Highest-Volume Radiofrequency Ablation — Lumbar Facet Surgeons in Iowa (2026 update)
34 Iowa 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 | Jolene Smith, DO | Clive, IA | 177 |
| 2 | Allen Eckhoff, MD | Des Moines, IA | 140 |
| 3 | Daniel Moyse, M.D. | Des Moines, IA | 127 |
| 4 | Ronald Kloc, D.O. | Mason City, IA | 107 |
| 5 | Thomas Klein, D.O. | Des Moines, IA | 70 |
| 6 | Daniel Goldish, MD | North Liberty, IA | 68 |
| 7 | Arpan Patel | West Des Moines, IA | 67 |
| 8 | John Rayburn, MD | Des Moines, IA | 66 |
| 9 | Andrzej Szczepanek, M.D. | West Des Moines, IA | 66 |
| 10 | Jun Xu, MD | West Des Moines, IA | 61 |
24 more Iowa 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 Iowa?
- 34 Iowa 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.