LaxmaiahManchikantiMD

Anesthesiology • Paducah, KY

Pain Medicine

Physician

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Office
67 Lakeview Dr
Paducah, KY 42001
Phone+1 270-554-8373

Fax+1 270-554-8987
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Summary

I am a board certiﬁed by the American Board of Anesthesiology along with subspecialty certiﬁcation in Pain Medicine and the American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians (ABIPP), American Board of Pain Medicine (ABPM), and is a Fellow in Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP)

Education & Training

Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (AGH/WPH)Residency, Anesthesiology, 1978 - 1979
Southside Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1977 - 1978
Gandhi Medical CollegeClass of 1972

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 1983 - 2026
TN State Medical License 2019 - 2025
IN State Medical License 2002 - 2025
KY State Medical License 1980 - 2025
MS State Medical License 2022 - 2024
NC State Medical License 1987 - 1998
SC State Medical License 1988 - 1993
AL State Medical License Active through 1993
WV State Medical License 1988 - 1993
MI State Medical License 1988 - 1992
TX State Medical License 1988 - 1992
LA State Medical License 1987 - 1992
GA State Medical License 1988 - 1991
PA State Medical License 1978 - 1990
FL State Medical License 1988 - 1989
OK State Medical License 1978 - 1985
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine
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Clinical Trials

Effectiveness of Thoracic Facet Joint Nerve Blocks Start of enrollment: 2003 Aug 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Effectiveness of Lumbar Facet Joint Nerve Blocks Start of enrollment: 2003 Aug 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Effectiveness of Caudal Epidural Injections in Treatment of Chronic Low Back and Lower Extremity Pain Start of enrollment: 2007 Jan 01
Completed
Early Phase 1
Effectiveness of Percutaneous Lumbar Epidural Adhesiolysis and Neurolysis on Low Back Pain Start of enrollment: 2006 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable
IPM Procedures With or Without Fluoroscopy: Outcome Comparison Start of enrollment: 1998 Jan 01
Withdrawn
Retrospective Evaluation of ASIPP Guidelines Implementation Start of enrollment: 1998 Jan 01
Withdrawn
Prospective Evaluation of Bleeding Risk of Anticoagulant and Anti-platelet Therapy Start of enrollment: 2008 Feb 01
Completed
Treatment of Chronic Low Back and Lower Extremity Pain Start of enrollment: 2008 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Accuracy of Point of Care (POC) or In-office Urine Drug Testing (Immunoassay) in Chronic Pain Patients Start of enrollment: 2010 Feb 01
Completed
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Transforaminal Epidural Injections in Lumbar Disc Herniation or Radiculitis Start of enrollment: 2010 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable
A Randomized, Equivalence Trial of Percutaneous Lumbar Adhesiolysis and Caudal Epidural Steroid Injections Start of enrollment: 2010 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Role of Steroids and 10% Hypertonic Sodium Chloride in Adhesiolysis in Post Lumbar Surgery Syndrome Patients Start of enrollment: 2010 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Treatment of Chronic Thoracic and Neck and Upper Extremity Pain Start of enrollment: 2008 Feb 01
Completed
Phase 4
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Medicare Practice and Payment Differences by Neurosurgeon Gender.
Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Vidyasagar Pampati, Mahendra Sanapati> ;JAMA Surgery. 2024 Mar 13
Effectiveness of Facet Joint Nerve Blocks in Managing Chronic Axial Spinal Pain of Facet Joint Origin: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Knezevic, E., Knezevic, N., Hirsch, J., Manchikanti, L., Sanapati, M., Kaye, A., Abdi, S., Soin, A.> ;Pain Physician. 2024 Feb 1
1 citations
Comprehensive, Evidence-Based, Consensus Guidelines for Prescription of Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain from the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians...
Manchikanti, L., Kaye, A., Knezevic, N., Giordano, J., Applewhite, M., Bautista, A., Soin, A., Blank, S., Sanapati, M., Karri, J., Christo, P., Abd-Elsayed, A., Kaye, ...> ;Pain Physician. 2023 Dec 1
Compliance and Documentation for Evaluation and Management Services in Interventional Pain Management Practice.
Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Mahendra R Sanapati, Vidyasagar Pampati, Joshua A Hirsch> ;Pain Physician. 2023 Nov 1
Assessment of Radiation Exposure with Mandatory Two Fluoroscopic Views for Epidural Procedures.
Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Rachana Pasupuleti, Vidyasagar Pampati, Mahendra R Sanapati, Joshua A Hirsch> ;Pain Physician. 2023 Nov 1
Letter to the Editor Regarding "Comparative Outcome of Lidocaine versus Bupivacaine for Cervical Medial Branch Block in Chronic Cervical Facet Arthropathy: A Randomize...
Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Mahendra Sanapati, Joshua Hirsch> ;World Neurosurgery. 2023 Oct 1
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Effectiveness of Therapeutic Sacroiliac Joint Injections.
Rajesh N Janapala, Emilija Knezevic, Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, Rachana Pasupuleti, Mahendra R Sanapati, Alan D Kaye, Vidyasagar Pampati, Laxmaiah Manchikanti> ;Pain Physician. 2023 Sep 1
Medial Branch Blocks and the Effectiveness of Radiofrequency Neurotomy in Managing Chronic Thoracic Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Emilija Knezevic, Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, Rachana Pasupuleti, Mahendra R Sanapati, Rajesh N Janapala, Alan D Kaye, Joshua A Hirsch> ;Pain Physician. 2023 Sep 1
Book Review: Atlas of Interventional Pain Management Procedures: A Stepwise Approach with Procedures Videos.
Laxmaiah Manchikanti> ;Pain Physician. 2023 May 1
3 citations
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Utilization Patterns of Facet Joint Interventions in Managing Spinal Pain in a Medicare Population.
Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Alan D Kaye, Richard E Latchaw, Mahendra R Sanapati, Vidyasagar Pampati, Christopher G Gharibo, Sheri L Albers, Joshua A Hirsch> ;Pain and Therapy. 2023 Apr 1
4 citations
Comparative Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cochrane Review of Epidural Injections for Lumbar Radiculopathy or Sciatica.
Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Emilija Knezevic, Richard E Latchaw, Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, Salahadin Abdi, Mahendra R Sanapati, Peter S Staats, Christopher G Gharibo, Thomas T ...> ;Pain Physician. 2022 Oct 1
Comment on "Intra-articular Platelet-Rich Plasma vs Placebo Injection on Pain and Medial Tibial Cartilage Volume in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: The Restore Rand...
Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Sairam Atluri, Joshua A Hirsch> ;Pain Physician. 2022 Jul 1
1 citations
Comment on "Trends in and Characteristics of Buprenorphine Misuse Among Adults in the U.S."
Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Joshua A Hirsch> ;Pain Physician. 2022 Jul 1
5 citations
COVID-19 Pandemic Reduced Utilization Of Interventional Techniques 18.7% In Managing Chronic Pain In The Medicare Population In 2020: Analysis Of Utilization Data From...
Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Vidyasagar Pampati, Mahendra R Sanapati, Radomir Kosanovic, Douglas P Beall, Sairam Atluri, Salahadin Abdi, Shalini Shah, Mark V Boswell, Alan D ...> ;Pain Physician. 2022 May 1
3 citations
Impact Of COVID-19 Pandemic and Updated Utilization Patterns of Sacroiliac Joint Injections from 2000 to 2020 in The Fee-For-Service (FFS) Medicare Population.
Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Thomas T Simopoulos, Vidyasagar Pampati, Maanasa V Manchikanti, Radomir Kosanovic, Salahadin Abdi, Mahendra R Sanapati, Dhanalakshmi Koyyalagunta...> ;Pain Physician. 2022 May 1
21 citations
Fourth Wave of Opioid (Illicit Drug) Overdose Deaths and Diminishing Access to Prescription Opioids and Interventional Techniques: Cause and Effect.
Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Vanila Mathur Singh, Peter S Staats, Andrea M Trescot, John Prunskis, Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, Amol Soin, Alan D Kaye, Sairam Atluri, Mark V Boswel...> ;Pain Physician. 2022 Mar 1
9 citations
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Autologous Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain Due to Severe Lumbar Spinal Degeneration: A ...
Sairam Atluri, Matthew B Murphy, Ryan Dragella, Jessica Herrera, Kwadwo Boachie-Adjei, Sachi Bhati, Vivek Manocha, Navneet Boddu, Pavan Yerramsetty, Zaid Syed, Meghana...> ;Pain Physician. 2022 Mar 1
7 citations
The Analysis of Pain Research through the Lens of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
Jagadesh N Nagireddi, Amanya Ketan Vyas, Mahendra R Sanapati, Amol Soin, Laxmaiah Manchikanti> ;Pain Physician. 2022 Mar 1
4 citations
A Pilot Study Implementing a Machine Learning Algorithm to Use Artificial Intelligence to Diagnose Spinal Conditions.
Amol Soin, Megan Hirschbeck, Michael Verdon, Laxmaiah Manchikanti> ;Pain Physician. 2022 Mar 1
4 citations
Equivalent Outcomes of Lumbar Therapeutic Facet Joint Nerve Blocks and Radiofrequency Neurotomy: Comparative Evaluation of Clinical Outcomes and Cost Utility.
Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Radomir Kosanovic, Vidyasagar Pampati, Mahendra R Sanapati, Amol Soin, Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, Bradley W Wargo, Joshua A Hirsch> ;Pain Physician. 2022 Mar 1
7 citations
The Impact of COVID-19 on Interventional Pain Management Practices is Significant and Long-Lasting: An Interventional Pain Management Physician Survey.
Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Vidyasagar Pampati, Sachin Sunny Jha, Mahendra R Sanapati, Amol Soin, Shalini Shah, Alan D Kaye, Joshua A Hirsch> ;Pain Physician. 2022 Mar 1
Outcomes of Cervical Therapeutic Medial Branch Blocks and Radiofrequency Neurotomy: Clinical Outcomes and Cost Utility are Equivalent.
Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Radomir Kosanovic, Vidyasagar Pampati, Mahendra R Sanapati, Joshua A Hirsch> ;Pain Physician. 2022 Jan 1
10 citations
Efficacy of Radiofrequency Neurotomy in Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Rajesh Naidu Janapala, Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Mahendra R Sanapati, Srinivasa Thota, Alaa Abd-Elsayed, Alan D. Kaye, Joshua A Hirsch> ;Journal of Pain Research. 2021 Sep 10
27 citations
Utilization and Expenditures of Vertebral Augmentation Continue to Decline: An Analysis in Fee-For-Service (FFS) Recipients from 2009 to 2018.
Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Sri Harsha Vardhan Senapathi, James M. Milburn, Allan Brook, Brahma Prasad Vangala, Vidyasagar Pampati, Mahendra R Sanapati, Joshua A Hirsch> ;Pain Physician. 2021 Sep 1
17 citations
A Comparative Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 3 Routes of Administration of Epidural Injections in Lumbar Disc Herniation
Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Emilija Knezevic, Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, Brahma Prasad Vangala, Mahendra R Sanapati, Srinivasa Thota, Salahadin Abdi, Alaa Abd-Elsayed, Alan D. K...> ;Pain Physician. 2021 Sep 1
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Lectures

Comprehensive Pain Medicine Board Review Course
American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, Saint Louis, Missouri - 7/29/2013
Spinal Cord Stimulation Course Comprehensive Review Course & Cadaver Workshop
American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, Memphis, Tennessee - 4/13/2012
Comprehensive Review Course & Cadaver Workshop – Basic, Intermediate & ABIPP Preparation
American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, Phoenix, Arizona - 2/24/2012
Controlled Substance Management Comprehensive Review Course
American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, Phoenix, Arizona - 2/24/2012
Comprehensive Review Course & Cadaver Workshop - Basic, Intermediate & Advanced
American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, Memphis, Tennessee - 11/11/2011
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Press Mentions

Nura Clinic Founder, David Schultz, MD, Honored with Lifetime Achievement AwardJuly 1st, 2021
Bad Policy in the Name of Fighting Opioid AddictionJune 15th, 2018
Pain Management Center of Paducah Expands — 3 Key NotesMay 30th, 2017
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