Highest-Volume Transforaminal Epidural Injection — Lumbar Surgeons in New Mexico (2026 update)
29 New Mexico 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 | Cesar Velarde, MD | Las Cruces, NM | 381 |
| 2 | Evan Knaus, DO | Albuquerque, NM | 238 |
| 3 | Jonathan Jones, MD | Farmington, NM | 132 |
| 4 | Jose Ramirez, APRN, CRNA-NSPM-C | Las Cruces, NM | 108 |
| 5 | Dmitry Garmaev | Farmington, NM | 98 |
| 6 | David Woog, M.D. | Santa Fe, NM | 94 |
| 7 | Christopher Patton, D.O. | Albuquerque, NM | 84 |
| 8 | Jeffrey Joyce, M.D. | Las Cruces, NM | 75 |
| 9 | James Rice, M.D. | Albuquerque, NM | 74 |
| 10 | Joshu Raiten, M.D. | Albuquerque, NM | 71 |
19 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 Transforaminal Epidural Injection — Lumbar in New Mexico?
- 29 New Mexico 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.