Ferris Nickel in Camarillo, California

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY

Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1979
The Primary Medical Specialty for Ferris Nickel is listed as: Sports Medicine
Approximate Years of Experience: 45
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 8729042775
NPI #: 1548226350
NPI Created On: 04/21/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 10/01/2022
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207XX0004X
License Number:
C39284
Listed Gender: Male

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule
2. Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule
3. Application of short leg cast (below knee to toes)
4. X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views
5. X-ray of hip with pelvis, 2-3 views
6. X-ray of knee, 3 views
7. X-ray of knee, 4 or more views
8. X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views
9. X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views
10. X-ray of toes, minimum of 2 views
11. Mri scan of leg joint
12. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
13. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
17. Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg
18. Hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg
19. Cast supplies, short leg cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass

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).