Spinal cord stimulator · Alabama
Spinal cord stimulator in Alabama: the highest-volume physicians
11 physicians in Alabama billed Medicare for 396 spinal cord stimulator procedures in 2024. The top 11, with the year before beside it.
Top 11
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roberto D. Chang, MDInterventional Pain Management · Hoover | 72 | 47 | +53% |
| 2 | Michael A. Cosgrove, MDAnesthesiology · Huntsville | 51 | 50 | +2% |
| 3 | Grant D. Stone, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Mobile | 44 | — | |
| 4 | Robert Hannahan, MDAnesthesiology · Enterprise | 37 | — | |
| 5 | Richard C. Thomason, MDInterventional Pain Management · Tuscaloosa | 33 | 38 | −13% |
| 6 | Elliott G. Pennington, MDAnesthesiology · Daphne | 32 | — | |
| 7 | Richard T. Webb, MDAnesthesiology · Foley | 31 | 31 | +0% |
| 8 | Robert W. Nesbitt, MDInterventional Pain Management · Vestavia Hills | 28 | — | |
| 9 | Jacob A. Vella, MDInterventional Pain Management · Montgomery | 26 | — | |
| 10 | John H. Irons, MDAnesthesiology · Vestavia | 22 | 30 | −27% |
| 11 | Bradley P. Katz, M DPain Management · Montgomery | 20 | 24 | −17% |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 63650), 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.