LUIS BAERGA-VARELA MD NPI 1831150614

NPI Details

Luis Baerga-varela, MD is a physical medicine rehabilitation in San Juan, PR with 26 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. Luis Baerga-varela, MD NPI is 1831150614. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: MAYO MEDICAL SCHOOL
Graduation Year:1999

The provider's business location address is:

640 AVE ANDALUCIA
SAN JUAN, PR
ZIP 00920-311
Phone: (787) 461-1780

The NPI 1831150614 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.

• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• High energy shock wave therapy of musculoskeletal system (HCPCS:0101T)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes (HCPCS:99203)
• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance (HCPCS:20611)
• 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)
• Injection into tendon or ligament (HCPCS:20550)
• Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement (HCPCS:76942)
• Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level (HCPCS:64483)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level (HCPCS:64484)
• Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level (HCPCS:64490)
• Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level (HCPCS:64491)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 3/31/2006 and was last updated on 3/11/2015.

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