Carl Smith in Durham, North Carolina

Medical School: University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1988
The Primary Medical Specialty for Carl Smith is listed as: Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation
Approximate Years of Experience: 36
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 5395877427
NPI #: 1104869007
NPI Created On: 06/14/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 09/09/2013
Primary Taxonomy Code: 208100000X
License Number:
200101611
Listed Gender: Male

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Humana
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: ENG, SPA, English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Injections of trigger points in 1 or 2 muscles
2. Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule
3. Injection procedure into sacroiliac joint for anesthetic or steroid
4. Injection of substance into spinal canal of upper or middle back using imaging guidance
5. Injection of substance into spinal canal of lower back or sacrum using imaging guidance
6. Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance
7. Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance
8. X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views
9. X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views
10. Mri scan of lower spinal canal
11. Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion of needle
12. Testing for presence of drug
13. Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument
14. Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles of arm or leg limited study
15. Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles of arm or leg complete study
16. Nerve transmission studies, 5-6 studies
17. Nerve transmission studies, 9-10 studies
18. Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes
19. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes
20. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).