DR. TAMAR KESSEL MD NPI 1770745622

NPI Details

DR. Tamar Kessel, MD is a physical medicine rehabilitation in Greenwich, CT with 19 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. DR. Tamar Kessel, MD NPI is 1770745622. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a female.

Education
Medical School: ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE OF YESHIVA UNIVERSITY
Graduation Year:2007

The provider's business location address is:

6 GREENWICH OFFICE PARK
GREENWICH, CT
ZIP 06831-151
Phone: (203) 869-1145
Fax: (203) 618-1721

The NPI 1770745622 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, triamcinolone acetonide, preservative-free, extended-release, microsphere formulation, 1 mg (HCPCS:J3304)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance (HCPCS:20611)
• Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg (HCPCS:J1030)
• Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes (HCPCS:97110)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose (HCPCS:J7323)
• Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles (HCPCS:20553)
• Therapy procedure using manual technique, each 15 minutes (HCPCS:97140)
• Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement (HCPCS:76942)
• 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)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Injection into tendon or ligament (HCPCS:20550)
• Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance (HCPCS:27096)
• Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level (HCPCS:64483)
• X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views (HCPCS:72100)
• Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level (HCPCS:64484)
• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint using ultrasound guidance (HCPCS:20604)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes (HCPCS:99203)
• Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study (HCPCS:95886)
• Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles (HCPCS:20552)
• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint using ultrasound guidance (HCPCS:20606)
• Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast (HCPCS:72148)
• Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg (HCPCS:J1885)
• Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint (HCPCS:64636)
• Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance (HCPCS:62323)
• Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint (HCPCS:64635)
• Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes (HCPCS:97161)
• X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views (HCPCS:72170)
• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint (HCPCS:20610)
• X-ray of knee, 4 or more views (HCPCS:73564)
• X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views (HCPCS:73030)
• X-ray of hip, 2-3 views (HCPCS:73502)
• X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views (HCPCS:72040)
• Nerve conduction, 9-10 studies (HCPCS:95911)
• Therapy procedure using functional activities (HCPCS:97530)
• Injection of carpal tunnel (HCPCS:20526)
• Destruction of nerve branches of knee using imaging guidance (HCPCS:64624)
• Injection into tendon at attachment to bone or muscle (HCPCS:20551)
• Mri scan of leg joint without contrast (HCPCS:73721)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 7/1/2008 and was last updated on 10/16/2018.

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