KEVIN NAGEEB AMMAR MD NPI 1023123932

NPI Details

Kevin Nageeb Ammar, MD is a neurological surgery in Savannah, GA with 25 years of experience. The provider is a neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution. Kevin Nageeb Ammar, MD NPI is 1023123932. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:2000

The provider's business location address is:

4 E JACKSON BLVD
SAVANNAH, GA
ZIP 31405-810
Phone: (912) 355-1010
Fax: (912) 354-1441

The NPI 1023123932 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.

• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion (HCPCS:22853)
• Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level (HCPCS:64493)
• X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views (HCPCS:72110)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes (HCPCS:99215)
• Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance (HCPCS:62323)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes (HCPCS:99203)
• Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast (HCPCS:72148)
• Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level (HCPCS:64494)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes (HCPCS:99222)
• Computer-assisted spinal procedure (HCPCS:61783)
• Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level (HCPCS:64490)
• X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views (HCPCS:72100)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes (HCPCS:99205)
• X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views (HCPCS:72050)
• Fusion of additional segment of spine (HCPCS:22614)
• Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc (HCPCS:22551)
• Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc (HCPCS:22552)
• Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck (HCPCS:22840)
• Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level (HCPCS:64491)
• Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint (HCPCS:64635)
• Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level (HCPCS:64493)
• Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments (HCPCS:22842)
• X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views (HCPCS:72082)
• Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc (HCPCS:22633)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes (HCPCS:99231)
• Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments (HCPCS:22845)
• Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back (HCPCS:63052)
• Fusion of spine in lower back (HCPCS:22612)
• Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes (HCPCS:99152)
• Ct scan of lower spine without contrast (HCPCS:72131)
• Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment (HCPCS:63047)
• Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc (HCPCS:22558)
• Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level (HCPCS:64483)
• Ct scan of lower spine with contrast (HCPCS:72132)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes (HCPCS:99223)
• Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint (HCPCS:64636)
• X-ray of spine, 1 view (HCPCS:72020)
• Spinal fusion (HCPCS:NAN02)
• Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) (HCPCS:NAN18)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 8/20/2006 and was last updated on 9/11/2007.

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