VIVEK KUSHWAHA M.D. NPI 1982681730

NPI Details

Vivek Kushwaha, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine orthopaedic surgery in Houston, TX with 34 years of experience. The provider is recognized by several state medical boards as a fellowship subspecialty program of orthopaedic surgery, orthopaedic surgeons of the spine deal with the evaluation and nonoperative and operative treatment of the full spectrum of primary spinal disorders including trauma, degenerative, deformity, tumor, and reconstructive. Vivek Kushwaha, M.D. NPI is 1982681730. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL AT SAN ANTONIO
Graduation Year:1991

The provider's business location address is:

1315 ST JOSEPH PKWY
SUITE 800
HOUSTON, TX
ZIP 77002-233
Phone: (713) 650-6900

The NPI 1982681730 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, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views (HCPCS:72100)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views (HCPCS:72040)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion (HCPCS:22853)
• X-ray of middle and lower spine, 2 views (HCPCS:72080)
• Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments (HCPCS:22842)
• Fusion of additional segment of spine (HCPCS:22614)
• Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc (HCPCS:22633)
• Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck (HCPCS:22840)
• Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast (HCPCS:72148)
• Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc (HCPCS:22634)
• Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc (HCPCS:22551)
• Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast (HCPCS:72141)
• Spinal fusion (HCPCS:NAN02)
• Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) (HCPCS:NAN18)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 12/22/2005 and was last updated on 8/24/2011.

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