Spinal cord stimulator · Tennessee
Spinal cord stimulator in Tennessee: the highest-volume physicians
31 physicians in Tennessee billed Medicare for 1,558 spinal cord stimulator procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael M. Wilkinson, MD,Pain Management · Johnson City | 109 | 120 | −9% |
| 2 | Eric J. Homberg, MDAnesthesiology · Jackson | 107 | 109 | −2% |
| 3 | Brad P. Wilson, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Hendersonville | 93 | 122 | −24% |
| 4 | Chine S. Logan, DONeurology · Nashville | 88 | 39 | +126% |
| 5 | Christopher M. Sobey, MDAnesthesiology · Nashville | 87 | 56 | +55% |
| 6 | Jeremy Walker, MDAnesthesiology · Nashville | 84 | 83 | +1% |
| 7 | Arthur J. Ulm, MDNeurosurgery · Nashville | 82 | 48 | +71% |
| 8 | James J. Choo, MDInterventional Pain Management · Knoxville | 56 | 73 | −23% |
| 8 | Kenneth T. Sykes, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Columbia | 56 | 45 | +24% |
| 10 | William R. Schooley, MDNeurosurgery · Nashville | 54 | 65 | −17% |
| 11 | Carlos E. Rivera-Tavarez, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Cordova | 50 | — | |
| 12 | Andrew Dudas, MDInterventional Pain Management · Memphis | 48 | 33 | +45% |
| 12 | John E. Blake, MDInterventional Pain Management · Chattanooga | 48 | 40 | +20% |
| 14 | John C. Welker, MDPain Management · Antioch | 46 | 109 | −58% |
| 15 | James W. Eby, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Mt Juliet | 45 | 33 | +36% |
| 16 | James Wike, MDPain Management · Knoxville | 43 | — | |
| 17 | Arion A. Smalley, MDPain Management · Chattanooga | 41 | — | |
| 17 | Matthew D. Kangas, MDAnesthesiology · Memphis | 41 | — | |
| 19 | Gregory N. Ball, MDAnesthesiology · Chattanooga | 39 | 64 | −39% |
| 20 | John R. Schneider, MDNeurology · Murfreesboro | 37 | 49 | −24% |
| 21 | Quoc P. TranPain Management · Cookeville | 36 | 29 | +24% |
| 22 | Richard Boyer, MDNeurosurgery · Knoxville | 34 | 40 | −15% |
| 22 | Iain M. Bailey, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Johnson City | 34 | — | |
| 24 | William E. Seely, MDInterventional Pain Management · Jackson | 31 | 22 | +41% |
| 25 | Michael D. Hermann, MDAnesthesiology · Chattanooga | 30 | — |
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.