GARY D SOLOMON MD NPI 1710933460

NPI Details

Gary D Solomon, MD is a physical medicine rehabilitation in Norwalk, CT with 38 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. Gary D Solomon, MD NPI is 1710933460. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:1987

The provider's business location address is:

698 WEST AVE
NORWALK, CT
ZIP 06850-302
Phone: (203) 523-0100
Fax: (203) 523-0480

The NPI 1710933460 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.

• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes (HCPCS:97110)
• Therapy procedure using manual technique, each 15 minutes (HCPCS:97140)
• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint (HCPCS:20610)
• Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles (HCPCS:20553)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg (HCPCS:J3301)
• Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg (HCPCS:J1030)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes (HCPCS:99205)
• Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles (HCPCS:20552)
• Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes (HCPCS:97161)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• X-ray of knee, 3 views (HCPCS:73562)
• Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast (HCPCS:72148)
• X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views (HCPCS:72100)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 5/25/2006 and was last updated on 7/9/2007.

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