Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) · Wisconsin
Radiofrequency ablation (lower back) in Wisconsin: the highest-volume physicians
103 physicians in Wisconsin billed Medicare for 3,301 radiofrequency ablation (lower back) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carol S. Carlson, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Altoona | 171 | 108 | +58% |
| 2 | Eliot M. Wickliff, MDPain Management · Milwaukee | 134 | 128 | +5% |
| 3 | David M. Junker, MDInterventional Pain Management · Eau Claire | 119 | 89 | +34% |
| 4 | Michael A. Roegner, MDPain Management · Appleton | 92 | 33 | +179% |
| 5 | Cyril N. Philip, MDInterventional Pain Management · Lake Geneva | 75 | 49 | +53% |
| 6 | Luciana C. Berceanu, MDInterventional Pain Management · Greenfield | 74 | 50 | +48% |
| 7 | Mark K. Aasen, MDPain Management · Greenfield | 69 | 69 | +0% |
| 8 | Travis M. Hecker, MDPain Management · Summit | 68 | 40 | +70% |
| 9 | Ryan W. Clark, DOInterventional Pain Management · Green Bay | 67 | 49 | +37% |
| 10 | Larry Manders, MDAnesthesiology · Madison | 60 | 68 | −12% |
| 11 | Louis F. Noto, MDAnesthesiology · Waukesha | 58 | 53 | +9% |
| 12 | Jeffrey S. Quintana, MDAnesthesiology · Milwaukee | 54 | 48 | +13% |
| 13 | Jared S. Greenberg, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Appleton | 51 | 46 | +11% |
| 14 | Muhammad Ubaidulhaq, MDPain Management · Marshfield | 50 | 87 | −43% |
| 14 | Richard N. Siegfried, MDPain Management · La Crosse | 50 | 47 | +6% |
| 16 | Michael Pudenz, MDAnesthesiology · Madison | 49 | 37 | +32% |
| 17 | Margaret Klatt, MDPain Management · Manitowoc | 48 | 41 | +17% |
| 17 | Stephen M. Endres, MDInterventional Pain Management · Eau Claire | 48 | 96 | −50% |
| 19 | Douglas Keehn, DOPain Management · Fort Atkinson | 46 | 48 | −4% |
| 20 | Stephanie A. Neuman, MDPain Management · La Crosse | 45 | 43 | +5% |
| 20 | Trinh G. Truong, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Shorewood | 45 | 34 | +32% |
| 22 | Thomas N. Thorsen, DOInterventional Pain Management · Mequon | 43 | 50 | −14% |
| 22 | Peter V. Gikas, MD, MDIVPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Milwaukee | 43 | 23 | +87% |
| 24 | Atit Shah, MDPain Management · Sheboygan | 42 | 32 | +31% |
| 25 | Michelle A. Poliak-Tunis, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Madison | 40 | 32 | +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.