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- Birmingham location main office
805 Saint Vincents Dr Ste 100, Birmingham, AL 35205 - Hoover location
5406 Highway 280 Ste D106, Hoover, AL 35242
About Dr. Colberg
Ricardo E. Colberg, MD is a healthcare provider in Birmingham, AL specializing in physical medicine & rehabilitation. Ricardo trained at University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, graduating in 2008. Medicare claims data shows Ricardo provided 7,941 services to 1,442 patients. The services billed most often include hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg, injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg, and injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg. This provider record is associated with NPI 1073760831.
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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
- (205) 939-3699
- Email not available
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Practice Locations
805 SAINT VINCENTS DR STE 100
Birmingham, AL 35205
5406 Highway 280 Ste D106
Hoover, AL 35242
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
7,941 services · 1,442 patients · 20 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Procedure | 20610 |
180 | More than most peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Procedure | 20611 |
128 | More often than most peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| Injection into tendon or ligament | Procedure | 20550 |
32 | As often as other peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| Incision of tendon covering of finger | Procedure | 26055 |
19 | Too few peers to compare |
| X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Imaging | 73564 |
187 | More than most peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Imaging | 73030 |
94 | More than most peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Imaging | 73502 |
61 | More than most peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views | Imaging | 73630 |
47 | More often than most peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | Imaging | 73130 |
47 | Too few peers to compare |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | Imaging | 76942 |
21 | Less often than most 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.
Related specialists at this location 6
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 rehabilitation physicians in Birmingham 8
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 24 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2008 at University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint 8
Providers in AL who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What is Dr. Colberg's specialty?
Dr. Colberg is a rehabilitation physician in Birmingham, AL. 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. Colberg?
Dr. Colberg is listed at 805 Saint Vincents Dr Ste 100, Birmingham, AL 35205. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How do I contact Dr. Colberg?
The number on file is (205) 939-3699. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is the NPI for Dr. Colberg?
Dr. Colberg's National Provider Identifier is 1073760831. 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. Colberg's medical education?
Dr. Colberg attended University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, graduating in 2008. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How much experience does Dr. Colberg have?
Dr. Colberg has 18 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2008, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What is Dr. Colberg known for?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Colberg performs procedures including aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint, aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance and injection into tendon or ligament; reads or performs imaging such as x-ray of knee, 4 or more views and x-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Is Dr. Colberg's profile verified?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Colberg. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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