Physician Profile
Kenneth C. Liu, M.D.
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Liu
Based in Wilkes Barre, PA, Kenneth C. Liu, M.D. is listed in the NPI registry under neurological surgery. Kenneth graduated from University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine in 2001. According to Medicare claims data, Kenneth cared for 364 Medicare patients across 410 services. The services billed most often include new patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access, and established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more.
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Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
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Medicare information
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Contact Information
- (570) 808-6026
- Email not available
Practice Locations
1000 E MOUNTAIN BLVD
Wilkes Barre, PA 18711
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Neurological Surgery 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 aneurysm
- Brain tumor
- Herniated disc
- Pinched nerve
- Sciatica
- Spinal stenosis
Brain & spine conditions
- Spinal Fluid Leak
Brain conditions
- Brain Swelling
- Water On Baby's Brain
Brain disorders
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Brain Vascular Malformation
- Chiari Malformation
- Drug-Resistant Seizures
- Epidermoid cyst
- Hemorrhagic stroke
- Meningitis
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Papilledema
- Pituitary Tumor
Brain injury
- Blood Clot On The Brain
- Traumatic brain injury
Brain tumors
- Brain Tumor Symptoms
- Glioblastoma
Movement disorders
- Essential tremor
- Muscle Spasms & Twitches
- Parkinson's disease
- Severe Muscle Spasticity
Nerve disorders
- Carpal tunnel
- Cubital tunnel syndrome
- Cut Or Injured Nerve
- Face Twitching
- Occipital neuralgia
- Outer thigh burning and numbness
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
- Trigeminal neuralgia
Pain
- Sacroiliac joint pain
Pediatric conditions
- Baby Flat Head
- Open Spine Birth Defect
Spine & back
- Arthritis of the spine
- Chronic back pain
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Degenerative disc disease
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Severe back pain
- Spinal Cord Tumor
- Spondylolisthesis
- Tethered Spinal Cord
Spine conditions
- Bone Spurs In The Spine
- Fluid Cyst In Spinal Cord
- Spinal compression fracture
- Spine Infection
- Stress Fracture Of The Spine
Spine deformity
- Hunchback Deformity
- Scoliosis
Trauma & injury
- Concussion in Children
- Skull Fracture
- Spinal Cord Injury
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
- Craniotomy
- Discectomy
- Laminectomy
- Lumbar discectomy
- Spinal fusion
- Spine surgery
Brain & spine surgery
- CSF Leak Repair
Brain procedures
- Awake Brain Mapping Surgery
- Brain Shunt Placement
- Chiari Decompression Surgery
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Draining A Brain Bleed
- Facial Nerve Decompression Surgery
- Laser Brain Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Brain Surgery
- Needle Brain Biopsy
Brain surgery
- GPS-Guided Brain Navigation Surgery
- Skull Bone Removal For Pressure Relief
Cranial reconstruction
- Skull Reconstruction
Diagnostic & therapeutic
- Blood patch for spinal headache
- Lumbar puncture
Endovascular procedures
- Brain Aneurysm Coiling
Functional neurosurgery
- Surgery For Seizures
- Vagus Nerve Stimulator Implant
Monitoring & trauma
- Brain Pressure Monitor Placement
Nerve procedures
- Carpal tunnel surgery
- Cubital tunnel decompression
- Nerve Repair Surgery
Nerve surgery
- Tarsal Tunnel Release
Pain procedures
- Epidural steroid injection
- Facet Joint Injections
- Pain pump implant
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Spinal cord stimulator implant
Pediatric neurosurgery
- Baby Skull Reshaping Surgery
- Nerve Surgery For Cerebral Palsy
Radiation & radiosurgery
- CyberKnife
Radiation surgery
- Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)
Skull base surgery
- Acoustic Neuroma Surgery
- Pituitary Tumor Removal
- Skull Base Surgery
Spasticity treatment
- Baclofen Pump Insertion
Spine procedures
- Artificial Disc Replacement
- Kyphoplasty
- Nerve Opening Widening
- Scoliosis correction surgery
- SI Joint Fusion
- Spinal Cyst Removal
- Tethered Cord Release
- Vertebra Removal Surgery
Spine surgery
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neck Canal Enlargement Surgery
- Spinal Cord Tumor Removal
- Vertebroplasty
Vascular neurosurgery
- Brain Aneurysm Clipping
- Carotid endarterectomy
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
410 services · 364 patients · 17 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of tube into brain artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Procedure | 36226 |
29 | More often than most peers in Neurological Surgery |
| Insertion of tube into intracranial artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Procedure | 36223 |
28 | More often than most peers in Neurological Surgery |
| Insertion of stent and blood clot protection device in neck artery with review by radiologist | Procedure | 37215 |
24 | More often than most peers in Neurological Surgery |
| Insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Procedure | 36224 |
23 | As often as other peers in Neurological Surgery |
| Occlusion of central nervous system or spinal cord artery | Procedure | 61624 |
17 | As often as other peers in Neurological Surgery |
| Insertion of tube into external neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Procedure | 36227 |
17 | As often as other peers in Neurological Surgery |
| Removal of blood clot and injection to dissolve blood clot from head artery using fluoroscopic guidance | Procedure | 61645 |
12 | Less often than most peers in Neurological Surgery |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Imaging | 76937 |
41 | More often than most peers in Neurological Surgery |
| Imaging of blood vessel | Imaging | 75898 |
27 | As often as other peers in Neurological Surgery |
| Review by radiologist of image for insertion of material to block blood flow | Imaging | 75894 |
16 | As often as other peers in Neurological Surgery |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
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Related specialists at this location 2
Clinically related specialties at the same address — the people this provider most likely works alongside.
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 neurosurgeons in Wilkes Barre 8
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 24 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2001 at University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Insertion of tube into brain artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist 8
Providers in PA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Kenneth C. Liu specialize in?
Kenneth C. Liu is a neurosurgeon in Wilkes Barre, PA. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Neurological Surgery”.
NPI registry
Where is Kenneth C. Liu located?
Kenneth C. Liu is listed at 1000 E Mountain Blvd, Wilkes Barre, PA 18711. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Kenneth C. Liu's phone number?
The number on file is (570) 808-6026. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is Kenneth C. Liu's NPI number?
Kenneth C. Liu's National Provider Identifier is 1245443068. 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 Kenneth C. Liu train?
Kenneth C. Liu attended University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, graduating in 2001. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Kenneth C. Liu been practicing?
Kenneth C. Liu has 25 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2001, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Kenneth C. Liu do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Kenneth C. Liu performs procedures including insertion of tube into brain artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist, insertion of tube into intracranial artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist and insertion of stent and blood clot protection device in neck artery with review by radiologist; reads or performs imaging such as ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access and imaging of blood vessel; provides treatments such as use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure , initial 15 minutes, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Kenneth C. Liu confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Kenneth C. Liu. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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