Erik S Herman, MD is a physical medicine rehabilitation in Sarasota, FL with 31 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. Erik S Herman, MD NPI is 1114965993. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.
The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.
Education
Medical School: SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:1993
The provider's business location address is:
6050 CATTLERIDGE BLVD STE 201
SARASOTA, FL
ZIP 34232-028
Phone: (941) 365-0655
Fax: (941) 366-8043
The NPI 1114965993 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)
- Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles of arm or leg complete study (HCPCS:95886)
- Injections of substances into lower or sacral spine (HCPCS:62311)
- Aspiration and/or injection of major joint or joint capsule with recording and reporting using ultrasound guidance (HCPCS:20611)
- Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg (HCPCS:J3301)
- Nerve transmission studies, 7-8 studies (HCPCS:95910)
- Manual (physical) therapy techniques to 1 or more regions, each 15 minutes (HCPCS:97140)
- Physical therapy evaluation (HCPCS:97001)
- Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule (HCPCS:20610)
- X-ray of knee, 4 or more views (HCPCS:73564)
- Nerve transmission studies, 5-6 studies (HCPCS:95909)
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 6/3/2006 and was last updated on 12/20/2010.