Highest-Volume Radiofrequency Ablation — Lumbar Facet Surgeons in New York (2026 update)
216 New York 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 | Sergey Bogdan, M.D. | Brooklyn, NY | 268 |
| 2 | Ji Han, M.D. | Flushing, NY | 179 |
| 3 | Luis Fandos, M.D. | Babylon, NY | 151 |
| 4 | Trusha Shah, M.D. | Lake Success, NY | 135 |
| 5 | William Caldwell, D.O. | Stony Brook, NY | 129 |
| 6 | Timothy Groth, M.D. | Smithtown, NY | 117 |
| 7 | Brian Durkin, D.O. | Port Jefferson, NY | 116 |
| 8 | Vadim Kushnerik, M.D. | New York, NY | 114 |
| 9 | Mehrdad Hedayatnia, MD | Brooklyn, NY | 112 |
| 10 | Gaurav Jain, MD | Williamsville, NY | 111 |
206 more New York 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 York?
- 216 New York 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.