Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) · Virginia
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) in Virginia: the highest-volume physicians
119 physicians in Virginia billed Medicare for 7,858 radiofrequency ablation (lower back) procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel R. Kendall, DOInterventional Pain Management · Mc Lean | 436 | 444 | −2% |
| 2 | Ritu Varma, MDAnesthesiology · Springfield | 228 | 157 | +45% |
| 3 | Chheany W. Ung, MDInterventional Pain Management · Roanoke | 221 | 172 | +28% |
| 4 | Waheed S. Baksh, MD, DPTInterventional Pain Management · Winchester | 192 | 138 | +39% |
| 5 | Charles M. Gibellato, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Mechanicsville | 167 | 158 | +6% |
| 6 | Richard B. Messinger, MDInterventional Pain Management · Charlottesville | 165 | 151 | +9% |
| 7 | Rebecca R. Shoemaker, MDPain Management · Newport News | 159 | 98 | +62% |
| 8 | Yaoming Gu, MDInterventional Pain Management · Richmond | 149 | 151 | −1% |
| 9 | Bhavin S. Suthar, MDInterventional Pain Management · Fredericksburg | 134 | 148 | −9% |
| 10 | Justin D. Dumont, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · North Chesterfield | 132 | 91 | +45% |
| 11 | Costa G. Soteropoulos, MDInterventional Pain Management · Fredericksburg | 129 | 134 | −4% |
| 12 | Islam A. Saleh, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Lynchburg | 124 | 107 | +16% |
| 12 | Usman Zafar, MDInterventional Pain Management · Manassas | 124 | 64 | +94% |
| 14 | Tejal Raju, MDAnesthesiology · Christiansburg | 119 | 82 | +45% |
| 15 | Murray E. Joiner, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Roanoke | 115 | 157 | −27% |
| 15 | John W. Snyder, MDInterventional Pain Management · Colonial Heights | 115 | 116 | −1% |
| 17 | Nadeem A. Khan, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Chester | 114 | 126 | −10% |
| 18 | Stephen P. Long, MDInterventional Pain Management · Richmond | 104 | 121 | −14% |
| 19 | Samuel F. Luebbert, MDInterventional Pain Management · Rockingham | 98 | 123 | −20% |
| 20 | Bradley A. Stovall, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Henrico | 97 | 68 | +43% |
| 20 | Raj N. Sureja, MDInterventional Pain Management · Newport News | 97 | 83 | +17% |
| 22 | Rasheed A. Siddiqui, MDInterventional Pain Management · Charlottesville | 94 | 64 | +47% |
| 23 | Joseph W. Frye, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Big Stone Gap | 93 | 62 | +50% |
| 24 | Matthew D. Holland, MDPain Management · Charlottesville | 92 | 97 | −5% |
| 25 | Suneetha Budampati, MDInterventional Pain Management · Arlington | 91 | 100 | −9% |
| 25 | John M. Barsanti, MDPain Management · Richmond | 91 | 88 | +3% |
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.