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- Santa Monica location main office
2021 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 300E, Santa Monica, CA 90404 - Santa Monica location
2001 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 480-W, Santa Monica, CA 90404
About Dr. Sacks
Gerald M. Sacks, M.D. practices pain management in Santa Monica, CA. Gerald is a 1983 graduate of University of Massachusetts Medical School. Gerald is also listed as specializing in anesthesiology — pain medicine. Medicare claims data shows Gerald provided 4,291 services to 1,102 patients. 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, subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes, and 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'. The provider's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205906781.
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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
- (310) 264-7314
- Email not available
Practice Locations
2021 SANTA MONICA BLVD STE 300E
Santa Monica, CA 90404
2001 Santa Monica Blvd SUITE 480-W
Santa Monica, CA 90404
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
4,291 services · 1,102 patients · 20 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch | Procedure | 64450 |
125 | More than most peers in Pain Management |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into lower back and leg nerve (sciatic nerve) | Procedure | 64445 |
107 | More often than most peers in Pain Management |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into multiple rib nerves for regional nerve block | Procedure | 64421 |
100 | Too few peers to compare |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into rib nerve | Procedure | 64420 |
100 | Too few peers to compare |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Procedure | 20610 |
91 | More often than most peers in Pain Management |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into suprascapular shoulder nerve | Procedure | 64418 |
74 | More often than most peers in Pain Management |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into lower abdomen and groin nerve | Procedure | 64425 |
73 | Too few peers to compare |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) | Procedure | 64447 |
68 | More than most peers in Pain Management |
| Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles | Procedure | 20552 |
47 | More often than most peers in Pain Management |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | Procedure | 64405 |
21 | As often as other peers in Pain Management |
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 pain managements in Santa Monica 3
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at University of Massachusetts Medical School 5
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 16 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 1983 at University of Massachusetts Medical School 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch 8
Providers in CA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What is Gerald M. Sacks's specialty?
Gerald M. Sacks is a pain management in Santa Monica, CA. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
Where can I find Gerald M. Sacks?
Gerald M. Sacks is listed at 2021 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 300E, Santa Monica, CA 90404. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How do I contact Gerald M. Sacks?
The number on file is (310) 264-7314. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is the NPI for Gerald M. Sacks?
Gerald M. Sacks's National Provider Identifier is 1205906781. 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 Gerald M. Sacks's education?
Gerald M. Sacks attended University of Massachusetts Medical School, graduating in 1983. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How much experience does Gerald M. Sacks have?
Gerald M. Sacks has 43 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1983, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What is Gerald M. Sacks known for?
According to Medicare billing data, Gerald M. Sacks performs procedures including injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch, injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into lower back and leg nerve and injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into multiple rib nerves for regional nerve block, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
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