DR. WALTER SUSSMAN D.O. NPI 1538457684

NPI Details

DR. Walter Sussman, D.O. is a physical medicine rehabilitation in Wellesley, MA with 15 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. Walter Sussman, D.O. NPI is 1538457684. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND, COLLEGE OF OSTEO MEDICINE
Graduation Year:2011

The provider's business location address is:

20 WALNUT ST STE 14
WELLESLEY, MA
ZIP 02481-104
Phone: (781) 591-7855
Fax: (781) 591-7854

The NPI 1538457684 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.

• Remote therapeutic monitoring treatment management services by physician or other qualified health care professional, each additional 20 minutes per calendar month (HCPCS:98981)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg (HCPCS:J1100)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• Complete ultrasound scan of joint (HCPCS:76881)
• Remote therapeutic monitoring treatment management services by physician or other qualified health care professional, first 20 minutes per calendar month (HCPCS:98980)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes (HCPCS:99443)
• Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement (HCPCS:76942)
• Device supply with schedule recording and transmission for remote monitoring of rmusculoskeletal system, per 30 days (HCPCS:98977)
• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance (HCPCS:20611)
• Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement (HCPCS:76942)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes (HCPCS:99203)
• Incision of tendon of hip (abductor and/or extensor) (HCPCS:27006)
• Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles (HCPCS:20553)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes (HCPCS:99215)
• Set-up and patient education for remote monitoring of therapy (HCPCS:98975)
• Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles (HCPCS:20552)
• Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose (HCPCS:J7326)
• Limited ultrasound scan of joint or other extremity structure lacking blood vessels (HCPCS:76882)
• Injection into tendon at attachment to bone or muscle (HCPCS:20551)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 7/11/2011 and was last updated on 5/25/2021.

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