CYNTHIA WILSON RICHARDS MD NPI 1215964325

NPI Details

Cynthia Wilson Richards, MD is a physical medicine rehabilitation in Fayetteville, NC with 24 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. Cynthia Wilson Richards, MD NPI is 1215964325. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a female.

Education
Medical School: UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:2001

The provider's business location address is:

1540 PURDUE DR
STE. 200
FAYETTEVILLE, NC
ZIP 28303-509
Phone: (910) 630-1112
Fax: (910) 425-1110

The NPI 1215964325 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.

• Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg (HCPCS:J1100)
• Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study (HCPCS:95886)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes (HCPCS:99231)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes (HCPCS:99232)
• Initial nursing facility visit per day, typically 25 minutes (HCPCS:99304)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• Initial nursing facility visit per day, typically 35 minutes (HCPCS:99305)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes (HCPCS:99222)
• Low osmolar contrast material, 200-299 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml (HCPCS:Q9966)
• Nerve conduction, 13 or more studies (HCPCS:95913)
• Nerve conduction, 7-8 studies (HCPCS:95910)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes (HCPCS:99221)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Nerve conduction, 5-6 studies (HCPCS:95909)
• X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views (HCPCS:72110)
• Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level (HCPCS:64483)
• Unclassified drugs (HCPCS:J3490)
• Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, limited study (HCPCS:95885)
• Nerve conduction, 11-12 studies (HCPCS:95912)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 6/26/2006 and was last updated on 9/26/2019.

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