NPI Details
Nicholas Charles Elwert, DO is a physical medicine rehabilitation in Lexington, KY with 8 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. Nicholas Charles Elwert, DO NPI is 1780115568. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.
The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.
Education
Medical School: LINCOLN MEM UNIV, DEBUSK COL OF OSTEOPATHIC MED
Graduation Year:2017
The provider's business location address is:
2050 VERSAILLES RD
STE U102
LEXINGTON, KY
ZIP 40504
Phone: (859) 257-4888
Fax: (859) 323-1123
The NPI 1780115568 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 35 minutes (HCPCS:99233)
- Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes (HCPCS:99232)
- Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes (HCPCS:99223)
- Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes (HCPCS:99239)
- Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
- Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
- Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less (HCPCS:99238)
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 3/23/2017 and was last updated on 6/14/2021.
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 | | 04943 | KENTUCKY | Yes |
| 2 | 208100000X | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | | R4413 | KENTUCKY | No |
