James Paul Behr, M.D. is a physical medicine rehabilitation in Spartanburg, SC with 20 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. James Paul Behr, M.D. NPI is 1306859145. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.
The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.
Education
Medical School: UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY
Graduation Year:2004
The provider's business location address is:
1330 BOILING SPRINGS RD
STE 1600
SPARTANBURG, SC
ZIP 29303-201
Phone: (864) 582-6396
Fax: (864) 582-1608
The NPI 1306859145 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, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg (HCPCS:J1030)
- Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg (HCPCS:J3301)
- Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance (HCPCS:64483)
- Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule (HCPCS:20610)
- Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1mg (HCPCS:J1100)
- Drug screen, qualitative; multiple drug classes by high complexity test method (e.g., immunoassay, enzyme assay), per patient encounter (HCPCS:G0431)
- Drug screen, other than chromatographic; any number of drug classes, by clia waived test or moderate complexity test, per patient encounter (HCPCS:G0434)
- Injections of substances into lower or sacral spine (HCPCS:62311)
- Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance (HCPCS:64493)
- Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance (HCPCS:64494)
- Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 30 minutes (HCPCS:99144)
- Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles of arm or leg complete study (HCPCS:95886)
- X-ray of ribs of one side of body, minimum of 2 views (HCPCS:73510)
- X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views (HCPCS:73030)
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 8/14/2006 and was last updated on 10/6/2009.