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- 3131 Kings Highway, Brooklyn, NY 11234
About Dr. Nir
Jacob Y. Nir, MD is a healthcare provider in Brooklyn, NY specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation. Jacob is also listed as specializing in specialist. According to Medicare claims data, Jacob cared for 272 Medicare patients across 1,104 services. The services billed most often include needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study, nerve conduction, 11-12 studies, and aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint. This provider record is associated with NPI 1194787044.
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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
- (718) 253-9886
- Email not available
Practice Locations
3131 KINGS HIGHWAY
Brooklyn, NY 11234
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 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
Brain and nerve conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms
- Post-Polio Syndrome
- Weakness After Stroke
Chronic pain
Foot & ankle
Joint pain
- Frozen shoulder
- Hip osteoarthritis
- Knee osteoarthritis
- Lateral hip pain and trochanteric bursitis
- Shoulder Pain
Joints and arms
Joints and legs
Mobility
Muscle & tendon
Nerve and muscle pain
- Chronic pelvic pain
- Neuroma In Foot
- Piriformis syndrome
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
Nerve pain
Neurological rehab
Pain management
Rehab and mobility
Rehabilitation
- Amputation and phantom limb pain
Spine and back
Spine care
- Arthritis of the spine
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Herniated disc
- Lower back pain
- Neck pain
- Sacroiliac joint pain
- Sciatica
- Spinal stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Upper Back Pain
- Whiplash
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
Devices and implants
Diagnostics
Diagnostics and tests
- Barium Swallow Study
- Functional Capacity Evaluation
- Nerve-conduction studies
Injections and pain relief
- Botox for chronic migraines
- Facet joint injection
- Ganglion impar block
- Hip Joint Injection
- Knee Nerve Ablation
- Nerve Hydrodissection
- Shoulder Joint Injection
- Shoulder nerve block
- Stem Cell Therapy For Joints
Joint care
Mobility
Muscle & tendon
Nerve procedures
Neuromuscular
- Baclofen pump management
- Botox for muscle spasms
- Spasticity assessment
Pain management
- Lumbar sympathetic block
- Occipital nerve block
- Peripheral nerve stimulator implant
- Piriformis muscle injection
- Prolotherapy
- Stellate ganglion block
- Trigger Point Injections
Physical medicine
Rehab and mobility
- Back Brace Fitting
- Lymphedema Drainage Therapy
- Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression
- Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
- Shockwave Therapy
Rehabilitation
- Inpatient rehabilitation consultation
- Prosthetic and orthotic fitting
- Wheelchair Evaluation and Fitting
Spine procedures
- Caudal Epidural Injection
- Epidural steroid injection
- Kyphoplasty
- Medial branch block
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Sacroiliac joint injection
- Spinal cord stimulator trial
- Transforaminal Epidural Injection
- Vertebroplasty
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
1,104 services · 272 patients · 6 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Procedure | 20610 |
208 | More often than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study | Treatment | 95886 |
458 | More than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Nerve conduction, 11-12 studies | Treatment | 95912 |
229 | More than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Drug given | J7323 |
56 | Less often than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Office visit | 99222 |
97 | More often than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
56 | Less often than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
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 physical medicine and rehabilitations in Brooklyn 8
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 15 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 1974 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint 7
Providers in NY who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What is Dr. Nir's specialty?
Dr. Nir is a physical medicine and rehabilitation in Brooklyn, NY. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
Where can I find Dr. Nir?
Dr. Nir is listed at 3131 Kings Highway, Brooklyn, NY 11234. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How do I contact Dr. Nir?
The number on file is (718) 253-9886. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Nir's NPI number?
Dr. Nir's National Provider Identifier is 1194787044. 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. Nir's medical education?
Dr. Nir attended Other, graduating in 1974. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Nir been practicing?
Dr. Nir has 52 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1974, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What is Dr. Nir known for?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Nir performs procedures including aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint; provides treatments such as needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study and nerve conduction, 11-12 studies, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Nir confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Nir. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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