Highest-Volume Radiofrequency Ablation — Lumbar Facet Surgeons in Virginia (2026 update)
119 Virginia 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 | Daniel Kendall, DO | Mc Lean, VA | 436 |
| 2 | Ritu Varma, M.D. | Springfield, VA | 228 |
| 3 | Chheany Ung, M.D. | Roanoke, VA | 221 |
| 4 | Waheed Baksh, MD, DPT | Winchester, VA | 192 |
| 5 | Charles Gibellato, M.D. | Mechanicsville, VA | 167 |
| 6 | Richard Messinger, MD | Charlottesville, VA | 165 |
| 7 | Rebecca Shoemaker, MD | Newport News, VA | 159 |
| 8 | Yaoming Gu, M.D. | Richmond, VA | 149 |
| 9 | Bhavin Suthar, MD | Fredericksburg, VA | 134 |
| 10 | Justin Dumont, D.O. | North Chesterfield, VA | 132 |
109 more Virginia 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 Virginia?
- 119 Virginia 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.