Thomas Mehlhoff in Houston, Texas

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
HAND SURGERY

Medical School: Baylor College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1982
The Primary Medical Specialty for Thomas Mehlhoff is listed as: Orthopedic Surgery
Approximate Years of Experience: 42
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 4082802137
NPI #: 1720076151
NPI Created On: 10/10/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 05/31/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
License Number:
G5367
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Celtic Insurance Company
• 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. Injections of tendon sheath, ligament, or muscle membrane
2. Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule
3. Removal of bone joints between wrist and fingers
4. Incision of tendon covering
5. Transplant of tendon of hand
6. Application of cast, shoulder to hand (long arm)
7. Application of cast, elbow to finger (short arm)
8. Application of cast to hand and lower forearm
9. Release and/or relocation of median nerve of hand
10. X-ray of elbow, 2 views
11. X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views
12. X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views
13. X-ray of fingers, minimum of 2 views
14. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 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, methylprednisolone acetate, 20 mg
18. Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg
19. Cast supplies, long arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass
20. Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass

They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).

They took part in the Million Hearts Initiative, which was deigned to improve cardiac outcomes.