DR. MICHAEL JOHN LERSTEN M.D. NPI 1942602743

NPI Details

DR. Michael John Lersten, M.D. is a physical medicine rehabilitation in Golden, CO with 12 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. Michael John Lersten, M.D. NPI is 1942602743. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, RJ & L CARVER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:2014

The provider's business location address is:

660 GOLDEN RIDGE RD STE 250
GOLDEN, CO
ZIP 80401-541
Phone: (303) 233-1223

The NPI 1942602743 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.

• Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg (HCPCS:J3301)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance (HCPCS:20611)
• 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, single level (HCPCS:64483)
• Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study (HCPCS:95886)
• Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes (HCPCS:99152)
• Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement (HCPCS:76942)
• Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance (HCPCS:27096)
• X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views (HCPCS:72100)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes (HCPCS:99203)
• Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles (HCPCS:20552)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level (HCPCS:64484)
• Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level (HCPCS:64493)
• Nerve conduction, 5-6 studies (HCPCS:95909)
• Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast (HCPCS:72148)
• Injection into tendon at attachment to bone or muscle (HCPCS:20551)
• Nerve conduction, 9-10 studies (HCPCS:95911)
• Spinal fusion (HCPCS:NAN02)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 9/23/2014 and was last updated on 3/30/2022.

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