DR. Tamar Kessel, MD is a physical medicine rehabilitation in Greenwich, CT with 17 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. Tamar Kessel, MD NPI is 1770745622. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.
The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a female.
Education
Medical School: ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE OF YESHIVA UNIVERSITY
Graduation Year:2007
The provider's business location address is:
6 GREENWICH OFFICE PARK
GREENWICH, CT
ZIP 06831-151
Phone: (203) 869-1145
Fax: (203) 618-1721
The NPI 1770745622 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.
- Aspiration and/or injection of major joint or joint capsule with recording and reporting using ultrasound guidance (HCPCS:20611)
- Therapeutic exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes (HCPCS:97110)
- Manual (physical) therapy techniques to 1 or more regions, each 15 minutes (HCPCS:97140)
- Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle (HCPCS:76942)
- Injections of tendon sheath, ligament, or muscle membrane (HCPCS:20550)
- Injection procedure into sacroiliac joint for anesthetic or steroid (HCPCS:27096)
- 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)
- Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance (HCPCS:64494)
- Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles of arm or leg complete study (HCPCS:95886)
- Injection of substance into spinal canal of lower back or sacrum using imaging guidance (HCPCS:62323)
- Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule (HCPCS:20610)
- Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance (HCPCS:64635)
- X-ray of knee, 4 or more views (HCPCS:73564)
- Therapeutic activities to improve function, with one-on-one contact between patient and provider, each 15 minutes (HCPCS:97530)
- X-ray of hip with pelvis, 2-3 views (HCPCS:73502)
- Evaluation of physical therapy, typically 20 minutes (HCPCS:97161)
- Nerve transmission studies, 9-10 studies (HCPCS:95911)
- X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views (HCPCS:73030)
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 7/1/2008 and was last updated on 10/16/2018.