DR. OKWUCHUKWU GINIKA OBI MD NPI 1285044495

NPI Details

DR. Okwuchukwu Ginika Obi, MD is a pain medicine anesthesiology in Las Vegas, NV with 15 years of experience. The provider is an anesthesiologist who provides a high level of care, either as a primary physician or consultant, for patients experiencing problems with acute, chronic and/or cancer pain in both hospital and ambulatory settings. Patient care needs are also coordinated with other specialists. DR. Okwuchukwu Ginika Obi, MD NPI is 1285044495. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:2010

The provider's business location address is:

1900 N NELLIS BLVD
LAS VEGAS, NV
ZIP 89115-743
Phone: (702) 880-4193

The NPI 1285044495 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.

• Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow (HCPCS:G0181)
• Physician or allowed practitioner 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 a (HCPCS:G0179)
• Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes (HCPCS:99152)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• Mechanical separation of plasma from blood (HCPCS:36514)
• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint (HCPCS:20610)
• Physician or allowed practitioner 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 and (HCPCS:G0180)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance (HCPCS:27096)
• Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg (HCPCS:J1885)
• Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers (HCPCS:80307)
• Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level (HCPCS:64484)
• Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level (HCPCS:64483)
• Injection, lidocaine hcl for intravenous infusion, 10 mg (HCPCS:J2001)
• Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement (HCPCS:77002)
• Injection of drug or substance into vein (HCPCS:96374)
• 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)
• Injection, magnesium sulfate, per 500 mg (HCPCS:J3475)
• Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into upper or middle spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level (HCPCS:64480)
• Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into upper or middle spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level (HCPCS:64479)
• Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg (HCPCS:J3420)
• Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast (HCPCS:72148)
• Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level (HCPCS:64490)
• 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, each additional facet joint (HCPCS:64636)
• Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint (HCPCS:64635)
• Mri scan of leg joint without contrast (HCPCS:73721)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint (HCPCS:64634)
• Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint (HCPCS:64633)
• Ct scan of lower spine without contrast (HCPCS:72131)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes (HCPCS:99212)
• Ct scan of leg without contrast (HCPCS:73700)
• X-ray of knee, 3 views (HCPCS:73562)
• Mri scan of arm joint without contrast (HCPCS:73221)
• Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance (HCPCS:62323)
• Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast (HCPCS:72141)
• Ct scan of upper spine without contrast (HCPCS:72125)
• Mri scan of pelvis without contrast (HCPCS:72195)
• X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views (HCPCS:73030)
• Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles (HCPCS:20552)
• X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views (HCPCS:72100)
• X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views (HCPCS:72170)
• Ct scan of middle spine without contrast (HCPCS:72128)
• Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle (HCPCS:96372)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 4/28/2014 and was last updated on 7/11/2019.

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