NPI Details
John W. Hume, MD is a physical medicine rehabilitation in Houston, TX with 21 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. John W. Hume, MD NPI is 1366764771. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.
The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.
Education
Medical School: HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:2004
The provider's business location address is:
20180 CHASEWOOD PARK DR
HOUSTON, TX
ZIP 77070-436
Phone: (281) 205-5100
Fax: (936) 444-1979
The NPI 1366764771 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.
- Continuous intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring, from outside the operating room (remote or nearby), per patient, (attention directed exclusively to one patient) each 15 minutes (list in addition to primary procedure) (HCPCS:G0453)
- Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of stimulated sites on arms and legs (HCPCS:95938)
- Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm, leg, trunk or head muscles, limited study (HCPCS:95870)
- Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg) outside the brain during surgery (HCPCS:95955)
- Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, limited study (HCPCS:95885)
- Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of central motor stimulation in arms and legs (HCPCS:95939)
- Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study (HCPCS:95886)
- Nerve conduction, 3-4 studies (HCPCS:95908)
- Nerve conduction, 5-6 studies (HCPCS:95909)
- Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, 2 extremities (HCPCS:95861)
- Nerve conduction, 7-8 studies (HCPCS:95910)
- Nerve conduction, 9-10 studies (HCPCS:95911)
- Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), 2-12 hours with health care professional review and report (HCPCS:95717)
- Nerve conduction, 1-2 studies (HCPCS:95907)
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 2/26/2010 and was last updated on 1/23/2014.
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 | | P0733 | TEXAS | Yes |
