Active NPI 1932279163 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz , MD

Neurological Surgery • Punta Gorda, FL

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Douglas Hershkowitz, MD is a registered healthcare professional specializing in Neurological Surgery in Punta Gorda, FL. Practice services are available at 517 TAMIAMI TRL under active NPI credentials.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, established patient outpatient office visit, new patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

517 Tamiami Trl

Punta Gorda, FL 339505520

Telephone 9416250600

Fax 9416240941

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 National Medical Affiliates Inc Facility NPI 1811984529

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Neurological Surgery in Punta Gorda, FL

Active Practitioner

Practitioner Clinical Experience

Active

City Avg: 23.0 Yrs

State Avg: 24.5 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

2 Specialists

Practicing in Punta Gorda, FL (675 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

50.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

60.9% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	480	125	$86.00	$51.41
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	469	330	$225.00	$130.77
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	162	144	$153.00	$92.87
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	108	108	$358.00	$171.27
64494 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level	71	68	$180.00	$77.58
64493 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level	71	68	$318.00	$135.83
27096 Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance	62	59	$241.00	$61.58
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	55	39	$153.00	$81.50
64484 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level	46	38	$179.00	$55.12
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level	46	44	$347.00	$126.01
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	44	44	$223.00	$86.26
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	44	44	$300.00	$135.71
64490 Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level	37	34	$385.00	$160.41
64491 Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level	31	29	$216.00	$90.49
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	17	11	$1054.00	$283.21
64636 Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves with imaging guidance	15	14	$230.07	$83.19
64635 Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint	14	14	$765.00	$291.97

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	1,076	613	$225.00	$126.47
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	777	217	$86.00	$50.47
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	344	261	$153.00	$89.21
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	292	292	$358.00	$165.75
27096 Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance	136	111	$241.00	$80.07
64493 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level	121	103	$318.00	$127.11
64494 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level	115	99	$180.00	$76.03
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	108	106	$223.00	$84.59
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	89	62	$153.00	$79.66
64490 Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level	83	70	$394.28	$154.79
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level	81	63	$347.00	$125.12
64484 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level	79	55	$181.27	$55.71
64491 Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level	66	56	$216.00	$87.33
64636 Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves with imaging guidance	58	29	$203.00	$71.36
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	44	26	$1054.00	$275.31
64634 Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves with imaging guidance	43	17	$235.00	$83.80
64635 Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint	35	33	$765.00	$224.66
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	28	28	$300.00	$131.42
64633 Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint	22	19	$781.00	$241.51
22552 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc	19	11	$1602.00	$424.11
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	18	17	$6880.00	$1761.15
64625 Destruction of nerves supplying joint between spine and pelvis using imaging guidance	17	16	$612.00	$263.54
62321 Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance	17	14	$385.00	$107.34
22845 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments	12	12	$3041.00	$777.21

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	1,107	610	$225.00	$128.52
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	558	159	$153.00	$72.12
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	483	321	$153.00	$91.32
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	308	308	$358.00	$168.86
64493 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level	170	137	$319.54	$128.52
64636 Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves with imaging guidance	165	50	$203.00	$90.13
64494 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level	163	131	$180.68	$77.57
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	156	51	$86.00	$39.15
27096 Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance	122	98	$241.00	$61.72
64484 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level	92	54	$179.00	$63.23
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	82	82	$300.00	$137.59
64490 Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level	81	69	$385.00	$159.70
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level	76	62	$347.00	$136.21
64491 Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level	72	61	$216.00	$88.95
64634 Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves with imaging guidance	66	17	$235.00	$99.56
64635 Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint	57	53	$765.00	$269.43
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	36	19	$1054.00	$279.24
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	29	28	$223.00	$102.57
64633 Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint	24	23	$781.00	$290.97
64640 Destruction of peripheral nerve or branch	20	20	$568.00	$87.56
62284 Injection of contrast for imaging of lower spinal canal	19	18	$305.00	$85.05
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	15	15	$435.00	$200.68
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	12	12	$6880.00	$1831.83

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	1,179	649	$225.00	$131.03
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	725	178	$153.00	$73.18
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	658	404	$153.00	$92.39
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	393	83	$86.00	$39.05
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	270	270	$358.00	$171.30
64493 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level	197	156	$318.00	$130.99
64636 Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves with imaging guidance	193	49	$203.00	$92.87
64494 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level	188	149	$180.00	$79.96
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	172	163	$300.00	$138.36
27096 Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance	163	127	$241.00	$65.58
64484 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level	117	59	$180.47	$66.48
64490 Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level	113	90	$385.00	$161.92
64491 Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level	108	85	$216.00	$93.70
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level	95	75	$351.65	$136.19
64634 Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves with imaging guidance	75	19	$235.00	$106.36
64495 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, third and any additional level	60	59	$182.00	$81.66
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	60	33	$1054.00	$283.58
64635 Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint	58	50	$765.00	$318.78
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	50	49	$435.00	$203.93
64492 Injections of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance	41	39	$219.00	$95.60
64633 Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint	25	22	$781.00	$338.20
62321 Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance	22	18	$385.00	$111.86
62284 Injection of contrast for imaging of lower spinal canal	21	21	$305.00	$88.64
22552 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc	21	12	$1602.00	$434.76
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	16	16	$7049.00	$1974.41
64640 Destruction of peripheral nerve or branch	16	15	$568.00	$101.49
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	15	15	$6880.00	$1732.91
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	14	14	$3090.00	$831.00
64405 Injection of anesthetic agent, greater occipital nerve	12	12	$297.00	$50.64
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	11	11	$3086.00	$759.73

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	986	239	$153.00	$74.38
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	933	573	$225.00	$109.97
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	620	370	$153.00	$75.54
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	597	144	$86.00	$40.74
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	305	305	$358.00	$166.83
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	215	200	$300.00	$142.71
64493 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level	186	144	$321.11	$130.29
64494 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level	184	143	$180.98	$80.00
64495 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, third and any additional level	177	138	$182.00	$81.55
99441 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes	166	150	$87.52	$44.02
27096 Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance	151	120	$243.42	$67.68
64484 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level	140	76	$179.00	$64.92
64636 Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves with imaging guidance	127	41	$203.00	$94.88
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level	110	87	$347.00	$135.29
64490 Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level	108	89	$390.06	$162.01
64491 Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level	103	84	$218.14	$92.62
64634 Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves with imaging guidance	102	20	$235.00	$104.54
64492 Injections of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance	94	79	$220.17	$94.06
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	65	63	$435.00	$207.76
64635 Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint	49	43	$765.00	$320.00
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	46	25	$1054.00	$288.09
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	43	43	$174.00	$53.75
64640 Destruction of peripheral nerve or branch	40	36	$568.00	$90.08
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	37	37	$152.00	$75.53
64633 Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint	33	24	$781.00	$354.07
22854 Insertion of cage or mesh device in disc space during spine fusion	29	11	$1364.00	$370.43
22552 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc	23	14	$1602.00	$440.99
62284 Injection of contrast for imaging of lower spinal canal	23	23	$305.00	$90.21
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	22	22	$3090.00	$845.26
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	20	20	$7049.00	$2035.23
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	20	20	$223.00	$105.70
64405 Injection of anesthetic agent, greater occipital nerve	19	15	$297.00	$43.87
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	17	16	$6880.00	$1871.52
62321 Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance	17	12	$385.00	$113.41
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	14	14	$92.00	$44.65
61312 Aspiration of blood accumulation in brain	14	13	$8564.00	$2057.65

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,776	788	$149.14	$73.25
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	1,000	210	$151.95	$73.01
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	609	408	$224.91	$107.06
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	240	69	$86.00	$39.64
64493 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level	221	171	$291.00	$129.48
64494 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level	217	168	$164.69	$78.12
64495 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, third and any additional level	209	166	$165.84	$79.28
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	194	181	$429.28	$203.06
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	159	159	$358.00	$162.72
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	152	152	$219.86	$107.58
64636 Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves with imaging guidance	130	50	$196.72	$91.27
64484 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level	127	79	$158.95	$62.16
64490 Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level	109	84	$337.48	$142.28
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level	106	88	$304.92	$129.09
27096 Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance	98	90	$240.40	$65.61
64492 Injections of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance	98	78	$190.00	$81.51
64491 Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level	98	79	$187.67	$80.61
64634 Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves with imaging guidance	88	23	$238.76	$102.92
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	77	74	$300.00	$137.78
64635 Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint	56	51	$699.82	$312.71
64633 Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint	33	26	$741.88	$333.49
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	29	18	$733.86	$229.18
22515 Treatment of broken spine bone with stabilizing device, each additional segment	22	14	$1276.64	$236.28
22514 Injection of bone cement into body of lower spine bone accessed through the skin using imaging guidance	21	21	$1387.62	$494.92
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	21	21	$174.00	$52.50
62284 Injection of contrast for imaging of lower spinal canal	20	20	$281.00	$91.39
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	19	19	$3315.32	$1024.41
22513 Treatment of broken middle spine bone with placement of stabilizing device using imaging guidance	17	16	$2838.88	$538.36
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	17	17	$92.00	$44.27
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	15	13	$223.00	$102.56
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	14	14	$2697.43	$829.04
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	12	11	$7049.00	$1976.76

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	3,104	1,042	$147.00	$70.15
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	1,589	329	$151.00	$71.23
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	415	368	$424.98	$198.69
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	381	381	$218.71	$104.60
64493 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level	210	167	$201.64	$129.24
64494 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level	208	165	$114.81	$74.91
64495 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, third and any additional level	206	163	$115.49	$75.69
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level	156	114	$251.41	$111.32
64484 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level	144	106	$115.26	$51.81
64492 Injections of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance	102	85	$132.82	$60.69
64491 Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level	101	84	$131.84	$60.05
64490 Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level	101	84	$232.69	$104.95
64635 Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint	43	38	$503.67	$322.03
64636 Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves with imaging guidance	43	38	$144.28	$87.47
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	31	31	$479.00	$222.89
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	30	30	$2457.00	$1114.89
62284 Injection of contrast for imaging of lower spinal canal	27	27	$191.85	$85.35
22514 Injection of bone cement into body of lower spine bone accessed through the skin using imaging guidance	27	25	$1598.52	$490.49
27096 Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance	17	15	$181.00	$85.25
64714 Release of nerve of upper leg, open procedure	16	16	$1380.00	$356.77
22515 Treatment of broken spine bone with stabilizing device, each additional segment	16	15	$503.00	$230.43
63082 Removal of upper spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, anterior approach, each additional segment	15	15	$604.00	$281.34
63081 Removal of upper spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, anterior approach, single segment	15	15	$3943.00	$1827.18
22554 Fusion of upper spine bones through front of neck with partial removal of disc	15	15	$2798.00	$648.86
22513 Treatment of broken middle spine bone with placement of stabilizing device using imaging guidance	12	11	$1182.00	$518.45

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	2,970	1,058	$147.00	$69.24
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	1,956	361	$150.96	$69.57
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	465	404	$424.89	$195.47
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	349	349	$218.36	$103.08
64493 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level	199	162	$205.90	$131.36
64494 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level	198	161	$116.27	$75.99
64495 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, third and any additional level	194	159	$116.96	$76.96
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level	125	99	$258.86	$109.34
64484 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level	112	88	$117.98	$51.05
64490 Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level	97	77	$232.89	$104.11
64492 Injections of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance	97	77	$132.92	$60.02
64491 Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level	97	77	$131.92	$59.36
64635 Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint	52	47	$506.31	$217.63
64636 Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves with imaging guidance	51	46	$146.18	$58.58
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	45	45	$2457.00	$1120.72
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	43	43	$479.00	$220.36
22514 Injection of bone cement into body of lower spine bone accessed through the skin using imaging guidance	28	26	$1101.00	$487.17
64714 Release of nerve of upper leg, open procedure	28	28	$1380.00	$351.81
62284 Injection of contrast for imaging of lower spinal canal	22	22	$201.82	$83.99
27096 Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance	19	17	$181.00	$81.91
64633 Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint	16	14	$485.00	$220.43
64634 Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves with imaging guidance	16	14	$148.00	$67.22
62321 Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance	16	15	$229.38	$109.24
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	15	15	$1721.00	$791.26
63082 Removal of upper spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, anterior approach, each additional segment	13	13	$602.92	$278.01
63081 Removal of upper spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, anterior approach, single segment	13	13	$3935.69	$1810.23
22554 Fusion of upper spine bones through front of neck with partial removal of disc	13	13	$2792.85	$642.35
22515 Treatment of broken spine bone with stabilizing device, each additional segment	11	11	$503.00	$229.56

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2022-01-21

Neurological Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X

State License FL ME85239

A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Bcbs Of Florida

62924 (FL)

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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3 Associated Practitioners

Melissa Telfer , ARNP

Nurse Practitioner

NPI 1023326170

Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner

Carla Segarra-Rivera

Nurse Practitioner - Gerontology

NPI 1154092682

Dr. Arash Farahvar , MD

Neurological Surgery

NPI 1659382679

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

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7 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location April 11, 2019

Registered at 517 TAMIAMI TRL, PUNTA GORDA, FL 339505520 (Tel: 9416250600)

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NPI Profile Active November 04, 2009

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location November 04, 2009

Registered at 3195 HARBOR BLVD, PORT CHARLOTTE, FL 339526729 (Tel: 9416250600)

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Updated Business Mailing Address November 04, 2009

Registered at 3195 HARBOR BLVD, PORT CHARLOTTE, FL 339526729 (Tel: 9416250600)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated November 04, 2009

Recorded as DOUGLAS HERSHKOWITZ, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) November 04, 2009

Neurological Surgery (License #ME85239 in FL)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration November 08, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1932279163

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: November 08, 2006

Last Update: January 21, 2022

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

3195 Harbor Blvd

Port Charlotte, FL 339526729

Phone: 9416250600

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