Highest-Volume Transforaminal Epidural Injection — Lumbar Surgeons in North Carolina (2026 update)
235 North Carolina 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 | John Welshofer, MD | Charlotte, NC | 540 |
| 2 | Ronald Vandernoord, MD | Matthews, NC | 489 |
| 3 | Sanjiv Lakhia, DO | Charlotte, NC | 444 |
| 4 | Paul Singh, MD | Rockingham, NC | 429 |
| 5 | David Zub, M.D. | Leland, NC | 377 |
| 6 | Michael Mcgehee, M.D. | Hickory, NC | 348 |
| 7 | Kinjal Parikh, DO | Charlotte, NC | 344 |
| 8 | David Wiercisiewski, MD | Charlotte, NC | 340 |
| 9 | Francis Pecoraro, MD | Wilmington, NC | 340 |
| 10 | Peng Bai, DO | Cary, NC | 328 |
225 more North Carolina 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 North Carolina?
- 235 North Carolina 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.