Highest-Volume Radiofrequency Ablation — Lumbar Facet Surgeons in Pennsylvania (2026 update)
202 Pennsylvania 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 | Simon Galapo, MD | Meadowbrook, PA | 187 |
| 2 | Dong Ko, M.D. | Allentown, PA | 124 |
| 3 | Joseph Richards, DO | Haverford, PA | 119 |
| 4 | Timothy Vollmer, D.O. | Saint Marys, PA | 110 |
| 5 | Jason Erickson, D.O. | Quakertown, PA | 107 |
| 6 | Robert Wertz, MD | Allentown, PA | 103 |
| 7 | David Bozak, D.O. | Altoona, PA | 102 |
| 8 | Robert Roberts, M.D. | Lancaster, PA | 96 |
| 9 | Matthew Schaeffer, MD | West Chester, PA | 95 |
| 10 | Eric Scholten, M.D. | Allentown, PA | 87 |
192 more Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania?
- 202 Pennsylvania 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.