NPI Details
DR. Paul Abend, DO is a physical medicine rehabilitation in Metuchen, NJ with 10 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. Paul Abend, DO NPI is 1922165349. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.
The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.
Education
Medical School: RUTGERS R W JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL (CAM/NEW BRUNS/PISC)
Graduation Year:2015
The provider's business location address is:
243 BRIDGE ST
BUILDING G
METUCHEN, NJ
ZIP 08840-294
Phone: (732) 516-1042
Fax: (732) 516-1043
The NPI 1922165349 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.
- Follow-up nursing facility visit per day, typically 15 minutes (HCPCS:99308)
- Follow-up nursing facility visit per day, typically 10 minutes (HCPCS:99307)
- Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes (HCPCS:99215)
- Initial nursing facility visit per day, typically 35 minutes (HCPCS:99305)
- Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study (HCPCS:95886)
- Initial nursing facility visit per day, typically 25 minutes (HCPCS:99304)
- New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
- Nerve conduction, 9-10 studies (HCPCS:95911)
- Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance (HCPCS:62323)
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 1/3/2007 and was last updated on 7/11/2014.
Taxonomy Codes
The NPI record includes the healthcare provider taxonomy classification, state license number and state of licensure. The following information regarding the scope of practice of this provider is available:
| No. |
Taxonomy Code |
Taxonomy Clasification |
Taxonomy Specialization |
License Number |
License State |
Primary |
| 1 | 208100000X | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | | 25MB05189100 | NEW JERSEY | Yes |
Other Identifiers
The following information regarding additional identifiers associated to this NPI record includes the other identifier number, identifier type, identifier state and issuer.
| No. |
Other Provider Identifier |
Other Provider Identifier Type |
Other Provider Identifier State |
Other Provider Identifier Issuer |
| 1 | 767888M9F | MEDICARE ID-TYPE UNSPECIFIED | NEW JERSEY | MEDICARE |
| 2 | F79099 | MEDICARE UPIN | NEW JERSEY | |
