Physician Profile
Michelle A. Poliak-Tunis, M.D.
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Poliak-Tunis
Michelle A. Poliak-Tunis, M.D. is a healthcare provider in Madison, WI specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation. Michelle trained at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, graduating in 2009. Michelle is also listed as specializing in physical medicine & rehabilitation. Medicare claims data shows Michelle provided 836 services to 641 patients. The services billed most often include subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes, injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level, and injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level. This provider record is associated with NPI 1669607347.
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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
- (608) 263-9550
- Email not available
Practice Locations
5249 E TERRACE DR
Madison, WI 53718
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
836 services · 641 patients · 14 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Procedure | 64493 |
113 | More often than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Procedure | 64494 |
101 | More often than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Procedure | 64483 |
80 | As often as other peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Procedure | 64635 |
40 | More often than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | Procedure | 64636 |
36 | As often as other peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Procedure | 62323 |
30 | As often as other peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Procedure | 27096 |
27 | As often as other peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Procedure | 20610 |
17 | Less often than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | Imaging | 77002 |
17 | Less often than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Treatment | 99152 |
38 | As often as other peers in Physical Medicine and… |
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 Madison 8
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 16 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 2009 at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston 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 WI who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Michelle A. Poliak-Tunis specialize in?
Michelle A. Poliak-Tunis is a physical medicine and rehabilitation in Madison, WI. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
Where is Michelle A. Poliak-Tunis located?
Michelle A. Poliak-Tunis is listed at 5249 E Terrace Dr, Madison, WI 53718. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Michelle A. Poliak-Tunis's phone number?
The number on file is (608) 263-9550. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is the NPI for Michelle A. Poliak-Tunis?
Michelle A. Poliak-Tunis's National Provider Identifier is 1669607347. 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 Michelle A. Poliak-Tunis train?
Michelle A. Poliak-Tunis attended University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, graduating in 2009. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How much experience does Michelle A. Poliak-Tunis have?
Michelle A. Poliak-Tunis has 17 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2009, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Michelle A. Poliak-Tunis do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Michelle A. Poliak-Tunis performs procedures including injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level, injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level and injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level; reads or performs imaging such as fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement; 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
Is Michelle A. Poliak-Tunis's profile verified?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Michelle A. Poliak-Tunis. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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