Physician Profile
Rigoberto Puente Guzman, MD
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Puente Guzman
Rigoberto Puente Guzman, MD practices physical medicine and rehabilitation in Gainesville, FL. Rigoberto is a 1990 graduate of Ponce School of Medicine. Rigoberto is also listed as specializing in interventional pain medicine. Medicare claims data shows Rigoberto provided 4,490 services to 1,482 patients. The services billed most often include injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg, established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, 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'. The provider's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578542437.
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
- (352) 381-9933
- Email not available
Practice Locations
4343 W NEWBERRY RD SUITE 6
Gainesville, FL 32607
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
- Concussion protocol
- Joint injections
- PRP therapy
- Ultrasound-guided injections
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
4,490 services · 1,482 patients · 24 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Procedure | 20610 |
127 | More often than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Procedure | 62323 |
74 | More often than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Procedure | 27096 |
64 | More often than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Procedure | 64493 |
51 | As often as other peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Procedure | 64494 |
47 | As often as other peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | Procedure | 64636 |
19 | Less often than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Procedure | 64635 |
19 | Less often than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles | Procedure | 20552 |
16 | Less often than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | Imaging | 77002 |
73 | More often than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Imaging | 73030 |
15 | Too few peers to compare |
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.
Other physical medicine and rehabilitations at this location 1
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
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 Gainesville 7
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 24 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at Ponce School of Medicine 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 1990 at Ponce 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 FL who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Dr. Puente Guzman specialize in?
Dr. Puente Guzman is a physical medicine and rehabilitation in Gainesville, FL. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Puente Guzman located?
Dr. Puente Guzman is listed at 4343 W Newberry Rd Suite 6, Gainesville, FL 32607. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Puente Guzman's phone number?
The number on file is (352) 381-9933. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is the NPI for Dr. Puente Guzman?
Dr. Puente Guzman's National Provider Identifier is 1578542437. 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. Puente Guzman go to medical school?
Dr. Puente Guzman attended Ponce School of Medicine, graduating in 1990. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How much experience does Dr. Puente Guzman have?
Dr. Puente Guzman has 36 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1990, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Puente Guzman do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Puente Guzman performs procedures including aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint, injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance and injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance; reads or performs imaging such as fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement and x-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views; provides treatments such as needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study and nerve conduction, 9-10 studies, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Is Dr. Puente Guzman's profile verified?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Puente Guzman. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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