DR. CHRISTINE PFISTERER DO NPI 1245491455

NPI Details

DR. Christine Pfisterer, DO is a physical medicine rehabilitation in Teaneck, NJ with 17 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. Christine Pfisterer, DO NPI is 1245491455. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a female.

Education
Medical School: LAKE ERIE COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE, ERIE
Graduation Year:2008

The provider's business location address is:

870 PALISADE AVE
SUITE #205
TEANECK, NJ
ZIP 07666-419
Phone: (201) 836-1663
Fax: (201) 836-5729

The NPI 1245491455 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, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• 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)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes (HCPCS:99441)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes (HCPCS:99203)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes (HCPCS:99212)
• Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level (HCPCS:64484)
• Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study (HCPCS:95886)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes (HCPCS:99231)
• Nerve conduction, 9-10 studies (HCPCS:95911)
• X-ray of knee, 1-2 views (HCPCS:73560)
• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint (HCPCS:20610)
• Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg (HCPCS:J3301)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes (HCPCS:99232)
• X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views (HCPCS:72100)
• Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes (HCPCS:99442)
• Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance (HCPCS:27096)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes (HCPCS:99221)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes (HCPCS:99215)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 6/19/2008 and was last updated on 6/4/2015.

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