Highest-Volume Radiofrequency Ablation — Lumbar Facet Surgeons in Georgia (2026 update)
187 Georgia 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 | Preetesh Patel, M.D. | Roswell, GA | 195 |
| 2 | Daniel Thomas, M.D. | Athens, GA | 165 |
| 3 | Emmanuel Gage | Brunswick, GA | 153 |
| 4 | Angela Strother, MD | Columbus, GA | 139 |
| 5 | Bryan Covert, M.D. | Warner Robins, GA | 131 |
| 6 | Mark Stewart, M.D. | Augusta, GA | 128 |
| 7 | Jeremy Prine, M.D. | Macon, GA | 127 |
| 8 | Benjamin Mccurdy, M.D. | Athens, GA | 120 |
| 9 | Jack Pines, M.D. | Mcdonough, GA | 116 |
| 10 | Mitchel Leavitt, MD | Athens, GA | 114 |
177 more Georgia 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 Georgia?
- 187 Georgia 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.