NPI Details
Uplekh Purewal, MD is a pain medicine pain medicine in Philadelphia, PA with 25 years of experience. The provider is pain Medicine is a primary medical specialty based on a distinct body of knowledge and a well-defined scope of clinical practice that is founded on science, research and education. It is concerned with the study of pain, the prevention of pain, and the evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of persons in pain. A comprehensive evaluation incorporates the physical, psychological, cognitive and socio-cultural contributions to pain. The treatment protocol may include pharmacological, invasive, behavioral, cognitive, rehabilitative and complementary strategies provided in a concurrent focused and patient specific manner. The pain medicine physician often serves the patient as a frontline physician regarding their pain, but also may serve as a consultant to other physicians, direct an interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary treatment team, conduct research, or advocate for the patient's pain care with public and private agencies. The Pain Medicine physician may work in variety of settings including office, clinic, hospital, university, or governmental/public agencies. Uplekh Purewal, MD NPI is 1548203839. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.
The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.
The provider's business location address is:
9815 ROOSEVELT BLVD
PHILADELPHIA, PA
ZIP 19114-011
Phone: (888) 985-2727
Fax: (856) 779-0211
The NPI 1548203839 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.
- Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, first 20 minutes (HCPCS:99457)
- Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial supply of devices with daily recordings or programmed alerts transmission, each 30 days (HCPCS:99454)
- Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers (HCPCS:80307)
- Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
- Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes (HCPCS:99458)
- Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg (HCPCS:J1100)
- Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
- Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms (HCPCS:G0482)
- Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms (HCPCS:G0481)
- Measurement of range of motion in arm, leg or each spine section (HCPCS:95851)
- Acupuncture with electrical stimulation, each additional 15 minutes (HCPCS:97814)
- Acupuncture with electrical stimulation, initial 15 minutes (HCPCS:97813)
- Alcohol and/or substance (other than tobacco) misuse structured assessment (e.g., audit, dast), and brief intervention 15 to 30 minutes (HCPCS:G0396)
- Care management services for behavioral health conditions, 20 minutes or more clinical staff time directed by health care professional (HCPCS:99484)
- New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
- Administration of psychological or neuropsychological test, first 30 minutes (HCPCS:96136)
- Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin (HCPCS:63650)
- Acupuncture, each additional 15 minutes (HCPCS:97811)
- Acupuncture, initial 15 minutes (HCPCS:97810)
- Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes (HCPCS:99212)
- Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level (HCPCS:64493)
- Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level (HCPCS:64494)
- Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance (HCPCS:62323)
- Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint (HCPCS:64636)
- Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint (HCPCS:64635)
- Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint (HCPCS:20610)
- Spinal fusion (HCPCS:NAN02)
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 6/14/2006 and was last updated on 4/18/2023.
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 | 207LP2900X | Anesthesiology | Pain Medicine | MD427900 | PENNSYLVANIA | No |
| 2 | 207LP2900X | Anesthesiology | Pain Medicine | 25MA09478200 | NEW JERSEY | No |
| 3 | 208VP0000X | Pain Medicine | Pain Medicine | 25MA09478200 | NEW JERSEY | No |
| 4 | 208VP0000X | Pain Medicine | Pain Medicine | MD427900 | PENNSYLVANIA | Yes |
Other Identifiers
The following information regarding additional identifiers associated to this NPI record includes the other identifier number, identifier type, identifier state and issuer.
| No. |
Other Provider Identifier |
Other Provider Identifier Type |
Other Provider Identifier State |
Other Provider Identifier Issuer |
| 1 | 1015057900001 | MEDICAID | PENNSYLVANIA | |
