RICHARD MICHAEL THUNDER M.D. NPI 1780602276

NPI Details

Richard Michael Thunder, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine orthopaedic surgery in La Jolla, CA with 27 years of experience. The provider is recognized by several state medical boards as a fellowship subspecialty program of orthopaedic surgery, orthopaedic surgeons of the spine deal with the evaluation and nonoperative and operative treatment of the full spectrum of primary spinal disorders including trauma, degenerative, deformity, tumor, and reconstructive. Richard Michael Thunder, M.D. NPI is 1780602276. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:1999

The provider's business location address is:

9850 GENESEE AVENUE
SUITE 210
LA JOLLA, CA
ZIP 92037
Phone: (858) 535-1075
Fax: (858) 453-9810

The NPI 1780602276 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, not otherwise specified, 10 mg (HCPCS:J3301)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint (HCPCS:20610)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles (HCPCS:20552)
• X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views (HCPCS:72100)
• Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose (HCPCS:J7324)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• X-ray of both hips, 2 views (HCPCS:73521)
• X-ray of knee, 3 views (HCPCS:73562)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes (HCPCS:99223)
• X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views (HCPCS:73030)
• X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views (HCPCS:72040)
• Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes (HCPCS:99442)
• Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast (HCPCS:72148)
• Mri scan of leg joint without contrast (HCPCS:73721)
• X-ray of knee, 1-2 views (HCPCS:73560)
• X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views (HCPCS:73610)
• X-ray of middle spine, 2 views (HCPCS:72070)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes (HCPCS:99212)
• X-ray of both knees while standing (HCPCS:73565)
• Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes (HCPCS:99443)
• Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis (HCPCS:27130)
• Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast (HCPCS:72141)
• X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views (HCPCS:73522)
• Hip replacement (HCPCS:NAN09)
• Knee replacement (HCPCS:NAN06)
• Spinal fusion (HCPCS:NAN02)
• Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) (HCPCS:NAN15)
• Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) (HCPCS:NAN18)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 7/17/2006 and was last updated on 4/9/2015.

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