NKIRUKA UDEKA ARENE M.D. NPI 1477517332

NPI Details

Nkiruka Udeka Arene, M.D. is a physical medicine rehabilitation in Bel Air, MD with 36 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. Nkiruka Udeka Arene, M.D. NPI is 1477517332. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a female.

The provider's business location address is:

2012 S TOLLGATE RD
SUITE 206
BEL AIR, MD
ZIP 21015-900
Phone: (443) 977-9180

The NPI 1477517332 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, onabotulinumtoxina, 1 unit (HCPCS:J0585)
• Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, preservative free, 1 mg (HCPCS:J3300)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• Care management services for behavioral health conditions, 20 minutes or more clinical staff time directed by health care professional (HCPCS:99484)
• Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers (HCPCS:80307)
• Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement (HCPCS:76942)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes (HCPCS:99215)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes (HCPCS:99212)
• Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month (HCPCS:99490)
• Chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, additional 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month (HCPCS:99439)
• Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, more than 10 minutes (HCPCS:99407)
• Limited ultrasound scan of joint or other extremity structure lacking blood vessels (HCPCS:76882)
• Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles (HCPCS:20553)
• Complete ultrasound scan of joint (HCPCS:76881)
• Electronic analysis reprogramming and refill of spinal canal drug infusion pump by physician (HCPCS:62370)
• Complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, first 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month (HCPCS:99487)
• Chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, first 30 minutes provided personally by health care professional, per calendar month (HCPCS:99491)
• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance (HCPCS:20611)
• Injection of substance into lower spine canal (HCPCS:62322)
• Extended patient service without direct patient contact, first hour (HCPCS:99358)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes (HCPCS:99205)
• Injection into tendon or ligament (HCPCS:20550)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (HCPCS:87426)
• Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch (HCPCS:64450)
• Injection into tendon at attachment to bone or muscle (HCPCS:20551)
• Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report (HCPCS:93000)
• Administration of influenza virus vaccine (HCPCS:G0008)
• Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles (HCPCS:20552)
• Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent inactivated, 0.5 ml dosage (HCPCS:90694)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 4/17/2006 and was last updated on 7/12/2019.

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