NPI Details
DR. Brian Alan Bast, D.O. is a physical medicine rehabilitation in Norwalk, CT with 23 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. Brian Alan Bast, D.O. NPI is 1063633188. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.
The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.
Education
Medical School: PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
Graduation Year:2002
The provider's business location address is:
761 MAIN AVE
SUITE 115
NORWALK, CT
ZIP 06851-080
Phone: (203) 845-2200
Fax: (203) 847-1940
The NPI 1063633188 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, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg (HCPCS:J0702)
- Hyaluronan or derivative, trivisc, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg (HCPCS:J7329)
- Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
- Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
- Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg (HCPCS:J1100)
- Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint (HCPCS:20610)
- Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level (HCPCS:64483)
- Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles (HCPCS:20552)
- Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level (HCPCS:64484)
- X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views (HCPCS:72100)
- Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study (HCPCS:95886)
- Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement (HCPCS:77002)
- Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level (HCPCS:64493)
- Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level (HCPCS:64494)
- New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes (HCPCS:99203)
- Nerve conduction, 7-8 studies (HCPCS:95910)
- New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
- X-ray of hip, 2-3 views (HCPCS:73502)
- X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views (HCPCS:72040)
- 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)
- X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views (HCPCS:73030)
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 5/2/2007 and was last updated on 1/2/2015.
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 | | 233705 | NEW YORK | No |
| 2 | 208100000X | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | | 045336 | CONNECTICUT | 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 | C00521 | MEDICARE PIN | CONNECTICUT | |
