DR. CHARLES JOSEPH NIVENS MD NPI 1801898432

NPI Details

DR. Charles Joseph Nivens, MD is a physical medicine rehabilitation in Bluffton, SC with 36 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. Charles Joseph Nivens, MD NPI is 1801898432. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:1990

The provider's business location address is:

3 PLANTATION PARK DRIVE
BLUFFTON, SC
ZIP 29910
Phone: (843) 705-7471
Fax: (843) 705-7475

The NPI 1801898432 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)
• Low osmolar contrast material, 200-299 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml (HCPCS:Q9966)
• Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg (HCPCS:J3301)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg (HCPCS:J0702)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• X-ray of middle spine, 2 views (HCPCS:72070)
• Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance (HCPCS:62323)
• X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views (HCPCS:72110)
• X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views (HCPCS:72170)
• Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg (HCPCS:J1040)
• Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study (HCPCS:95886)
• Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems (HCPCS:96127)
• Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level (HCPCS:64483)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Nerve conduction, 9-10 studies (HCPCS:95911)
• Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance (HCPCS:62321)
• X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views (HCPCS:72050)
• Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level (HCPCS:64484)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes (HCPCS:99205)
• Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint (HCPCS:64636)
• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint (HCPCS:20610)
• Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level (HCPCS:64494)
• Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level (HCPCS:64493)
• Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation (HCPCS:80305)
• Removal of bone from lower spine for decompression of nerve tissue using imaging guidance, accessed through the skin (HCPCS:0275T)
• Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint (HCPCS:64635)
• X-ray of knee, 3 views (HCPCS:73562)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes (HCPCS:99212)
• X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views (HCPCS:73030)
• Nerve conduction, 7-8 studies (HCPCS:95910)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 8/12/2005 and was last updated on 12/22/2015.

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