, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Hendersonville | 95 | 140 | −32% |
| 14 | Michael D. Hermann, MDAnesthesiology · Chattanooga | 91 | 63 | +44% |
| 15 | Kevin Smith, MDAnesthesiology · Chattanooga | 88 | 80 | +10% |
| 15 | Jason M. Herndon, MDAnesthesiology · Manchester | 88 | 77 | +14% |
| 17 | Akshay Menon, MDPain Management · Murfreesboro | 86 | 60 | +43% |
| 17 | Michael C. Craig, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Knoxville | 86 | 107 | −20% |
| 19 | James J. Choo, MDInterventional Pain Management · Knoxville | 80 | 99 | −19% |
| 20 | James Wike, MDPain Management · Knoxville | 75 | 71 | +6% |
| 21 | James W. Eby, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Mt Juliet | 74 | 75 | −1% |
| 21 | Phillip L. Beaulieu, MDPain Management · Nashville | 74 | 56 | +32% |
| 23 | Timothy H. Miller, MDPain Management · Antioch | 73 | 79 | −8% |
| 23 | Moacir Schnapp, MDInterventional Pain Management · Memphis | 73 | 58 | +26% |
| 25 | Brian Wetherington, MDInterventional Pain Management · Alcoa | 71 | 45 | +58% |
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.