Treatment Tracker

The Doctors and Services in Medicare Part B

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Treatment Tracker » 64484
NERVOUS SYSTEM

Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into

Lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance

Service Code: 64484, Service Type: Medical

Total Paid

$247,335.40

Total Times Performed (or Units)

385,213

Rank Among All Services

484

Includes both office and facility visits.

Services by State

Below are the states in which this service was billed. Click a state for top providers there.


Times Performed State
45,746 Texas
39,959 Florida
39,724 California
21,531 New York
17,758 Pennsylvania
17,255 Georgia
16,595 Michigan
15,917 Illinois
15,819 Arizona
12,372 New Jersey
11,719 Maryland
10,575 Virginia
10,001 Ohio
9,556 Louisiana
9,499 Alabama
8,562 North Carolina
7,947 South Carolina
6,442 Missouri
5,841 Indiana
5,475 Nevada
5,396 Oklahoma
5,172 Massachusetts
4,746 Mississippi
4,345 Utah
4,306 Tennessee
4,250 Colorado
3,344 Wisconsin
2,955 Kentucky
2,793 Connecticut
2,501 Washington
2,411 Kansas
2,376 Delaware
1,795 Arkansas
1,672 Oregon
1,224 West Virginia
982 Idaho
940 New Mexico
720 Nebraska
685 Minnesota
594 New Hampshire
593 Montana
518 Iowa
339 Rhode Island
295 Washington, DC
221 Maine
221 Hawaii
194 Wyoming
177 South Dakota
143 Alaska
72 North Dakota

Top Providers

Below are the top 30 providers who performed this service most often. A provider’s name may appear twice on this list if he/she performs this service in both an office setting and in a facility. Medicare reimburses differently based on place of service and breaks the data out accordingly. Sorting is limited to the top 30 overall providers.


Provider Name Times Performed (or Units) % of Patients Unique Visits Per Patient
SIMON GALAPO

MEADOWBROOK, Pa. 19046

Specialist

55%

of this provider's 833 patients got this service 		2,614

Performed in an office

55%

of this provider's 833 patients got this service		 2.8
EDUARDO TANHUI

NACOGDOCHES, Tex. 75965

Pain Medicine

59%

of this provider's 495 patients got this service 		1,455

Performed in an office

59%

of this provider's 495 patients got this service		 3.8
UDAY DOCTOR

HOUSTON, Tex. 77030

Interventional Pain Medicine

65%

of this provider's 888 patients got this service 		1,305

Performed in a facility

65%

of this provider's 888 patients got this service		 1.5
JONATHAN SULE

VALDOSTA, Ga. 31602

Neurology

65%

of this provider's 309 patients got this service 		1,229

Performed in an office

65%

of this provider's 309 patients got this service		 3.1
ROBERT NESBITT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. 35205

Not Specified

63%

of this provider's 666 patients got this service 		993

Performed in a facility

63%

of this provider's 666 patients got this service		 1.8
PEJMAN SHIRAZY

ENCINO, Calif. 91316

Pain Medicine

43%

of this provider's 892 patients got this service 		907

Performed in an office

43%

of this provider's 892 patients got this service		 2.4
THOMAS MERRIMAN

AMARILLO, Tex. 79106

Pain Medicine

35%

of this provider's 918 patients got this service 		866

Performed in an office

35%

of this provider's 918 patients got this service		 1.8
FRANK VILASUSO

SOUTH MIAMI, Fla. 33143

Not Specified

77%

of this provider's 202 patients got this service 		864

Performed in an office

77%

of this provider's 202 patients got this service		 2.6
RANDALL BREWER

SHREVEPORT, La. 71105

Pain Medicine

20%

of this provider's 1,397 patients got this service 		856

Performed in an office

20%

of this provider's 1,397 patients got this service		 1.8
KENNETH STAGGS

MERIDIAN, Miss. 39301

Interventional Pain Medicine

42%

of this provider's 853 patients got this service 		846

Performed in a facility

42%

of this provider's 853 patients got this service		 2.4
JEFFREY CHARNOV

HOUSTON, Tex. 77024

Interventional Pain Medicine

36%

of this provider's 326 patients got this service 		818

Performed in a facility

36%

of this provider's 326 patients got this service		 2.9
RICHARD CHASE

TUCSON, Ariz. 85718

Pain Medicine

57%

of this provider's 442 patients got this service 		808

Performed in an office

57%

of this provider's 442 patients got this service		 2.6
MICHAEL MCCANN

HOUSTON, Tex. 77030

Interventional Pain Medicine

56%

of this provider's 610 patients got this service 		788

Performed in a facility

56%

of this provider's 610 patients got this service		 1.5
WILLIAM CANO

POTTSTOWN, Pa. 19464

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

64%

of this provider's 215 patients got this service 		774

Performed in an office

64%

of this provider's 215 patients got this service		 2.4
ERIC PEARSON

MERIDIAN, Miss. 39301

Interventional Pain Medicine

54%

of this provider's 773 patients got this service 		748

Performed in a facility

54%

of this provider's 773 patients got this service		 1.8
ALAFURO ORUENE

LAS VEGAS, Nev. 89106

Interventional Pain Medicine

19%

of this provider's 285 patients got this service 		744

Performed in an office

19%

of this provider's 285 patients got this service		 3.8
KENNETH CARLE

TOWSON, Md. 21204

Pain Medicine

66%

of this provider's 187 patients got this service 		743

Performed in an office

66%

of this provider's 187 patients got this service		 3.1
JUSTIN VIGIL

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. 78232

Pain Medicine

39%

of this provider's 588 patients got this service 		722

Performed in an office

39%

of this provider's 588 patients got this service		 2.6
SAMI DAGHER

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. 33435

Interventional Pain Medicine

31%

of this provider's 842 patients got this service 		717

Performed in an office

31%

of this provider's 842 patients got this service		 1.7
GERARDO ZLOCZOVER

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. 33426

Pain Medicine

47%

of this provider's 502 patients got this service 		708

Performed in an office

47%

of this provider's 502 patients got this service		 1.7
ALDON WILLIAMS

BROWNSVILLE, Tex. 78526

Pain Medicine

33%

of this provider's 394 patients got this service 		701

Performed in an office

33%

of this provider's 394 patients got this service		 1.8
JOSEPH NOLAN

N CHARLESTON, S.C. 29406

Interventional Pain Medicine

47%

of this provider's 720 patients got this service 		688

Performed in an office

47%

of this provider's 720 patients got this service		 2
DANIEL KENDALL

ARLINGTON, Va. 22206

Interventional Pain Medicine

31%

of this provider's 1,027 patients got this service 		686

Performed in an office

31%

of this provider's 1,027 patients got this service		 2.1
TIMOTHY WRIGHT

NOVI, Mich. 48374

Interventional Pain Medicine

48%

of this provider's 425 patients got this service 		674

Performed in an office

48%

of this provider's 425 patients got this service		 2
HONG KAI DU

BELLEVILLE, Ill. 62223

Pain Medicine

42%

of this provider's 476 patients got this service 		668

Performed in a facility

42%

of this provider's 476 patients got this service		 2.6
SANJOY SUNDARESAN

WICHITA FALLS, Tex. 76301

Neurological Surgery

64%

of this provider's 370 patients got this service 		667

Performed in an office

64%

of this provider's 370 patients got this service		 2.8
CESAR EURIBE

LADY LAKE, Fla. 32159

Interventional Pain Medicine

17%

of this provider's 1,054 patients got this service 		664

Performed in an office

17%

of this provider's 1,054 patients got this service		 1.8
OMID GHALAMBOR

ALLEN, Tex. 75013

Interventional Pain Medicine

48%

of this provider's 643 patients got this service 		662

Performed in a facility

48%

of this provider's 643 patients got this service		 1.6
PATRICIA BOLTZ

SPANISH FORT, Ala. 36527

Pain Medicine

43%

of this provider's 370 patients got this service 		659

Performed in an office

43%

of this provider's 370 patients got this service		 1.8
JOSEPH NARLOCH

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. 94598

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

53%

of this provider's 836 patients got this service 		644

Performed in a facility

53%

of this provider's 836 patients got this service		 1.3

Sources: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, National Plan and Provider Enumeration System, American Medical Association

Services that begin with a letter come from CMS. All other codes and descriptions of the medical procedures are from the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set, copyright 2015 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Where practical, AMA’s consumer friendly translation of the CPT descriptor was used. ProPublica has received permission from the AMA to use these codes on this site.

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