NICOLAS KARVELAS MD NPI 1225390065

NPI Details

Nicolas Karvelas, MD is a physical medicine rehabilitation in Vancouver, WA with 13 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. Nicolas Karvelas, MD NPI is 1225390065. 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:

200 NE MOTHER JOSEPH PL STE 110
VANCOUVER, WA
ZIP 98664-293
Phone: (360) 254-6161

The NPI 1225390065 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, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems (HCPCS:96127)
• Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study (HCPCS:95886)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes (HCPCS:99215)
• Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level (HCPCS:64483)
• 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)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes (HCPCS:99205)
• Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance (HCPCS:27096)
• Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance (HCPCS:62323)
• Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level (HCPCS:64484)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Nerve conduction, 9-10 studies (HCPCS:95911)
• Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes (HCPCS:99152)
• Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance (HCPCS:62321)
• Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level (HCPCS:64490)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level (HCPCS:64491)
• Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint (HCPCS:64635)
• Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint (HCPCS:64636)
• Nerve conduction, 7-8 studies (HCPCS:95910)
• Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles (HCPCS:20553)
• Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into knee nerve branch using imaging guidance (HCPCS:64454)
• Injection of anesthetic agent into thoracic vertebra using imaging guidance, single site (HCPCS:64461)
• Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint (HCPCS:64633)
• Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint (HCPCS:64634)
• Nerve conduction, 13 or more studies (HCPCS:95913)
• Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint (HCPCS:64636)
• Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement (HCPCS:77002)
• Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint (HCPCS:64635)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 6/7/2012 and was last updated on 6/10/2025.

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