DR. Lauren Prats Porras, MD is a sports medicine internal medicine in Nashville, TN with 13 years of experience. The provider is an internist trained to be responsible for continuous care in the field of sports medicine, not only for the enhancement of health and fitness, but also for the prevention of injury and illness. A sports medicine physician must have knowledge and experience in the promotion of wellness and the prevention of injury. Knowledge about special areas of medicine such as exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation, epidemiology, physical evaluation, injuries (treatment and prevention and referral practice) and the role of exercise in promoting a healthy lifestyle are essential to the practice of sports medicine. The sports medicine physician requires special education to provide the knowledge to improve the healthcare of the individual. DR. Lauren Prats Porras, MD NPI is 1639460579. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.
The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a female.
Education
Medical School: UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, LM MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:2011
The provider's business location address is:
3601 THE VANDERBILT CLINIC
NASHVILLE, TN
ZIP 37232-595
Phone: (615) 322-3000
The NPI 1639460579 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, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg (HCPCS:J1100)
- Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg (HCPCS:J3301)
- Aspiration and/or injection of major joint or joint capsule with recording and reporting using ultrasound guidance (HCPCS:20611)
- Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule (HCPCS:20610)
- Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle (HCPCS:76942)
- Injections of tendon sheath, ligament, or muscle membrane (HCPCS:20550)
- Therapeutic exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes (HCPCS:97110)
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 4/26/2011 and was last updated on 4/3/2024.