Physician Profile
Arun Kalava, MD
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Kalava
Arun Kalava, MD is a healthcare provider in Tampa, FL specializing in anesthesiology — pain medicine. Arun is also listed as specializing in anesthesiology. According to Medicare claims data, Arun cared for 383 Medicare patients across 657 services. The services billed most often include established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, ultrasonic guidance for needle placement, and established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more.
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Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
License numbers are what the provider reported to NPPES when the NPI was issued or updated. NPPES does not verify licensure; confirm current standing with the state licensing board.
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
- (813) 533-6259
- Email not available
Practice Locations
3606 W SWANN AVE
Tampa, FL 33609
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
Most searched conditions
Abdominal & visceral pain
Cancer
Chest
Chronic pain
Feet
Foot & ankle pain
Head & Face
Headaches
Joint & soft tissue pain
Joint pain
Joints
Muscle pain
Muscles
Nerve pain
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
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
- Epidural steroid injection
- Nerve block
- Pain management
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Spinal cord stimulator
Device management
Diagnostics
Implants
Infusions
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
Medication
Minimally invasive procedures
- Epidural Lysis Of Adhesions
- Genicular nerve ablation
- Percutaneous disc decompression
- Spinal bone nerve ablation
Neuromodulation
Regenerative
Regenerative medicine
Spine
Therapy
- Biofeedback
- Cold laser therapy
- Dry needling
- E-Stim Therapy
- Electroacupuncture
- Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression
- Shockwave Therapy
Therapy & counseling
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
657 services · 383 patients · 11 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles | Procedure | 20553 |
42 | More often than most peers in Anesthesiology — Pain Medicine |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch | Procedure | 64450 |
29 | As often as other peers in Anesthesiology — Pain Medicine |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into external genitals and anus nerve | Procedure | 64430 |
26 | Too few peers to compare |
| Destruction of peripheral nerve or branch | Procedure | 64640 |
19 | Less often than most peers in Anesthesiology — Pain Medicine |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into lower back and leg nerve (sciatic nerve) | Procedure | 64445 |
13 | Less often than most peers in Anesthesiology — Pain Medicine |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | Imaging | 76942 |
163 | More than most peers in Anesthesiology — 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 |
164 | As often as other peers in Anesthesiology — 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 |
87 | As often as other peers in Anesthesiology — Pain Medicine |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | Office visit | 99204 |
66 | As often as other peers in Anesthesiology — Pain Medicine |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more | Office visit | 99205 |
29 | As often as other peers in Anesthesiology — 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.
Other anesthesiologists in Tampa 8
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 16 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 2004 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles 8
Providers in FL who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Dr. Kalava specialize in?
Dr. Kalava is an anesthesiologist in Tampa, FL. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Anesthesiology — Pain Medicine”.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Kalava located?
Dr. Kalava is listed at 3606 W Swann Ave, Tampa, FL 33609. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Kalava's phone number?
The number on file is (813) 533-6259. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Kalava's NPI number?
Dr. Kalava's National Provider Identifier is 1780817056. 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
Where did Dr. Kalava go to medical school?
Dr. Kalava attended Other, graduating in 2004. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Kalava been practicing?
Dr. Kalava has 22 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2004, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Kalava do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Kalava performs procedures including injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles, injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch and injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into external genitals and anus nerve; reads or performs imaging such as ultrasonic guidance for needle placement, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Kalava confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Kalava. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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