Highest-Volume Radiofrequency Ablation — Lumbar Facet Surgeons in Alabama (2026 update)
70 Alabama providers billed Medicare for Radiofrequency Ablation — Lumbar Facet (CPT 64635) in 2024. The top 10 by case volume are below — the full ranked list, CSV export and competitor-payment intel are available with a DocVol subscription ($199/mo, cancel anytime).
Database refreshed July 2026Live NPPES registryⓘ sources
| # | Surgeon | Location | Medicare cases (2024) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pavan Telang, M.D. | Florence, AL | 164 |
| 2 | Bradley Katz, M. D. | Montgomery, AL | 152 |
| 3 | Michael Cosgrove, M.D. | Huntsville, AL | 129 |
| 4 | Ryan Almeida, MD | Birmingham, AL | 127 |
| 5 | Mark Downey, MD | Birmingham, AL | 126 |
| 6 | Jacob Vella, MD | Montgomery, AL | 120 |
| 7 | David Thomason, M.D. | Daphne, AL | 114 |
| 8 | Aaron Shinkle, M.D. | Prattville, AL | 113 |
| 9 | John Roberts, MD | Huntsville, AL | 106 |
| 10 | David Herrick, M. D. | Montgomery, AL | 101 |
60 more Alabama surgeons in the full list
Plus: who already pays them (Stryker? Medtronic? Arthrex?), CSV export for your CRM, and every other state and procedure.
Search the full databaseFrequently asked questions
- How many surgeons perform Radiofrequency Ablation — Lumbar Facet in Alabama?
- 70 Alabama providers billed Medicare for Radiofrequency Ablation — Lumbar Facet (CPT 64635) in CY2024. CMS suppresses providers with 10 or fewer Medicare patients, so the true count is somewhat higher.
- Where does this data come from?
- CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (fee-for-service Part B claims, CY2024, released May 2026) and CMS Open Payments. Both are official U.S. federal datasets.
- Does this include all of a surgeon's cases?
- No — it covers traditional Medicare only (no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or Medicaid claims). Absolute volumes undercount total practice, but the ranking of high- vs low-volume surgeons is a strong targeting signal.