Highest-Volume Radiofrequency Ablation — Lumbar Facet Surgeons in New Mexico (2026 update)
36 New Mexico 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 | Justin Averna, DO | Albuquerque, NM | 152 |
| 2 | Jose Ramirez, APRN, CRNA-NSPM-C | Las Cruces, NM | 119 |
| 3 | Jonathan Jones, MD | Farmington, NM | 99 |
| 4 | Deepak Padmanabha | Albuquerque, NM | 92 |
| 5 | Cesar Velarde, MD | Las Cruces, NM | 90 |
| 6 | Evan Knaus, DO | Albuquerque, NM | 85 |
| 7 | Diego Gonzalez, M.D. | Albuquerque, NM | 57 |
| 8 | Umar Cheema | Albuquerque, NM | 54 |
| 9 | Athanasios Manole, MD | Albuquerque, NM | 51 |
| 10 | Llewelyn Williams, M.D. | Las Cruces, NM | 49 |
26 more New Mexico 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 New Mexico?
- 36 New Mexico 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.