DR. ANTHONY RIVERA MD NPI 1487860524

NPI Details

DR. Anthony Rivera, MD is a physical medicine rehabilitation in Worcester, MA with 23 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. DR. Anthony Rivera, MD NPI is 1487860524. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY FEINBERG MEDICAL SCHOOL
Graduation Year:2003

The provider's business location address is:

123 SUMMER ST
SUITE 320
WORCESTER, MA
ZIP 01608-216
Phone: (508) 368-3140
Fax: (508) 368-3143

The NPI 1487860524 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, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg (HCPCS:J3301)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance (HCPCS:62323)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint (HCPCS:20610)
• Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg (HCPCS:J0702)
• Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement (HCPCS:77002)
• Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level (HCPCS:64483)
• Injection into tendon or ligament (HCPCS:20550)
• Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level (HCPCS:64484)
• Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level (HCPCS:64493)
• Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance (HCPCS:62321)
• Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles (HCPCS:20552)
• Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance (HCPCS:27096)
• Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level (HCPCS:64494)
• 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)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 5/15/2007 and was last updated on 4/18/2012.

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