DR. JIM B FERNANDEZ MD NPI 1831135953

NPI Details

DR. Jim B Fernandez, MD is a sports medicine physical medicine rehabilitation in Austin, TX with 29 years of experience. The provider is a physician who specializes in Sports Medicine is responsible for continuous care related to the enhancement of health and fitness as well as the prevention of injury and illness. The specialist possesses knowledge and experience in the promotion of wellness and the prevention of injury from many areas of medicine such as exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation, epidemiology, physical evaluation and injuries. It is the goal of a Sports Medicine specialist to improve the healthcare of the individual engaged in physical exercise. DR. Jim B Fernandez, MD NPI is 1831135953. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:1997

The provider's business location address is:

900 W 38TH ST
#300
AUSTIN, TX
ZIP 78705-127
Phone: (512) 450-1300
Fax: (512) 450-1339

The NPI 1831135953 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.

• 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)
• Therapy procedure to re-educate brain-to-nerve-to-muscle function, each 15 minutes (HCPCS:97112)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study (HCPCS:95886)
• X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views (HCPCS:72100)
• Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg (HCPCS:J1030)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes (HCPCS:99203)
• Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance (HCPCS:62323)
• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint (HCPCS:20610)
• Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast (HCPCS:72148)
• Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level (HCPCS:64483)
• Nerve conduction, 5-6 studies (HCPCS:95909)
• X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views (HCPCS:72040)
• Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes (HCPCS:97161)
• Therapy procedure using functional activities (HCPCS:97530)
• Nerve conduction, 11-12 studies (HCPCS:95912)
• Nerve conduction, 7-8 studies (HCPCS:95910)
• Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance (HCPCS:62321)
• Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance (HCPCS:27096)
• Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement (HCPCS:77002)
• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint (HCPCS:20610)
• X-ray of hip, 2-3 views (HCPCS:73502)
• Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast (HCPCS:72141)
• Mri scan of leg joint without contrast (HCPCS:73721)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 6/20/2006 and was last updated on 2/3/2011.

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