DR. Jim B Fernandez, MD is a sports medicine physical medicine rehabilitation in Austin, TX with 27 years of experience. The provider is a physician who specializes in Sports Medicine is responsible for continuous care related to the enhancement of health and fitness as well as the prevention of injury and illness. The specialist possesses knowledge and experience in the promotion of wellness and the prevention of injury from many areas of medicine such as exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation, epidemiology, physical evaluation and injuries. It is the goal of a Sports Medicine specialist to improve the healthcare of the individual engaged in physical exercise. DR. Jim B Fernandez, MD NPI is 1831135953. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.
The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.
Education
Medical School: TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:1997
The provider's business location address is:
900 W 38TH ST
#300
AUSTIN, TX
ZIP 78705-127
Phone: (512) 450-1300
Fax: (512) 450-1339
The NPI 1831135953 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)
- Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles of arm or leg complete study (HCPCS:95886)
- Therapeutic procedure to re-educate brain-to-nerve-to-muscle function, each 15 minutes (HCPCS:97112)
- Injection of substance into spinal canal of lower back or sacrum using imaging guidance (HCPCS:62323)
- Evaluation of physical therapy, typically 20 minutes (HCPCS:97161)
- Therapeutic activities to improve function, with one-on-one contact between patient and provider, each 15 minutes (HCPCS:97530)
- 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)
- Nerve transmission studies, 7-8 studies (HCPCS:95910)
- X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views (HCPCS:73030)
- X-ray of knee, 3 views (HCPCS:73562)
- X-ray of hip with pelvis, 2-3 views (HCPCS:73502)
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 6/20/2006 and was last updated on 2/3/2011.