Highest-Volume Transforaminal Epidural Injection — Lumbar Surgeons in Wisconsin (2026 update)
151 Wisconsin 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 | Carol Carlson, MD | Altoona, WI | 283 |
| 2 | Richard Lennertz, M.D. | Milwaukee, WI | 267 |
| 3 | Jaymin Shah, D.O. | Janesville, WI | 203 |
| 4 | Stephen Endres, MD | Eau Claire, WI | 181 |
| 5 | Paul Bruhnding, D.O. | Green Bay, WI | 176 |
| 6 | Michael Pudenz, M.D. | Madison, WI | 147 |
| 7 | Travis Hecker, MD | Summit, WI | 119 |
| 8 | David Junker, M.D. | Eau Claire, WI | 119 |
| 9 | Thomas Stauss, MD | Greenfield, WI | 112 |
| 10 | Sara Holz, MD | Middleton, WI | 110 |
141 more Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin?
- 151 Wisconsin 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.