Physician Profile
Emily C. Nguyen, MD is a healthcare provider in Portland, OR specializing in orthopaedic surgery of the spine. Medicare claims data shows Emily provided 631 services to 549 patients. The services billed most often include established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more, established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more, and x-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views.
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17355 LOWER BOONES FERRY RD STE 100A
Portland, OR 97035
5050 NE Hoyt St Ste 668
Portland, OR 97213
631 services · 549 patients · 16 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Procedure | 63047 |
31 | More often than most peers in Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Procedure | 63048 |
23 | Less often than most peers in Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine |
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | Procedure | 22614 |
19 | Less often than most peers in Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine |
| Fusion of spine in lower back | Procedure | 22612 |
18 | As often as other peers in Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine |
| Harvest of bone fragment for spine bone graft | Procedure | 20937 |
18 | As often as other peers in Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Procedure | 22842 |
12 | Less often than most peers in Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Imaging | 72110 |
74 | As often as other peers in Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Imaging | 72100 |
19 | Less often than most peers in Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine |
| X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | Imaging | 72050 |
18 | Less often than most peers in Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | Office visit | 99215 |
127 | More often than most peers in Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Dr. Nguyen is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine in Portland, OR. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
Dr. Nguyen is listed at 17355 Lower Boones Ferry Rd Ste 100A, Portland, OR 97035. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
The number on file is (503) 224-8399. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
Dr. Nguyen's National Provider Identifier is 1225293285. 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
Dr. Nguyen attended Other, graduating in 2008. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
Dr. Nguyen has 18 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2008, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Nguyen performs procedures including partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment, partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment and fusion of additional segment of spine; reads or performs imaging such as x-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views and x-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
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