DR. Shantanu Kulkarni, DO is a physical medicine rehabilitation in Fort Wayne, IN with 27 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. Shantanu Kulkarni, DO NPI is 1811996408. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.
The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.
Education
Medical School: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
Graduation Year:1997
The provider's business location address is:
5050 N CLINTON ST
FORT WAYNE, IN
ZIP 46825-886
Phone: (260) 484-8551
Fax: (260) 482-5060
The NPI 1811996408 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.
- Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance (HCPCS:64483)
- Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes (HCPCS:99152)
- Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles of arm or leg complete study (HCPCS:95886)
- 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)
- Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule (HCPCS:20610)
- Injection of substance into spinal canal of lower back or sacrum using imaging guidance (HCPCS:62323)
- Injection procedure into sacroiliac joint for anesthetic or steroid (HCPCS:27096)
- Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance (HCPCS:64635)
- Testing for presence of drug (HCPCS:80305)
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 7/18/2005 and was last updated on 10/22/2018.