Highest-Volume Transforaminal Epidural Injection — Lumbar Surgeons in California (2026 update)
585 California 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 | Arash Lavian, MD | Santa Monica, CA | 697 |
| 2 | Jason Huffman, M.D. | Napa, CA | 609 |
| 3 | Joseph Narloch, M.D. | Walnut Creek, CA | 598 |
| 4 | Jason Curry, M.D. | Oceanside, CA | 562 |
| 5 | Christopher Ornelas, MD | Los Angeles, CA | 527 |
| 6 | Hazmer Cassim, D.O. | Rancho Mirage, CA | 512 |
| 7 | Jason Rhee, M.D. | Los Angeles, CA | 489 |
| 8 | Michael Chang, D.O. | Walnut Creek, CA | 488 |
| 9 | Alfred Beshai, M.D. | Irvine, CA | 465 |
| 10 | Balaji Charlu, MD | Newport Beach, CA | 456 |
575 more California 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 California?
- 585 California 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.