DR. GEORGE J ATKINSON MD NPI 1902830334

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DR. George J Atkinson, MD is a physical medicine rehabilitation in Plano, TX with 24 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. George J Atkinson, MD NPI is 1902830334. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:2001

The provider's business location address is:

5000 LEGACY DR STE 330
PLANO, TX
ZIP 75024-391
Phone: (405) 841-7826
Fax: (405) 841-7827

The NPI 1902830334 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.

• Continuous intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring, from outside the operating room (remote or nearby), per patient, (attention directed exclusively to one patient) each 15 minutes (list in addition to primary procedure) (HCPCS:G0453)
• Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm, leg, trunk or head muscles, limited study (HCPCS:95870)
• Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of stimulated sites on arms and legs (HCPCS:95938)
• Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg) outside the brain during surgery (HCPCS:95955)
• Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, limited study (HCPCS:95885)
• Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of central motor stimulation in arms and legs (HCPCS:95939)
• Nerve conduction, 3-4 studies (HCPCS:95908)
• Nerve conduction, 5-6 studies (HCPCS:95909)
• Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study (HCPCS:95886)
• Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, 2 extremities (HCPCS:95861)
• Nerve conduction, 7-8 studies (HCPCS:95910)
• Needle measurement of electrical activity in muscles on both sides of body (HCPCS:95868)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 7/10/2006 and was last updated on 2/21/2024.

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