Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Physician
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians › Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation › Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
About this specialty
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 and covers related medical, physical, psychological and vocational disabilities and complications.
Source: American Board of Medical Specialties, 2007. www.abms.org [7/1/2007: definition changed, source added] Additional Resources: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2007. http://www.abpmr.org/. Board certification for Medical Doctors (MDs) is provided by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. ACGME Accredited Residency Program Requirements: 1 year of training with 3-5 years in relevant specialty for a total of 4-6 years. ABMS Approved Subspecialty Certificate: (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)
Highest Medicare-paid providers
| Provider | Location | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|
| JAVIER PLACER, M.D. | ORLANDO, FL | $1,097,184 |
| RAMIN HAZANY, M.D. | INGLEWOOD, CA | $681,681 |
| JEFFREY ANDERSON, D.O. | SALISBURY, MD | $503,649 |
| TIE QIAN, M.D. | WESTON, FL | $497,480 |
| VINCENT HUANG, M.D | TARRYTOWN, NY | $494,503 |
| CARA THOMAS, MD | MANGONIA PARK, FL | $303,952 |
| DAVID HARRIS, M.D. | AUSTIN, TX | $229,982 |
| INOCENCIA CARRANO, M.D. | MIDDLETOWN, NY | $189,469 |
| CHRISTOPHER BOUDAKIAN, D.O. | LOS ANGELES, CA | $171,692 |
| TERRENCE SHEEHAN, M.D. | ROCKVILLE, MD | $170,987 |
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.