Samuel Polk III MD in Memphis, Tennessee

Medical School: Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 2000
The Primary Medical Specialty for Samuel Polk III MD is listed as: Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 24
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 3476558552
NPI #: 1437252780
NPI Created On: 09/05/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 05/04/2010
Primary Taxonomy Code: 208100000X
License Number:
41433
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule
2. Injection procedure into sacroiliac joint for anesthetic or steroid
3. Injection of substance into spinal canal of upper or middle back using imaging guidance
4. Injection of substance into spinal canal of lower back or sacrum using imaging guidance
5. Implantation of spinal neurostimulator electrodes, accessed through the skin
6. Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance
7. Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance
8. Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance
9. Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance
10. Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance
11. Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves with imaging guidance
12. Mri scan of middle spinal canal
13. Mri scan of lower spinal canal
14. Mri scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast
15. Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles of arm or leg complete study
16. Nerve transmission studies, 7-8 studies
17. Therapeutic exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes
18. Manual (physical) therapy techniques to 1 or more regions, each 15 minutes
19. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
20. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 5 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).