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- 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
About Dr. Polston
Keith FRANKLIN LAMAR Polston, MD is a healthcare provider in Charleston, SC specializing in physical medicine & rehabilitation. Keith trained at University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine, graduating in 2019. According to Medicare claims data, Keith cared for 478 Medicare patients across 1,247 services. The services billed most often include low osmolar contrast material, 200-299 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml, injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg, 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'. This provider record is associated with NPI 1831659168.
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
- (843) 792-1414
- Email not available
Practice Locations
171 ASHLEY AVE
Charleston, SC 29425
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
Brain & memory
Brain and nerve conditions
Rehabilitation
Spine & Back
Most searched conditions
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
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
Diagnostics and tests
Injections and pain relief
- Knee Nerve Ablation
- Shoulder Joint Injection
- Stem Cell Therapy For Joints
- Botox for chronic migraines
- Facet joint injection
- Ganglion impar block
- Hip Joint Injection
- Nerve Hydrodissection
- Shoulder nerve block
Neuromuscular
Pain management
- Piriformis muscle injection
- Lumbar sympathetic block
- Occipital nerve block
- Peripheral nerve stimulator implant
- Prolotherapy
- Stellate ganglion block
- Trigger Point Injections
Rehabilitation
- Inpatient rehabilitation consultation
- Prosthetic and orthotic fitting
- Wheelchair Evaluation and Fitting
Spine procedures
- Caudal Epidural Injection
- Transforaminal Epidural Injection
- Epidural steroid injection
- Kyphoplasty
- Medial branch block
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Sacroiliac joint injection
- Spinal cord stimulator trial
- Vertebroplasty
Wound care
Most searched procedures
Devices and implants
Diagnostics
Joint care
Mobility
Muscle & tendon
Nerve procedures
Physical medicine
Rehab and mobility
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
1,247 services · 478 patients · 17 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Procedure | 64493 |
18 | Less often than most peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Procedure | 64483 |
18 | Less often than most peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Procedure | 64494 |
15 | Less often than most peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study | Treatment | 95886 |
20 | Less often than most peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, limited study | Treatment | 95885 |
18 | Less often than most peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| Nerve conduction, 9-10 studies | Treatment | 95911 |
12 | Less often than most peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| Nerve conduction, 5-6 studies | Treatment | 95909 |
11 | Less often than most peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | Drug given | J1100 |
308 | As often as other peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Drug given | J3301 |
108 | Less often than most peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| Low osmolar contrast material, 200-299 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml | Billing code | Q9966 |
335 | As often as other peers in Rehabilitation 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 rehabilitation physicians in Charleston 8
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at University of Tennessee, Hsc, College 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 2019 at University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level 8
Providers in SC who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What is Dr. Polston's specialty?
Dr. Polston is a rehabilitation physician in Charleston, SC. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation”.
NPI registry
Where can I find Dr. Polston?
Dr. Polston is listed at 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How do I contact Dr. Polston?
The number on file is (843) 792-1414. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Polston's NPI number?
Dr. Polston's National Provider Identifier is 1831659168. 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. Polston's medical education?
Dr. Polston attended University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine, graduating in 2019. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Polston been practicing?
Dr. Polston has 7 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2019, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What is Dr. Polston known for?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Polston performs procedures including injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level, injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level and injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level; provides treatments such as needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study and needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, limited study, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Polston confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Polston. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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