DR. John Paul Metzler, MD is a physical medicine rehabilitation in Saint Louis, MO with 29 years of experience. The provider is physical medicine and rehabilitation, also referred to as rehabilitation medicine, is the medical specialty concerned with diagnosing, evaluating, and treating patients with physical disabilities. These disabilities may arise from conditions affecting the musculoskeletal system such as neck and back pain, sports injuries, or other painful conditions affecting the limbs, such as carpal tunnel syndrome. Alternatively, the disabilities may result from neurological trauma or disease such as spinal cord injury, head injury or stroke. A physician certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation is often called a physiatrist. The primary goal of the physiatrist is to achieve maximal restoration of physical, psychological, social and vocational function through comprehensive rehabilitation. Pain management is often an important part of the role of the physiatrist. For diagnosis and evaluation, a physiatrist may include the techniques of electromyography to supplement the standard history, physical, x-ray and laboratory examinations. The physiatrist has expertise in the appropriate use of therapeutic exercise, prosthetics (artificial limbs), orthotics and mechanical and electrical devices. DR. John Paul Metzler, MD NPI is 1235156712. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.
The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.
Education
Medical School: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON
Graduation Year:1995
The provider's business location address is:
1 BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL PLZ
DIV ORTHO SURG ADULT RECONSTRUCTIVE SURG
SAINT LOUIS, MO
ZIP 63110-003
Phone: (314) 747-2551
Fax: (314) 747-2598
The NPI 1235156712 is registered in the Medicare Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). The provider is legally eligible to order and refer Part B (Clinical Laboratory and Imaging), Durable Medical Equipment, Part A Home Health Agency (HHA), Power Mobility Devices.
The following top HCPCS codes were publicly reported for this provider under the Medicare program for the year 2016. The reported codes are based on the top codes for each available Medicare specialty, excluding evaluation and management codes.
- Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg (HCPCS:J3301)
- Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule (HCPCS:20610)
- Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance (HCPCS:64483)
- Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance (HCPCS:64493)
- Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles of arm or leg complete study (HCPCS:95886)
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 7/17/2006 and was last updated on 11/15/2021.