DR. Walter R O'brien, M.D. is a sports medicine family medicine in Los Angeles, CA with 43 years of experience. The provider is a family medicine physician that is trained to be responsible for continuous care in the field of sports medicine, not only for the enhancement of health and fitness, but also for the prevention of injury and illness. A sports medicine physician must have knowledge and experience in the promotion of wellness and the prevention of injury. Knowledge about special areas of medicine such as exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation, epidemiology, physical evaluation, injuries (treatment and prevention and referral practice) and the role of exercise in promoting a healthy lifestyle are essential to the practice of sports medicine. The sports medicine physician requires special education to provide the knowledge to improve the health care of the individual engaged in physical exercise (sports) whether as an individual or in team participation. DR. Walter R O'brien, M.D. NPI is 1346290814. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.
The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.
Education
Medical School: UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MED (KC/WICH/SAL)
Graduation Year:1981
The provider's business location address is:
11600 WILSHIRE BLVD
SUITE 522
LOS ANGELES, CA
ZIP 90025-781
Phone: (310) 477-7276
Fax: (310) 477-5148
The NPI 1346290814 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.
- Manual (physical) therapy techniques to 1 or more regions, each 15 minutes (HCPCS:97140)
- Therapeutic activities to improve function, with one-on-one contact between patient and provider, each 15 minutes (HCPCS:97530)
- Electrical stimulation (unattended), to one or more areas for indication(s) other than wound care, as part of a therapy plan of care (HCPCS:G0283)
- Therapeutic exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes (HCPCS:97110)
- Therapeutic procedure to re-educate brain-to-nerve-to-muscle function, each 15 minutes (HCPCS:97112)
- Application of ultrasound to 1 or more areas, each 15 minutes (HCPCS:97035)
- Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule (HCPCS:20610)
- Physical therapy evaluation (HCPCS:97001)
- Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg (HCPCS:J1030)
- X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views (HCPCS:73030)
- X-ray of ribs of one side of body, minimum of 2 views (HCPCS:73510)
- X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views (HCPCS:73630)
- X-ray of knee, 3 views (HCPCS:73562)
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 5/12/2006 and was last updated on 5/22/2020.