Spinal cord stimulator · California
Spinal cord stimulator in California: the highest-volume physicians
68 physicians in California billed Medicare for 4,222 spinal cord stimulator procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sayed Monis, MDNeurology · Brawley | 472 | 197 | +140% |
| 2 | Justice OtcherePhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Fresno | 211 | 176 | +20% |
| 3 | Paul KyPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Fresno | 161 | 142 | +13% |
| 4 | Timothy Rushmer, MDAnesthesiology · Chico | 144 | — | |
| 5 | David K. Wahba, MDPain Management · Bakersfield | 143 | 144 | −1% |
| 6 | Jeffrey B. Glaser, MDAnesthesiology · Encino | 102 | 132 | −23% |
| 7 | Juan F. Sarti, MDAnesthesiology · Stockton | 99 | 106 | −7% |
| 8 | Rasheed Amireh, MDPain Management · Fresno | 93 | 73 | +27% |
| 9 | Thomas S. Nasser, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Lancaster | 87 | 56 | +55% |
| 9 | Amitabh U. Goswami, DO, MPHAnesthesiology · Fresno | 87 | 92 | −5% |
| 11 | Jason E. Pope, MDPain Management · Santa Rosa | 85 | 151 | −44% |
| 12 | Zachary J. Lipman, MDAnesthesiology · Chico | 82 | 110 | −25% |
| 12 | Andrew H. Thio, MDPain Management · Murrieta | 82 | 44 | +86% |
| 14 | Michael I. Yang, MDAnesthesiology · Santa Rosa | 79 | 76 | +4% |
| 15 | Lance G. Larsen, MDPain Management · Fresno | 78 | 60 | +30% |
| 16 | Harjot S. Bhandal, MDAnesthesiology · Santa Rosa | 76 | 111 | −32% |
| 17 | Ramana K. Naidu, MDAnesthesiology · Larkspur | 74 | 60 | +23% |
| 18 | Robert M. Hullander, MDInterventional Pain Management · Santa Barbara | 72 | 34 | +112% |
| 19 | Zachary C. Cohen, MDPain Management · San Diego | 70 | — | |
| 20 | Ashok M. Parmar, MDPain Management · Bakersfield | 68 | 70 | −3% |
| 21 | Mersedeh Karimian, DOPain Management · Apple Valley | 65 | 37 | +76% |
| 22 | Raymond G. Tatevossian, MDAnesthesiology · Burbank | 64 | 35 | +83% |
| 22 | Roland D. Reinhart, MDInterventional Pain Management · Palm Desert | 64 | 70 | −9% |
| 24 | Ezell Askew, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Lodi | 63 | — | |
| 25 | Theodore E. Workman, MDPain Management · Redding | 57 | 67 | −15% |
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.