Highest-Volume Radiofrequency Ablation — Lumbar Facet Surgeons in Illinois (2026 update)
160 Illinois 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 | Goran Tubic, M.D. | Bolingbrook, IL | 278 |
| 2 | Sameer Shah | Chicago, IL | 268 |
| 3 | Gerson Criste, MD | Carbondale, IL | 160 |
| 4 | Shingo Yano, MD | New Lenox, IL | 142 |
| 5 | Farooq Khan, MD | Hinsdale, IL | 138 |
| 6 | Ragai Mitry, M.D. | Mattoon, IL | 133 |
| 7 | Christopher Faubel, M.D. | Algonquin, IL | 128 |
| 8 | Daniel Levin, MD | Gurnee, IL | 127 |
| 9 | Juan Santiago-Palma, MD | Bradley, IL | 126 |
| 10 | Rohan Jain | Springfield, IL | 119 |
150 more Illinois surgeons in the full list
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Search the full databaseFrequently asked questions
- How many surgeons perform Radiofrequency Ablation — Lumbar Facet in Illinois?
- 160 Illinois 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.