Physician Profile
Katharine N. Gurba, MD
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Gurba
Based in Saint Louis, MO, Katharine N. Gurba, MD is listed in the NPI registry under pain management. Katharine graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 2014. Katharine is also listed as specializing in anesthesiology and anesthesiology — pain medicine. Medicare claims data shows Katharine provided 435 services to 302 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, daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration, and subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes. NPI 1174938369 identifies this record in the national registry.
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
- (800) 862-9980
- Email not available
Practice Locations
1 BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL PLZ DEPT ANESTHESIOLOGY
Saint Louis, MO 63110
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
435 services · 302 patients · 11 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injection of local anesthetic for abdominal wall pain control on both sides using imaging guidance | Procedure | 64488 |
24 | More often than most peers in Pain Management |
| Insertion of tube and injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal | Procedure | 62324 |
23 | Too few peers to compare |
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Procedure | 62323 |
19 | Less often than most peers in Pain Management |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | Procedure | 36620 |
14 | As often as other peers in Pain Management |
| Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration | Anaesthesia | 01996 |
81 | More than most peers in Pain Management |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
82 | Less often than most peers in Pain Management |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Office visit | 99231 |
66 | More often than most peers in Pain Management |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Office visit | 99232 |
46 | As often as other peers in Pain Management |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
33 | Less often than most peers in Pain Management |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Office visit | 99221 |
28 | More often than most 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 Saint Louis 8
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 6
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 13 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 2014 at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Injection of local anesthetic for abdominal wall pain control on both sides using imaging guidance 5
Providers in MO who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What is Dr. Gurba's specialty?
Dr. Gurba is a pain management in Saint Louis, MO. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
Where can I find Dr. Gurba?
Dr. Gurba is listed at 1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz Dept Anesthesiology, Saint Louis, MO 63110. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How do I contact Dr. Gurba?
The number on file is (800) 862-9980. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is the NPI for Dr. Gurba?
Dr. Gurba's National Provider Identifier is 1174938369. 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. Gurba's medical education?
Dr. Gurba attended Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, graduating in 2014. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How much experience does Dr. Gurba have?
Dr. Gurba has 12 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2014, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What is Dr. Gurba known for?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Gurba performs procedures including injection of local anesthetic for abdominal wall pain control on both sides using imaging guidance, insertion of tube and injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal and injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance; provides treatments such as daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Is Dr. Gurba's profile verified?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Gurba. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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