Jesus M Hernandez, MD is a physical medicine rehabilitation in New York, NY with 44 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. Jesus M Hernandez, MD NPI is 1083750913. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.
The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.
Education
Medical School: UNIVERSITY CENTRAL DEL CARIBE ESCUELA DE MEDICINA
Graduation Year:1980
The provider's business location address is:
271 FORT WASHINGTON AVE
SUITE AA
NEW YORK, NY
ZIP 10032-218
Phone: (212) 740-2270
Fax: (212) 923-0908
The NPI 1083750913 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 CLIA number assigned to this NPI record is 33D0932052 - physician office with a certificate type of Certificate of Waiver.
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.
- Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample (HCPCS:36415)
- Administration of influenza virus vaccine (HCPCS:G0008)
- Routine EKG using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report (HCPCS:93000)
- Physician re-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 to affirm the initial im (HCPCS:G0179)
- Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule (HCPCS:20610)
- Urinalysis, manual test (HCPCS:81002)
- Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit (HCPCS:G0439)
- Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg (HCPCS:J3301)
- Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention (HCPCS:96372)
- Administration of pneumococcal vaccine (HCPCS:G0009)
- Measurement and graphic recording of total and timed exhaled air capacity (HCPCS:94010)
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 1/29/2007 and was last updated on 5/19/2009.