Eran Kessous, M.D. is a sports medicine family medicine in Silver Spring, MD with 25 years of experience. The provider is a family medicine physician that is trained to be responsible for continuous care in the field of sports medicine, not only for the enhancement of health and fitness, but also for the prevention of injury and illness. A sports medicine physician must have knowledge and experience in the promotion of wellness and the prevention of injury. Knowledge about special areas of medicine such as exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation, epidemiology, physical evaluation, injuries (treatment and prevention and referral practice) and the role of exercise in promoting a healthy lifestyle are essential to the practice of sports medicine. The sports medicine physician requires special education to provide the knowledge to improve the health care of the individual engaged in physical exercise (sports) whether as an individual or in team participation. Eran Kessous, M.D. NPI is 1821033358. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.
The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.
The provider's business location address is:
11120 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE
SUITE 411
SILVER SPRING, MD
ZIP 20904-633
Phone: (301) 754-0505
Fax: (301) 754-0509
The NPI 1821033358 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.
- 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)
- Aspiration and/or injection of major joint or joint capsule with recording and reporting using ultrasound guidance (HCPCS:20611)
- Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg (HCPCS:J1100)
- Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle (HCPCS:76942)
- Injections of tendon sheath, ligament, or muscle membrane (HCPCS:20550)
- Evaluation of physical therapy, typically 20 minutes (HCPCS:97161)
- Evaluation of physical therapy, typically 30 minutes (HCPCS:97162)
- X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views (HCPCS:73030)
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 6/18/2006 and was last updated on 10/26/2012.