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- 10441 Lakewood Blvd Ste E, Downey, CA 90241
About Dr. Patel
Ajay H. Patel, MD is a healthcare provider in Downey, CA specializing in pm&r — pain medicine. According to Medicare claims data, Ajay cared for 980 Medicare patients across 4,671 services. The services billed most often include telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes, injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg, and established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more. This provider record is associated with NPI 1962636522.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (562) 869-3585
- Email not available
Practice Locations
10441 LAKEWOOD BLVD STE E
Downey, CA 90241
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Pain Medicine generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Spine & Back
Most searched conditions
Abdominal & visceral pain
- Chronic abdominal pain
Cancer
Chest
Chronic pain
- Post-surgical pain
Feet
Foot & ankle pain
Head & Face
Headaches
Joint & soft tissue pain
Joint pain
Joints
Muscle pain
Muscles
Nerve pain
- Diabetic neuropathy
- Post-stroke pain
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
Nerves
- Carpal tunnel
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Phantom limb pain
- Pinched nerve
- Piriformis syndrome
- Shingles pain
Pelvic & nerve pain
Pelvis
Shoulder & arm pain
Spine
- Arthritis of the spine
- Degenerative disc disease
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Sacroiliac joint pain
- Spinal compression fracture
- Spinal stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Tailbone pain
- Whiplash
Spine pain
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Facet joint pain
Procedures & services
Muscle injections
Pain
- Pain relief planning
Spine injections
- Sacroiliac joint injection
Most searched procedures
- Epidural steroid injection
- Nerve block
- Pain management
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Spinal cord stimulator
Device management
- Pain pump refill
Diagnostics
Implants
- Pain pump implant
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
Infusions
- Ketamine Infusions
- Lidocaine Infusion for Chronic Pain
Injections
- Botox for migraines
- Botox for muscle spasms
- Bursa injection
- Carpal tunnel steroid injection
- Celiac plexus block
- Cryoneurolysis
- Facet Joint Injections
- Facial nerve block for headache
- Fluoroscopy-guided spine injection
- Joint injection or aspiration
- Knee Joint Injection
- Lumbar sympathetic block
- Medial branch block
- SI Joint Injections
- Stellate ganglion block
- Tendon Injections
- Trigger Point Injections
- Ultrasound-Guided Joint Injections
Integrative medicine
- Acupuncture for chronic pain
Medication
- Medical Cannabis Evaluation
- Prescription Medication Management
Minimally invasive procedures
- Epidural Lysis Of Adhesions
- Genicular nerve ablation
- Percutaneous disc decompression
- Spinal bone nerve ablation
Neuromodulation
- Dorsal root ganglion stimulation
- Spinal cord stimulator trial
Regenerative
- PRP therapy
- Stem Cell Therapy
Regenerative medicine
Spine
- Interspinous Spacer
- Kyphoplasty
- Mild procedure for spinal stenosis
- SI Joint Fusion
- Vertebroplasty
Therapy
- Biofeedback
- Cold laser therapy
- Dry needling
- E-Stim Therapy
- Electroacupuncture
- Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression
- Shockwave Therapy
Therapy & counseling
- Cognitive behavioral therapy for pain
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
4,671 services · 980 patients · 11 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles | Procedure | 20553 |
60 | More often than most peers in PM&R — Pain Medicine |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Procedure | 64483 |
38 | As often as other peers in PM&R — Pain Medicine |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | Procedure | 64484 |
36 | As often as other peers in PM&R — Pain Medicine |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Procedure | 20610 |
17 | Less often than most peers in PM&R — Pain Medicine |
| Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | Drug given | J1100 |
1,220 | More often than most peers in PM&R — Pain Medicine |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | Office visit | 99443 |
1,977 | More than most peers in PM&R — Pain Medicine |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
728 | More often than most peers in PM&R — Pain Medicine |
| Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient' | Billing code | G2211 |
261 | More often than most peers in PM&R — Pain Medicine |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
137 | As often as other peers in PM&R — Pain Medicine |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | Office visit | 99442 |
126 | More often than most peers in PM&R — Pain Medicine |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2009 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
More connections — 8 related providers in 1 group
Also performs Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles 8
Providers in CA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What is Dr. Patel's specialty?
Dr. Patel is a pm&r in Downey, CA. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “PM&R — Pain Medicine”.
NPI registry
Where can I find Dr. Patel?
Dr. Patel is listed at 10441 Lakewood Blvd Ste E, Downey, CA 90241. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How do I contact Dr. Patel?
The number on file is (562) 869-3585. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Patel's NPI number?
Dr. Patel's National Provider Identifier is 1962636522. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Patel's medical education?
Dr. Patel attended Other, graduating in 2009. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Patel been practicing?
Dr. Patel has 17 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2009, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What is Dr. Patel known for?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Patel performs procedures including injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles, injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level and injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Patel confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Patel. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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