Physician Profile
Susan Vettichira, MD
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Vettichira
Susan Vettichira, MD practices physical medicine and rehabilitation in Morehead City, NC. Susan is also listed as specializing in physical medicine & rehabilitation. According to Medicare claims data, Susan cared for 1,076 Medicare patients across 1,474 services. The services billed most often include needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study, new patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, and injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg. The provider's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265403760.
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
- (252) 726-4000
- Email not available
Practice Locations
147 HIGHWAY 24 HESTRON PLAZA, SUITE 102
Morehead City, NC 28557
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
- Pain pump refill and check
- Spinal cord stimulator implant
Diagnostics
- Discogram
- EMG
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
- Bursa injection
- Knee Joint Injection
Mobility
Muscle & tendon
- Tenex Procedure For Tendon Pain
Nerve procedures
- Carpal tunnel steroid injection
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
1,474 services · 1,076 patients · 9 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study | Treatment | 95886 |
589 | More than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Nerve conduction, 13 or more studies | Treatment | 95913 |
110 | More than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Nerve conduction, 7-8 studies | Treatment | 95910 |
88 | More than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Nerve conduction, 9-10 studies | Treatment | 95911 |
84 | More often than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Nerve conduction, 11-12 studies | Treatment | 95912 |
58 | More often than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Nerve conduction, 5-6 studies | Treatment | 95909 |
11 | Less often than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Drug given | J3301 |
120 | Less often than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99203 |
301 | More than most peers in Physical Medicine and… |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
113 | 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.
Other physical medicine and rehabilitations in Morehead City 1
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 1992 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
More connections — 8 related providers in 1 group
Also performs Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study 8
Providers in NC who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Dr. Vettichira specialize in?
Dr. Vettichira is a physical medicine and rehabilitation in Morehead City, NC. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Vettichira located?
Dr. Vettichira is listed at 147 Highway 24 Hestron Plaza, Suite 102, Morehead City, NC 28557. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Vettichira's phone number?
The number on file is (252) 726-4000. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Vettichira's NPI number?
Dr. Vettichira's National Provider Identifier is 1265403760. 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. Vettichira go to medical school?
Dr. Vettichira attended Other, graduating in 1992. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Vettichira been practicing?
Dr. Vettichira has 34 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1992, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Vettichira do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Vettichira provides treatments such as needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study and nerve conduction, 13 or more studies, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Vettichira confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Vettichira. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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