DR. THOMAS S. NASSER DO NPI 1073594636

NPI Details

DR. Thomas S. Nasser, DO is a physical medicine rehabilitation in Lancaster, CA with 25 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. Thomas S. Nasser, DO NPI is 1073594636. 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:

43847 HEATON AVE
SUITE J
LANCASTER, CA
ZIP 93534-936
Phone: (661) 729-3388
Fax: (661) 726-5377

The NPI 1073594636 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)
• Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg (HCPCS:J3301)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes (HCPCS:99232)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes (HCPCS:99233)
• Electronic analysis reprogramming and refill of spinal canal drug infusion pump by physician (HCPCS:62370)
• Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement (HCPCS:76942)
• Unclassified drugs (HCPCS:J3490)
• Extended inpatient or observation hospital service, first hour (HCPCS:99356)
• Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg (HCPCS:J1885)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes (HCPCS:99223)
• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint (HCPCS:20610)
• Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level (HCPCS:64483)
• Initial nursing facility visit per day, typically 45 minutes (HCPCS:99306)
• Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles (HCPCS:20553)
• Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level (HCPCS:64484)
• Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle (HCPCS:96372)
• Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes (HCPCS:99239)
• Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level (HCPCS:64490)
• Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level (HCPCS:64491)
• Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation (HCPCS:80305)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Initial nursing facility visit per day, typically 45 minutes (HCPCS:99306)
• X-ray lower and sacral spine, minimum of 6 views (HCPCS:72114)
• Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level (HCPCS:64493)
• Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level (HCPCS:64494)
• Electronic analysis and reprogramming of spinal canal drug infusion pump (HCPCS:62368)
• Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into suprascapular shoulder nerve (HCPCS:64418)
• X-ray of knee, 3 views (HCPCS:73562)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes (HCPCS:99222)
• Electronic analysis of spinal canal drug infusion pump (HCPCS:62367)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes (HCPCS:99203)
• Removal of bone from lower spine for decompression of nerve tissue using imaging guidance, accessed through the skin (HCPCS:0275T)
• X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views (HCPCS:73030)
• Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin (HCPCS:63650)
• X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views (HCPCS:72050)
• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint (HCPCS:20610)
• Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve (HCPCS:64405)
• Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement (HCPCS:77002)
• X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views (HCPCS:73522)
• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint (HCPCS:20605)
• Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance (HCPCS:62323)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes (HCPCS:99215)
• X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views (HCPCS:72100)
• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint (HCPCS:20600)
• X-ray of middle spine, 2 views (HCPCS:72070)
• Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and (HCPCS:G0180)
• Insertion of programmable spinal canal drug infusion pump (HCPCS:62362)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 11/10/2005 and was last updated on 7/8/2007.

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