Highest-Volume Radiofrequency Ablation — Lumbar Facet Surgeons in Rhode Island (2026 update)
11 Rhode Island 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 | George Pasquarello, D.O. | East Greenwich, RI | 91 |
| 2 | Matthew Smith, MD | East Greenwich, RI | 29 |
| 3 | Ross Barker, DO | Providence, RI | 28 |
| 4 | David Bica, DO | East Greenwich, RI | 27 |
| 5 | Shiqiang Tian, MD | East Providence, RI | 25 |
| 6 | Laert Rusha, M.D. | Newport, RI | 25 |
| 7 | Keith-Austin Scarfo, D.O. | Providence, RI | 25 |
| 8 | Alexios Carayannopoulos, D.O., M.P.H. | Providence, RI | 21 |
| 9 | Justin Li, MD | Providence, RI | 20 |
| 10 | Marina Garas, DO | Providence, RI | 16 |
1 more Rhode Island surgeons in the full list
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Search the full databaseFrequently asked questions
- How many surgeons perform Radiofrequency Ablation — Lumbar Facet in Rhode Island?
- 11 Rhode Island 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.