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- Chicago location main office
1044 N Francisco Ave Ste 404, Chicago, IL 60622 - Chicago location
6307 S Stewart Ave Ste 205, Chicago, IL 60621 - Chicago location
5215 N California Ave Ste F717, Chicago, IL 60625 - Chicago location
7531 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649 - Chicago location
8012 S Crandon Ave, Chicago, IL 60617
About Dr. Diesfeld
James R. Diesfeld, M.D. practices interventional pain medicine in Chicago, IL. James is also listed as specializing in durable medical equipment & supplies. According to Medicare claims data, James cared for 285 Medicare patients across 1,019 services. The services billed most often include injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg, established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more, and injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance. The provider's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497753214.
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Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
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Contact Information
- (773) 868-6824
- Email not available
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Practice Locations
1044 N FRANCISCO AVE STE 404
Chicago, IL 60622
6307 S Stewart Ave Ste 205
Chicago, IL 60621
5215 N California Ave Ste F717
Chicago, IL 60625
7531 S Stony Island Ave
Chicago, IL 60649
8012 S Crandon Ave
Chicago, IL 60617
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
Chest and ribs
Complex pain
Elbow and arm
Foot and ankle
Head & face
Head and neck
Joints
Knee and leg
Muscle pain
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
Shoulder and arm
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
Procedures & services
Muscle injections
Pain procedures
Spine procedures
- Sacroiliac joint injection
- 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
- SI Joint Fusion
- Vertebroplasty
Pain & wellness
Most searched procedures
- Epidural steroid injection
- Nerve block
- Pain management
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Spinal cord stimulator
Ablation
Diagnostics
Head & face
Implants
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
Nerve ablation
Nerve blocks
Neuromodulation
Regenerative
Regenerative medicine
Sympathetic blocks
Targeted drug delivery
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
1,019 services · 285 patients · 8 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Procedure | 62323 |
55 | As often as other peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles | Procedure | 20553 |
34 | As often as other peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Removal of spinal canal scar tissue, multiple sessions in 1 day | Procedure | 62264 |
18 | Too few peers to compare |
| Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles | Procedure | 20552 |
15 | Less often than most peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | Drug given | J1100 |
783 | As often as other 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 |
60 | Less often than most peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more | Office visit | 99212 |
38 | As often as other peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | Lab test | 80305 |
16 | 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
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 interventional pain medicines in Chicago 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 1989 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance 7
Providers in IL who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does James R. Diesfeld specialize in?
James R. Diesfeld is an interventional pain medicine in Chicago, IL. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
Where is James R. Diesfeld located?
James R. Diesfeld is listed at 1044 N Francisco Ave Ste 404, Chicago, IL 60622. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is James R. Diesfeld's phone number?
The number on file is (773) 868-6824. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is James R. Diesfeld's NPI number?
James R. Diesfeld's National Provider Identifier is 1497753214. 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 James R. Diesfeld train?
James R. Diesfeld attended Other, graduating in 1989. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has James R. Diesfeld been practicing?
James R. Diesfeld has 37 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1989, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does James R. Diesfeld do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, James R. Diesfeld performs procedures including injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance, injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles and removal of spinal canal scar tissue, multiple sessions in 1 day, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has James R. Diesfeld confirmed this information?
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