Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) · West Virginia

Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) in West Virginia: the highest-volume physicians

24 physicians in West Virginia billed Medicare for 1,361 radiofrequency ablation (lower back) procedures in 2024. The top 24, with the year before beside it.

Procedure State

Top 24

Rank	Physician	2024	2023	Change
1	Joseph M. De Lapa, MDPain Management · Huntington	147	164	−10%
2	Annas Sabbagh, DOPain Management · Bridgeport	144	133	+8%
3	Gobind P. Singh, MDPain Management · Bridgeport	143	168	−15%
4	Francis M. Saldanha, MDAnesthesiology · Charleston	83	77	+8%
5	Rudy M. Malayil, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Huntington	80	72	+11%
6	Luay Mrad, MDPain Management · Parkersburg	79	75	+5%
7	Andrew C. Thymius, DOInterventional Pain Management · Beckley	77	65	+18%
8	Timothy R. Deer, MDPain Management · Charleston	74	90	−18%
8	Benjamin L. Krepps, DOAnesthesiology · Martinsburg	74	99	−25%
10	Leslie S. Foster, DOPain Management · Martinsburg	55	33	+67%
11	Shoji Ishigami, MD, PHDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Martinsburg	48	51	−6%
12	Adam D. Tune, MDPain Management · Wheeling	46	45	+2%
13	Jonathan W. Pratt, MDPain Management · Morgantown	43	63	−32%
14	Christopher K. Kim, MDPain Management · Charleston	41	72	−43%
15	Mack J. Arroliga, MDPain Management · Huntington	32	44	−27%
16	Onyechi Megafu, MDAnesthesiology · Huntington	30	35	−14%
16	Nathan C. Berry, DOPain Management · Fairmont	30	43	−30%
18	Stephanie H. Le, MDPain Management · Weirton	28	34	−18%
19	Ghassan T. Moufarrege, MDPain Management · Huntington	26	40	−35%
20	Ahmet H. Ozturk, MDAnesthesiology · Huntington	22	20	+10%
21	Jorge W. Roig, MDAnesthesiology · Weirton	18	26	−31%
22	Corinne M. Layne Stuart, DOPain Management · Bridgeport	17	31	−45%
23	Lucas A. Bracero, MD, MBAPain Management · Charleston	12	—
23	Richard Vaglienti, MDAnesthesiology · Morgantown	12	—

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.