NPI Details
DR. Megan Bale Nelson, M.D. is a physical medicine rehabilitation in Louisville, KY with 20 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. Megan Bale Nelson, M.D. NPI is 1174646053. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.
The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a female.
Education
Medical School: UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:2006
The provider's business location address is:
220 ABRAHAM FLEXNER WAY
LOUISVILLE, KY
ZIP 40202-826
Phone: (502) 540-1409
The NPI 1174646053 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.
- Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes (HCPCS:99232)
- Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes (HCPCS:99231)
- Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes (HCPCS:99221)
- Needle measurement of electrical activity in muscle with injection of chemical for paralysis of nerve muscle (HCPCS:95874)
- Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
- Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes (HCPCS:99222)
- Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
- Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes (HCPCS:99215)
- New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
- Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes (HCPCS:99223)
- Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes (HCPCS:99233)
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 4/7/2007 and was last updated on 8/27/2012.
Taxonomy Codes
The NPI record includes the healthcare provider taxonomy classification, state license number and state of licensure. The following information regarding the scope of practice of this provider is available:
| No. |
Taxonomy Code |
Taxonomy Clasification |
Taxonomy Specialization |
License Number |
License State |
Primary |
| 1 | 208100000X | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | | 45378 | KENTUCKY | Yes |
