Raul Cardenas in Memphis, Tennessee

Medical School: Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 2003
The Primary Medical Specialty for Raul Cardenas is listed as: Neurosurgery
Approximate Years of Experience: 21
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 6507997848
NPI #: 1619187697
NPI Created On: 05/22/2007
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 10/01/2014
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X
License Number:
200214
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, Spanish.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at upper spinal column, anterior approach
2. Fusion of lower spine bones with removal of disc, posterior or posterolateral approach
3. Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation at base of neck for stabilization, 1 interspace
4. Insertion of device into intervertebral disc space of spine and fusion of vertebrae
5. Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves
6. Insertion of spinal neurostimulator pulse generator or receiver
7. X-ray of chest, 2 views
8. X-ray of spine, 1 view
9. X-ray of spine of neck, 2 or 3 views
10. X-ray of spine, 4 or 5 views
11. X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2 or 3 views
12. X-ray lower and sacral spine including bending views 2 or 3 views
13. Mri scan of upper spinal canal
14. Mri scan of lower spinal canal
15. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) with tracing using at least 12 leads
16. Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles of arm or leg complete study
17. Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention
18. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
19. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes
20. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 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).