DR. SHIRVINDA A WIJESEKERA M.D. NPI 1073519583

NPI Details

DR. Shirvinda A Wijesekera, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine orthopaedic surgery in Hamden, CT with 27 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. DR. Shirvinda A Wijesekera, M.D. NPI is 1073519583. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:1998

The provider's business location address is:

9 WASHINGTON AVE FL 1A
HAMDEN, CT
ZIP 06518-267
Phone: (203) 865-6784
Fax: (203) 865-6788

The NPI 1073519583 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.

• X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views (HCPCS:72100)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views (HCPCS:72040)
• Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast (HCPCS:72148)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes (HCPCS:99215)
• Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance (HCPCS:62323)
• Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes (HCPCS:97110)
• X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views (HCPCS:72082)
• Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion (HCPCS:22853)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes (HCPCS:99221)
• X-ray of middle spine, 2 views (HCPCS:72070)
• Computer-assisted spinal procedure (HCPCS:61783)
• Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance (HCPCS:62323)
• Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast (HCPCS:72141)
• Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments (HCPCS:22842)
• Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc (HCPCS:22633)
• Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back (HCPCS:63052)
• Spinal fusion (HCPCS:NAN02)
• Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) (HCPCS:NAN18)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 6/21/2005 and was last updated on 6/7/2021.

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