Christopher W Huston, MD is a physical medicine rehabilitation in Phoenix, AZ with 39 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. Christopher W Huston, MD NPI is 1841276722. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.
The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.
Education
Medical School: OREGON HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:1985
The provider's business location address is:
2222 E HIGHLAND AVE
STE 300
PHOENIX, AZ
ZIP 85016-872
Phone: (602) 277-6211
Fax: (866) 846-8709
The NPI 1841276722 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.
- Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance (HCPCS:64483)
- Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes (HCPCS:99152)
- Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles of arm or leg complete study (HCPCS:95886)
- Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance (HCPCS:64493)
- Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance (HCPCS:64494)
- Injection procedure into sacroiliac joint for anesthetic or steroid (HCPCS:27096)
- X-ray of hip with pelvis, 2-3 views (HCPCS:73502)
- Nerve transmission studies, 9-10 studies (HCPCS:95911)
- Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule (HCPCS:20610)
- Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance (HCPCS:64635)
- X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views (HCPCS:73030)
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 12/21/2005 and was last updated on 5/28/2019.