Highest-Volume Transforaminal Epidural Injection — Lumbar Surgeons in South Dakota (2026 update)
23 South Dakota 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 | Christopher Dietrich, MD | Rapid City, SD | 375 |
| 2 | Wade Lukken, MD | Dakota Dunes, SD | 348 |
| 3 | Trevor Anderson, MD | Rapid City, SD | 249 |
| 4 | Dustin Sorenson, M.D. | Dakota Dunes, SD | 223 |
| 5 | Donald Frisco, MD | Aberdeen, SD | 186 |
| 6 | Jeremy Poulsen, DO | Dakota Dunes, SD | 174 |
| 7 | James Dreessen, M.D. | Sioux Falls, SD | 162 |
| 8 | Tyler Ptacek, M.D. | Rapid City, SD | 153 |
| 9 | Brent Thurness, MD | Sioux Falls, SD | 126 |
| 10 | Shawna Schmidt, MD | Aberdeen, SD | 105 |
13 more South Dakota surgeons in the full list
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Search the full databaseFrequently asked questions
- How many surgeons perform Transforaminal Epidural Injection — Lumbar in South Dakota?
- 23 South Dakota 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.