Highest-Volume Transforaminal Epidural Injection — Lumbar Surgeons in Rhode Island (2026 update)
19 Rhode Island 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 | David Bica, DO | East Greenwich, RI | 167 |
| 2 | Thomas Rocco, MD | Johnston, RI | 164 |
| 3 | George Pasquarello, D.O. | East Greenwich, RI | 154 |
| 4 | Phillip Lucas, M.D. | Providence, RI | 79 |
| 5 | Todd Handel, MD | Pawtucket, RI | 72 |
| 6 | Shiqiang Tian, MD | East Providence, RI | 65 |
| 7 | Matthew Smith, MD | East Greenwich, RI | 62 |
| 8 | Maria Guglielmo, M.D. | Warwick, RI | 50 |
| 9 | Ross Barker, DO | Providence, RI | 49 |
| 10 | Timothy Olson, M.D. | Westerly, RI | 48 |
9 more Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island?
- 19 Rhode Island 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.