NPI Details
DR. Thomas Mark Frates, MD is a physical medicine rehabilitation in Bedford, NH with 33 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. Thomas Mark Frates, MD NPI is 1346226578. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.
The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.
Education
Medical School: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:1992
The provider's business location address is:
4 HAWTHORNE DR
BEDFORD, NH
ZIP 03110-912
Phone: (603) 472-8888
Fax: (603) 472-9090
The NPI 1346226578 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.
- Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes (HCPCS:97110)
- Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
- Therapy procedure using manual technique, each 15 minutes (HCPCS:97140)
- New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes (HCPCS:99203)
- Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level (HCPCS:64483)
- X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views (HCPCS:72100)
- Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance (HCPCS:62323)
- Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
- Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast (HCPCS:72148)
- 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)
- Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint (HCPCS:20610)
- Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg (HCPCS:J1040)
- Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into upper or middle spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level (HCPCS:64479)
- Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes (HCPCS:97161)
- X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views (HCPCS:72040)
- Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 30 minutes (HCPCS:97162)
- Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint (HCPCS:64635)
- Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint (HCPCS:64636)
- Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance (HCPCS:27096)
- Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level (HCPCS:64484)
- Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes (HCPCS:99212)
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 12/20/2005 and was last updated on 1/4/2012.
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 | | 12874 | NEW HAMPSHIRE | 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 | G16798 | MEDICARE UPIN | | |
| 2 | 30205511 | MEDICAID | NEW HAMPSHIRE | |
| 3 | RE8434 | MEDICARE PIN | | |
| 4 | 2879263 | OTHER | | CIGNA |
