NPI Details
John Tyler Richardson, MD is a physical medicine rehabilitation in Birmingham, AL. 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 Tyler Richardson, MD NPI is 1558706986. 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:
625 19TH ST S
BIRMINGHAM, AL
ZIP 35233-900
Phone: (205) 934-7700
The NPI 1558706986 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.
- Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes (HCPCS:99232)
- Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes (HCPCS:99239)
- Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes (HCPCS:99223)
- Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes (HCPCS:99233)
- Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes (HCPCS:99231)
- Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and (HCPCS:G0180)
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 4/29/2013 and was last updated on 7/21/2017.
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 | | 33866 | ALABAMA | Yes |
| 2 | 390200000X | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | | | | No |
