Physician Profile
Joezer Lugo Ranal, MD
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Lugo Ranal
Joezer Lugo Ranal, MD is a healthcare provider in Houston, TX specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation. Joezer trained at University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, graduating in 2004. Joezer is also listed as specializing in physical medicine & rehabilitation. According to Medicare claims data, Joezer cared for 2,791 Medicare patients across 202,383 services. The services billed most often include low osmolar contrast material, 100-199 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml, hyaluronan or derivitive, genvisc 850, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg, and hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg. This provider record is associated with NPI 1831355460.
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
- (281) 688-9056
- Email not available
Practice Locations
16840 BUCCANEER LN STE 120
Houston, TX 77058
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
202,383 services · 2,791 patients · 14 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Procedure | 20610 |
2,637 | More than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | Imaging | 77002 |
2,629 | More than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Hyaluronan or derivitive, genvisc 850, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Drug given | J7320 |
60,950 | More often than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Drug given | J7325 |
4,880 | More than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, preservative-free, extended-release, microsphere formulation, 1 mg | Drug given | J3304 |
1,728 | As often as other peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | Drug given | J1885 |
570 | More than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Drug given | J7323 |
502 | More than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Drug given | J3301 |
352 | As often as other peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Low osmolar contrast material, 100-199 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml | Billing code | Q9965 |
126,388 | More than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Principal care management services for a single high-risk disease, first 30 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | Office visit | 99426 |
1,126 | Too few peers to compare |
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 Houston 8
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 16 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 2004 at University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint 8
Providers in TX who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What is Dr. Lugo Ranal's specialty?
Dr. Lugo Ranal is a physical medicine and rehabilitation in Houston, TX. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
Where can I find Dr. Lugo Ranal?
Dr. Lugo Ranal is listed at 16840 Buccaneer Ln Ste 120, Houston, TX 77058. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How do I contact Dr. Lugo Ranal?
The number on file is (281) 688-9056. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Lugo Ranal's NPI number?
Dr. Lugo Ranal's National Provider Identifier is 1831355460. 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. Lugo Ranal's medical education?
Dr. Lugo Ranal attended University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, graduating in 2004. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Lugo Ranal been practicing?
Dr. Lugo Ranal has 22 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2004, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What is Dr. Lugo Ranal known for?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Lugo Ranal performs procedures including aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint; reads or performs imaging such as fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Lugo Ranal confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Lugo Ranal. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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