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Edit this profileWhere to find Charles Kersten, MD
- Oxon Hill location main office
251 National Harbor Blvd Ste 501, Oxon Hill, MD 20745 - Fairfax location
8505 Arlington Blvd Ste 420, Fairfax, VA 22031 - Arlington location
1005 N Glebe Rd Ste 610, Arlington, VA 22201 - Waldorf location
3261 Old Washington Rd Ste 3010, Waldorf, MD 20602
About Dr. Kersten
Charles Kersten, MD is a healthcare provider in Oxon Hill, MD specializing in interventional pain medicine. Charles trained at University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, graduating in 2019. Charles is also listed as specializing in student in an organized health care education program and anesthesiology — pain medicine. According to Medicare claims data, Charles cared for 101 Medicare patients across 112 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, established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more, and new patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more. This provider record is associated with NPI 1013477926.
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
- (855) 527-7246
- Email not available
Practice Locations
251 NATIONAL HARBOR BLVD STE 501
Oxon Hill, MD 20745
8505 Arlington Blvd Ste 420
Fairfax, VA 22031
1005 N Glebe Rd Ste 610
Arlington, VA 22201
3261 Old Washington Rd Ste 3010
Waldorf, MD 20602
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Interventional 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 pain
- Abdominal wall nerve pain
Chest and ribs
Complex pain
- Cancer pain
Elbow and arm
Foot and ankle
Head & face
Head and neck
- Cluster Headaches
- Neck-Related Headaches
- Temporomandibular joint disorder
Joints
- Knee osteoarthritis
- Lateral hip pain and trochanteric bursitis
- Shoulder Arthritis Pain
Knee and leg
- Baker's Cyst
Muscle pain
- Muscle knots and spasms
- Muscle Stiffness and Spasticity
Muscles
Nerve pain
- Carpal tunnel
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Foot Numbness and Tingling
- Outer thigh burning and numbness
- Phantom limb pain
- Shingles pain
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
Pelvic and groin
- Groin nerve pain after hernia surgery
- Pudendal nerve pain
Shoulder and arm
- Shoulder Impingement and Rotator Cuff Pain
Spine
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Arthritis of the spine
- Degenerative disc disease
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Spinal compression fracture
- Spinal stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Upper Back Pain
- Whiplash
Spine & nerve
Spine & pelvis
Surgical pain
- Post-surgical pain
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
- Epidural steroid injection
- Nerve block
- Pain management
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Spinal cord stimulator
Ablation
- Cryoneurolysis
- Shoulder Nerve Burning
Diagnostics
- Discogram
Head & face
- Botox for migraines
- Facial nerve block for headache
- Occipital Nerve Injection
Implants
- Pain pump implant
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
Infusion therapy
- Ketamine infusion therapy
Injections
- Botox Injections For Severe Spasms
- Bursa injection
- Carpal tunnel steroid injection
- Celiac plexus block
- Hip Joint Injection
- Joint injection or aspiration
- Knee Joint Injection
- Lumbar sympathetic block
- Nerve Hydrodissection
- Stellate ganglion block
- Tendon Sheath Injection
- Trigger Point Injections
Muscle procedures
- Dry Needling for Arm and Shoulder Pain
Nerve ablation
- Knee Nerve Burning
- Spinal bone nerve ablation
Nerve blocks
- Groin nerve block
- Pudendal nerve block
- Rib nerve block
Neuromodulation
- Dorsal root ganglion stimulation
Regenerative
- PRP therapy
Regenerative medicine
- Prolotherapy Injections
- Stem Cell Injections For Joint Pain
Spine procedures
- Blood patch for spinal headache
- Epidural Lysis Of Adhesions
- Facet Joint Injections
- Interspinous Spacer
- Kyphoplasty
- Medial branch block
- Mild procedure for spinal stenosis
- Percutaneous disc decompression
- Sacroiliac joint injection
- SI Joint Fusion
- Vertebroplasty
Sympathetic blocks
- Ganglion impar block
- Superior hypogastric plexus block
Targeted drug delivery
- Baclofen Pump Implant
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
112 services · 101 patients · 5 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
55 | Less often than most peers in Interventional 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 |
16 | Less often than most peers in Interventional 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 |
15 | Less often than most peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers | Lab test | 80307 |
14 | Less often than most peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99203 |
12 | Less often than most peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
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Also at this address 4
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Trained at University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine 2
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2019 at University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Common questions
What does Dr. Kersten specialize in?
Dr. Kersten is an interventional pain medicine in Oxon Hill, MD. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Kersten located?
Dr. Kersten is listed at 251 National Harbor Blvd Ste 501, Oxon Hill, MD 20745. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Kersten's phone number?
The number on file is (855) 527-7246. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Kersten's NPI number?
Dr. Kersten's National Provider Identifier is 1013477926. 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. Kersten go to medical school?
Dr. Kersten attended University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, graduating in 2019. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Kersten been practicing?
Dr. Kersten has 7 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2019, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Kersten do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Kersten the Medicare record under this individual NPI shows mainly office visits and diagnostic testing. Hospital-based physicians usually have their procedural work billed by the facility rather than under their own number, so this is a floor on their practice, not a description of it. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Kersten confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Kersten. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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