Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2081N0008X
HealthProviders DB is a comprehensive database of healthcare providers, including a complete directory of all Neuromuscular Medicine Physiatrists.
As of today, the following are the total number of Neuromuscular Medicine Physiatrists nationally, in your state, and near your location.
Medicare
The following are the total number of Neuromuscular Medicine Physiatrists who accept Medicare in your state, the number who have opted out of Medicare, and the total number excluded from participation in Medicare nationwide.
Alaska – Alabama – Armed Forces Pacific – Arkansas – American Samoa – Arizona – California – Colorado – Connecticut – District of Columbia – Delaware – Florida – Federated States of Micronesia – Georgia – Guam – Hawaii – Iowa – Idaho – Illinois – Indiana – Kansas – Kentucky – Louisiana – Massachusetts – Maryland – Maine – Marshall Islands – Michigan – Minnesota – Missouri – Northern Mariana Islands – Mississippi – Montana – North Carolina – North Dakota – Nebraska – New Hampshire – New Jersey – New Mexico – Nevada – New York – Ohio – Oklahoma – Oregon – Pennsylvania – Puerto Rico – Palau – Rhode Island – South Carolina – South Dakota – Tennessee – Texas – Utah – Virginia – Virgin Islands – Vermont – Washington – Wisconsin – West Virginia – Wyoming
Select the State name above or from the HealthProviders DB App filter panel to show the list of Neuromuscular Medicine Physiatrists by State. In addition, you can also narrow the list by City and more from the filter panel.
You can download the Neuromuscular Medicine Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physicians dataset using HealthProviders DB Export.
What do Neuromuscular Medicine Physical Physiatrists do?
Neuromuscular medicine physiatrists (PM&R doctors) diagnose and treat neuromuscular conditions like ALS, muscular dystrophy, and myasthenia gravis, using electrodiagnosis and other specialized tests.
They develop customized, team-based treatment plans involving therapies, medications, injections, and rehabilitation to improve function, mobility, and quality of life for patients with nerve and muscle disorders.
Responsabilities
Diagnose and Treat: They identify and manage disorders of the brain, spinal cord, nerves, muscles, and bones, with a focus on neuromuscular diseases.
Use Electrodiagnostic Tests: These tests, such as electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction studies, evaluate nerve and muscle function and diagnose conditions like carpal tunnel syndrome and pinched nerves.
Develop Treatment Plans: They create personalized, interdisciplinary treatment programs that may include:
- Medications: To manage pain or underlying conditions.
- Injections, such as nerve blocks or joint injections, are used to relieve pain and inflammation.
- Therapies: Physical, occupational, and speech therapies to restore function and improve daily activities.
- Rehabilitation: Strategies to help patients adapt to and manage significant physical impairments.
- Assistive Devices: Recommending and helping to integrate equipment like wheelchairs and splints.
Manage Chronic Conditions: They address conditions like chronic back pain, stroke, and brain injuries that cause functional limitations.
Collaborate with Teams: They work with a team of other health professionals to provide holistic care and guide patients toward their functional goals.
Conditions they treat
Neuromuscular conditions include: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Peripheral neuropathies, Muscular dystrophies and myopathies, Myasthenia gravis, and Neuromuscular transmission disorders.
Other Specialty Physiatrists
Brain Injury Medicine Physiatrists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2081P0301X
A Brain Injury Medicine physician specializes in disorders of brain function due to injury and disease.
These disorders encompass a range of medical, physical, neurologic, cognitive, sensory, and behavioral disorders that result in psychosocial, educational, and vocational consequences.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physiatrists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2081H0002X
A physical medicine and rehabilitation physician with special knowledge and skills to prevent and relieve the suffering experienced by patients with life-limiting illnesses.
This specialist collaborates with an interdisciplinary hospice or palliative care team to maximize quality of life by addressing the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of both the patient and the family throughout the disease, the dying process, and beyond.
This specialist has expertise in assessing patients with advanced disease and relieving distressing symptoms.
They coordinate interdisciplinary patient and family-centered care in diverse venues, use specialized care systems, including hospice, manage the imminently dying patient, and make legal and ethical decisions in end-of-life care.
Pain Medicine Physiatrists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2081P2900X
A physician who provides a high level of care, either as a primary physician or consultant, for patients experiencing problems with acute, chronic, or cancer pain in both hospital and ambulatory settings.
Patient care needs may also be coordinated with other specialists.
Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2081P0010X
A physiatrist who utilizes an interdisciplinary approach and addresses the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of congenital and childhood-onset physical impairments, including related or secondary medical, physical, functional, psychosocial, and vocational limitations or conditions, with an understanding of the life course of disability.
This physician is trained in identifying functional capabilities and selecting the best rehabilitation intervention strategies, with an understanding of the continuum of care.
Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2081P0004X
A physician who addresses the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of traumatic spinal cord injury and non-traumatic etiologies of spinal cord dysfunction by working in an interdisciplinary manner.
Care is provided to patients of all ages on a lifelong basis, covering related medical, physical, psychological, and vocational disabilities and complications.
Sports Medicine Physiatrists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2081S0010X
A physician specializing in Sports Medicine is responsible for continuous care focused on enhancing health and fitness, as well as preventing injury and illness.
The specialist possesses knowledge and experience in promoting wellness and preventing injuries across various medical fields, including exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation, epidemiology, and physical evaluation.
The goal of a Sports Medicine specialist is to improve the healthcare of individuals engaged in physical exercise.