DR. TEJAS NIKUNJ PARIKH MD NPI 1992909402

NPI Details

DR. Tejas Nikunj Parikh, MD is a physical medicine rehabilitation in Gastonia, NC with 21 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. Tejas Nikunj Parikh, MD NPI is 1992909402. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:2005

The provider's business location address is:

2345 COURT DRIVE
GASTONIA, NC
ZIP 28054-151
Phone: (704) 865-0077
Fax: (704) 867-6401

The NPI 1992909402 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, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg (HCPCS:J1100)
• Injection, gadobutrol, 0.1 ml (HCPCS:A9585)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg (HCPCS:J0702)
• Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level (HCPCS:64483)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level (HCPCS:64484)
• Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg (HCPCS:J3301)
• Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg (HCPCS:J1030)
• Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level (HCPCS:64493)
• Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast (HCPCS:72148)
• Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level (HCPCS:64494)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint (HCPCS:20610)
• Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint (HCPCS:64636)
• X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views (HCPCS:72100)
• Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement (HCPCS:77002)
• Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance (HCPCS:62321)
• Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint (HCPCS:64635)
• Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance (HCPCS:27096)
• Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance (HCPCS:62323)
• Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg (HCPCS:J1040)
• Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin (HCPCS:63650)
• Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast (HCPCS:72141)
• Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level (HCPCS:64490)
• Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes (HCPCS:97110)
• Mri scan of middle spinal canal without contrast (HCPCS:72146)
• X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views (HCPCS:72040)
• Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level (HCPCS:64491)
• Removal of bone from lower spine for decompression of nerve tissue using imaging guidance, accessed through the skin (HCPCS:0275T)
• Electronic analysis of implanted neurostimulator generator with complex spinal cord or peripheral nerve stimulator programming (HCPCS:95972)
• Mri scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast (HCPCS:72158)
• X-ray of pelvis, minimum of 3 views (HCPCS:72190)
• X-ray of middle spine, 2 views (HCPCS:72070)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 6/11/2007 and was last updated on 8/12/2014.

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