Treatment Tracker

The Doctors and Services in Medicare Part B

This database was last updated in December 2017. It should only be used as a historical snapshot. More recent data is available via the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ lookup tool.

Treatment Tracker » 64491
NERVOUS SYSTEM

Injections of upper or middle spine facet

Joint using imaging guidance

Service Code: 64491, Service Type: Medical

Total Paid

$178,273.17

Total Times Performed (or Units)

108,629

Rank Among All Services

875

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
14,719 Florida
9,351 Texas
7,228 Michigan
6,808 California
4,019 Georgia
3,791 Arizona
3,672 Pennsylvania
3,620 Ohio
3,484 Indiana
3,191 New York
3,066 Kentucky
2,920 Virginia
2,622 South Carolina
2,593 Alabama
2,446 New Jersey
2,417 Missouri
2,261 Oklahoma
2,167 Tennessee
2,156 Massachusetts
2,107 North Carolina
2,090 Illinois
1,909 Arkansas
1,821 Mississippi
1,790 Maryland
1,770 Louisiana
1,754 Nevada
1,483 Wisconsin
1,370 Colorado
949 Kansas
941 West Virginia
886 Utah
764 Washington
756 Minnesota
740 Connecticut
738 Oregon
643 New Mexico
618 Delaware
585 Maine
365 Nebraska
339 Iowa
309 South Dakota
285 New Hampshire
271 Vermont
212 Idaho
114 Montana
103 North Dakota
79 Washington, DC
57 Wyoming
54 Rhode Island
38 Alaska
14 Hawaii

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
FRANK PATINO

LIVONIA, Mich. 48154

Emergency Medical Services

63%

of this provider's 272 patients got this service 		1,051

Performed in an office

63%

of this provider's 272 patients got this service		 6.1
LAXMAIAH MANCHIKANTI

PADUCAH, Ky. 42003

Interventional Pain Medicine

20%

of this provider's 1,515 patients got this service 		931

Performed in a facility

20%

of this provider's 1,515 patients got this service		 3
BIJAN BADIHIAN

CLAREMONT, Calif. 91711

Hospice and Palliative Medicine

14%

of this provider's 440 patients got this service 		459

Performed in an office

14%

of this provider's 440 patients got this service		 7.4
ANDRES VEGA

HIALEAH, Fla. 33316

Anesthesiology

52%

of this provider's 343 patients got this service 		447

Performed in an office

52%

of this provider's 343 patients got this service		 2.5
JOSEPH NOLAN

N CHARLESTON, S.C. 29406

Interventional Pain Medicine

23%

of this provider's 720 patients got this service 		417

Performed in an office

23%

of this provider's 720 patients got this service		 2.5
ANDREAS REVELIS

TULSA, Okla. 74104

Pain Medicine

9%

of this provider's 1,938 patients got this service 		399

Performed in an office

9%

of this provider's 1,938 patients got this service		 2.4
MARTIN MARTUCCI

TULSA, Okla. 74104

Pain Medicine

11%

of this provider's 1,886 patients got this service 		379

Performed in an office

11%

of this provider's 1,886 patients got this service		 1.9
ALEXANDER LEVIN

EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. 08816

Specialist

73%

of this provider's 153 patients got this service 		327

Performed in an office

73%

of this provider's 153 patients got this service		 2.9
KEITH JAVERY

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. 49546

Interventional Pain Medicine

34%

of this provider's 351 patients got this service 		319

Performed in an office

34%

of this provider's 351 patients got this service		 2.7
AZHAR PASHA

MERIDIAN, Miss. 39301

Pain Medicine

11%

of this provider's 1,545 patients got this service 		318

Performed in a facility

11%

of this provider's 1,545 patients got this service		 1.9
GURPREET PADDA

SAINT LOUIS, Mo. 63109

Pain Medicine

23%

of this provider's 819 patients got this service 		316

Performed in an office

23%

of this provider's 819 patients got this service		 1.7
WILLIAM HOGAN

FREMONT, Ohio 43420

Pain Medicine

16%

of this provider's 864 patients got this service 		305

Performed in a facility

16%

of this provider's 864 patients got this service		 2.2
RASSAN TARABEIN

DAPHNE, Ala. 36526

Neurology

53%

of this provider's 295 patients got this service 		287

Performed in an office

53%

of this provider's 295 patients got this service		 1.9
GEORGE HAMMITT

TUPELO, Miss. 38801

Pain Medicine

14%

of this provider's 1,043 patients got this service 		285

Performed in a facility

14%

of this provider's 1,043 patients got this service		 1.9
KIRK KINARD

OXFORD, Miss. 38655

Interventional Pain Medicine

20%

of this provider's 726 patients got this service 		284

Performed in a facility

20%

of this provider's 726 patients got this service		 1.9
NATHANIEL LOWEN

BOCA RATON, Fla. 33496

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine

9%

of this provider's 1,378 patients got this service 		274

Performed in an office

9%

of this provider's 1,378 patients got this service		 2.2
JOHN ROBERTS

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. 35801

Interventional Pain Medicine

7%

of this provider's 2,034 patients got this service 		271

Performed in a facility

7%

of this provider's 2,034 patients got this service		 1.9
MARK GOSTINE

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. 49546

Interventional Pain Medicine

32%

of this provider's 350 patients got this service 		265

Performed in an office

32%

of this provider's 350 patients got this service		 2.4
SPILIOS PAPPAS

DETROIT, Mich. 48202

Emergency Medicine

65%

of this provider's 298 patients got this service 		261

Performed in an office

65%

of this provider's 298 patients got this service		 1.4
JAIME LIM

WICHITA FALLS, Tex. 76301

Pain Medicine

23%

of this provider's 493 patients got this service 		259

Performed in an office

23%

of this provider's 493 patients got this service		 2.3
GODWIN MADUKA

LAS VEGAS, Nev. 89103

Not Specified

16%

of this provider's 673 patients got this service 		247

Performed in a facility

16%

of this provider's 673 patients got this service		 2.3
SCOTT MARTIN

HENDERSON, Nev. 89052

Pain Medicine

15%

of this provider's 695 patients got this service 		246

Performed in a facility

15%

of this provider's 695 patients got this service		 2.4
CHITTA THIAGARAJAH

LANCASTER, Calif. 93534

Pain Medicine

21%

of this provider's 595 patients got this service 		246

Performed in a facility

21%

of this provider's 595 patients got this service		 2
UDAYA DESILVA

PALMDALE, Calif. 93551

Pain Medicine

23%

of this provider's 578 patients got this service 		243

Performed in a facility

23%

of this provider's 578 patients got this service		 1.9
SUNIL GERA

JONESBORO, Ark. 72401

Interventional Pain Medicine

20%

of this provider's 442 patients got this service 		240

Performed in an office

20%

of this provider's 442 patients got this service		 2.7
FLORIN NICOLAE

TOPEKA, Kan. 66606

Anesthesiology

20%

of this provider's 665 patients got this service 		239

Performed in a facility

20%

of this provider's 665 patients got this service		 1.8
ADOLFO CUADRA

GRAY, La. 70359

Interventional Pain Medicine

14%

of this provider's 785 patients got this service 		228

Performed in a facility

14%

of this provider's 785 patients got this service		 2.1
JOSEPH GLAZIER

SOUTH BEND, Ind. 46635

Interventional Pain Medicine

25%

of this provider's 479 patients got this service 		223

Performed in an office

25%

of this provider's 479 patients got this service		 1.8
ABDUL HAQ

YPSILANTI, Mich. 48197

Geriatric Medicine

44%

of this provider's 256 patients got this service 		222

Performed in an office

44%

of this provider's 256 patients got this service		 2
EDUARDO TANHUI

NACOGDOCHES, Tex. 75965

Pain Medicine

21%

of this provider's 495 patients got this service 		219

Performed in an office

21%

of this provider's 495 patients got this service		 2.1

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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