Physician Profile
Stephen M. Tuel, M.D.
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Tuel
Stephen M. Tuel, M.D. practices pm&r — pain medicine in Columbia, SC. Stephen is a 1984 graduate of University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. According to Medicare claims data, Stephen cared for 757 Medicare patients across 3,008 services. The services billed most often include acupuncture with electrical stimulation, initial 15 minutes, established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, and testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation.
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Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
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Contact Information
- (803) 419-5345
- Email not available
Practice Locations
7601 TWO NOTCH RD
Columbia, SC 29223
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
- Chronic back pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Herniated disc
- Neck pain
- Neuropathy
- Sciatica
Abdominal & visceral pain
- Chronic abdominal pain
Cancer
- Cancer pain
Chest
- Rib pain
Chronic pain
- Post-surgical pain
Feet
Foot & ankle pain
Head & Face
- Migraines
- Occipital neuralgia
- Temporomandibular joint disorder
- Trigeminal neuralgia
Headaches
- Cluster Headaches
- Neck-Related Headaches
Joint & soft tissue pain
- Bursitis
- Tennis elbow
Joint pain
- Gout
- Hip pain
- Wrist Cartilage Tear
Joints
- Arthritis
- Hip osteoarthritis
- Knee pain
- Shoulder Pain
- Tendinitis and tendinopathy
Muscle pain
- Muscle knots and spasms
Muscles
- Muscle spasms
Nerve pain
- Diabetic neuropathy
- Post-stroke pain
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
Nerves
- Carpal tunnel
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Phantom limb pain
- Pinched nerve
- Piriformis syndrome
- Shingles pain
Pelvic & nerve pain
- Pudendal nerve pain
Pelvis
- Chronic pelvic pain
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
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Facet joint pain
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
- Epidural steroid injection
- Nerve block
- Pain management
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Spinal cord stimulator
Device management
- Pain pump refill
Diagnostics
- Discogram
Implants
- Pain pump implant
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
Infusions
- Ketamine Infusions
- Lidocaine Infusion for Chronic Pain
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
- Acupuncture for chronic pain
Medication
- Medical Cannabis Evaluation
- Prescription Medication Management
Minimally invasive procedures
- Epidural Lysis Of Adhesions
- Genicular nerve ablation
- Percutaneous disc decompression
- Spinal bone nerve ablation
Neuromodulation
- Dorsal root ganglion stimulation
- Spinal cord stimulator trial
Regenerative
- PRP therapy
- Stem Cell Therapy
Regenerative medicine
- Prolotherapy
Spine
- Interspinous Spacer
- Kyphoplasty
- Mild procedure for spinal stenosis
- SI Joint Fusion
- Vertebroplasty
Therapy
- Biofeedback
- Cold laser therapy
- Dry needling
- E-Stim Therapy
- Electroacupuncture
- Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression
- Shockwave Therapy
Therapy & counseling
- Cognitive behavioral therapy for pain
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
3,008 services · 757 patients · 11 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Procedure | 20610 |
49 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Procedure | 64493 |
20 |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Procedure | 27096 |
15 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | Imaging | 77002 |
42 |
| Acupuncture with electrical stimulation, initial 15 minutes | Treatment | 97813 |
1,383 |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Drug given | J3301 |
222 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
733 |
| Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | Lab test | 80305 |
280 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
141 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99203 |
70 |
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 pm&rs in Columbia 3
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston 4
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 1984 at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
More connections — 8 related providers in 1 group
Also performs Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint 8
Providers in SC who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Stephen M. Tuel specialize in?
Stephen M. Tuel is a pm&r in Columbia, SC. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “PM&R — Pain Medicine”.
NPI registry
Where is Stephen M. Tuel located?
Stephen M. Tuel is listed at 7601 Two Notch Rd, Columbia, SC 29223. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Stephen M. Tuel's phone number?
The number on file is (803) 419-5345. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is Stephen M. Tuel's NPI number?
Stephen M. Tuel's National Provider Identifier is 1487610424. 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 Stephen M. Tuel train?
Stephen M. Tuel attended University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, graduating in 1984. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Stephen M. Tuel been practicing?
Stephen M. Tuel has 42 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1984, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Stephen M. Tuel do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Stephen M. Tuel performs procedures including aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint, injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level 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; provides treatments such as acupuncture with electrical stimulation, 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 Stephen M. Tuel confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Stephen M. Tuel. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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