Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) · Utah
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) in Utah: the highest-volume physicians
69 physicians in Utah billed Medicare for 3,868 radiofrequency ablation (lower back) procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryt Christensen, MDPain Management · St George | 137 | 162 | −15% |
| 2 | Joseph C. Empey, MDAnesthesiology · St George | 128 | 142 | −10% |
| 3 | Spencer G. Wells, MDPain Management · Saint George | 123 | 120 | +3% |
| 4 | Craig W. Davis, MDPain Management · West Jordan | 120 | 109 | +10% |
| 5 | Cole W. Robinson, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Richfield | 118 | 86 | +37% |
| 6 | Casey W. Muir, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · St George | 110 | 135 | −19% |
| 7 | Natalie B. Winter, MDAnesthesiology · Salt Lake City | 107 | 108 | −1% |
| 8 | Rick W. Obray, MDDiagnostic Radiology · St George | 103 | 124 | −17% |
| 9 | Marc A. Caragea, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Salt Lake City | 98 | 26 | +277% |
| 10 | Raul K. Weston, MDAnesthesiology · Bountiful | 95 | 84 | +13% |
| 11 | Stacie L. Oliver, MDPain Management · St George | 94 | 58 | +62% |
| 12 | Derek L. Frieden, MDInterventional Pain Management · St. George | 93 | 107 | −13% |
| 13 | Ryan K. Workman, DOPain Management · Saint George | 91 | 94 | −3% |
| 14 | Jon B. Obray, MDPain Management · St George | 88 | 99 | −11% |
| 14 | J Riley Stringham, MDAnesthesiology · Provo | 88 | 86 | +2% |
| 16 | Ashleigh A. Byrne, MDPain Management · West Jordan | 86 | 87 | −1% |
| 17 | Eric W. Innes, MDAnesthesiology · Orem | 82 | 100 | −18% |
| 18 | Aaron Smith, MDPain Management · Salt Lake City | 78 | — | |
| 19 | Rajiv Shah, MDInterventional Pain Management · Cottonwood Heights | 77 | 84 | −8% |
| 20 | Brian H. Morgan, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Layton | 74 | 53 | +40% |
| 21 | Geeta Nagpal, MDPain Management · West Jordan | 73 | 22 | +232% |
| 22 | Ashley R. Donaldson, MDPain Management · Provo | 72 | 62 | +16% |
| 23 | Jeremy Joyal, MDAnesthesiology · Draper | 71 | 42 | +69% |
| 24 | Richard L. Glines, MDAnesthesiology · Salt Lake City | 65 | 103 | −37% |
| 25 | Vikas Garg, MDPain Management · Logan | 64 | 48 | +33% |
| 25 | Austin L. Albright, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Salt Lake City | 64 | 51 | +25% |
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.