Physician Profile
Nikhil Iyer, MD
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Iyer
Nikhil Iyer, MD practices pain medicine in Houston, TX. Nikhil is a 2016 graduate of University of Michigan Medical School. Nikhil is also listed as specializing in anesthesiology. According to Medicare claims data, Nikhil cared for 415 Medicare patients across 613 services. 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, chronic pain management and treatment, monthly bundle including, diagnosis; assessment and monitoring; administration of a validated pain rating scale or tool; the development, implementation, revision, and/or maintenance of a person-centered care plan th, and testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers.
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Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
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Medicare information
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Contact Information
- (713) 353-3699
- Email not available
Practice Locations
5373 W ALABAMA ST STE 204
Houston, TX 77056
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
613 services · 415 patients · 9 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles | Procedure | 20553 |
13 | Less often than most peers in Pain Medicine |
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | Anaesthesia | 00142 |
23 | Too few peers to compare |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Anaesthesia | 00731 |
20 | As often as other peers in Pain Medicine |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope | Anaesthesia | 00811 |
18 | Too few peers to compare |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
239 | As often as other peers in Pain Medicine |
| Chronic pain management and treatment, monthly bundle including, diagnosis; assessment and monitoring; administration of a validated pain rating scale or tool; the development, implementation, revision, and/or maintenance of a person-centered care plan th | Billing code | G3002 |
178 | As often as other peers in Pain Medicine |
| Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers | Lab test | 80307 |
56 | Less often than most peers in Pain Medicine |
| Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/m | Billing code | G0482 |
53 | Less often than most peers in Pain Medicine |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | Office visit | 99204 |
13 | Less often than most peers in Pain Medicine |
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 1
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 pain specialists in Houston 8
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 19 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at University of Michigan Medical School 3
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2016 at University of Michigan Medical School 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles 8
Providers in TX who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What kind of doctor is Dr. Iyer?
Dr. Iyer is a pain specialist in Houston, TX. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Pain Medicine”.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Iyer's address?
Dr. Iyer is listed at 5373 W Alabama St Ste 204, Houston, TX 77056. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How can I make an appointment with Dr. Iyer?
The number on file is (713) 353-3699. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Iyer's NPI number?
Dr. Iyer's National Provider Identifier is 1326495698. 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 Dr. Iyer train?
Dr. Iyer attended University of Michigan Medical School, graduating in 2016. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Iyer been practicing?
Dr. Iyer has 10 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2016, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What procedures does Dr. Iyer perform?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Iyer performs procedures including injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles; provides treatments such as anesthesia for lens surgery and anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Iyer confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Iyer. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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