Oscar B Depaz, MD is a physical medicine rehabilitation in Gainesville, FL with 44 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. Oscar B Depaz, MD NPI is 1619956570. 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:
4343 W NEWBERRY RD
SUITE 14
GAINESVILLE, FL
ZIP 32607-817
Phone: (352) 373-4321
The NPI 1619956570 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.
- Drug screen, qualitative; multiple drug classes by high complexity test method (e.g., immunoassay, enzyme assay), per patient encounter (HCPCS:G0431)
- Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles of arm or leg complete study (HCPCS:95886)
- Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg (HCPCS:J1030)
- Nerve transmission studies, 7-8 studies (HCPCS:95910)
- Nerve transmission studies, 5-6 studies (HCPCS:95909)
- Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule (HCPCS:20610)
- Automated urinalysis test (HCPCS:81003)
- X-ray of ribs of one side of body, minimum of 2 views (HCPCS:73510)
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 1/10/2006 and was last updated on 12/9/2009.