Highest-Volume Transforaminal Epidural Injection — Lumbar Surgeons in Alabama (2026 update)
99 Alabama providers billed Medicare for Transforaminal Epidural Injection — Lumbar (CPT 64483) 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 | Ron Pitkanen, M.D. | Mountain Brk, AL | 486 |
| 2 | Robert Nesbitt, MD | Vestavia Hills, AL | 454 |
| 3 | Wesley Spruill, MD | Tuscaloosa, AL | 391 |
| 4 | Kristina Donovan, D.O. | Huntsville, AL | 341 |
| 5 | Jeremy Barlow, MD | Vestavia Hills, AL | 325 |
| 6 | Stevon Boyett, D.O. | Athens, AL | 310 |
| 7 | Ryan Aaron, M.D. | Huntsville, AL | 294 |
| 8 | James Smith, MD | Gadsden, AL | 285 |
| 9 | David Thomason, M.D. | Daphne, AL | 284 |
| 10 | Pavan Telang, M.D. | Florence, AL | 279 |
89 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 Transforaminal Epidural Injection — Lumbar in Alabama?
- 99 Alabama providers billed Medicare for Transforaminal Epidural Injection — Lumbar (CPT 64483) 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.