Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians › Emergency Medicine › Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
About this specialty
A specialist who treats decompression illness and diving accident cases and uses hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat such conditions as carbon monoxide poisoning, gas gangrene, non-healing wounds, tissue damage from radiation and burns, and bone infections. This specialist also serves as a consultant to other physicians in all aspects of hyperbaric chamber operations, and assesses risks and applies appropriate standards to prevent disease and disability in divers and other persons working in altered atmospheric conditions.
Source: American Board of Emergency Medicine [7/1/2008: source added, additional resources added] Additional Resources: Additional Resources: www.abem.org & American Board of Preventive Medicine www.abprevmed.org
Highest Medicare-paid providers
| Provider | Location | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|
| TIMOTHY BUMANN, D.O. | ABILENE, TX | $3,382,381 |
| KEYUR PATEL, D.O. | NORTH PORT, FL | $338,549 |
| THAD STEPHENS, MD | KANSAS CITY, MO | $270,703 |
| JOSE RODRIGUEZ, MD | MCALLEN, TX | $263,445 |
| BRETT KATHMANN, M.D. | GULFPORT, MS | $237,956 |
| TIMOTHY LAPHAM, MD | PAINTER, VA | $222,564 |
| DAVID NICHOLS, M.D. | SAN ANGELO, TX | $198,596 |
| JOHN GAMBOL, M.D. | PLACENTIA, CA | $193,905 |
| KYLE MILLS, D.O. | SAN ANGELO, TX | $180,038 |
| CRAIG GOLDSTEIN, DO | KANSAS CITY, MO | $159,240 |
Ranked by total Medicare payments — a measure of billing volume, not care quality.
Taxonomy definitions from the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (public domain). Provider counts derived from NPPES; payment figures from CMS Medicare data. Not affiliated with CMS, NPPES, NUCC, or any government agency.