Physician Profile
Talal M. Ghazal, MD practices anesthesiology in Arlington, VA. Talal is also listed as specializing in anesthesiology — pain medicine and interventional pain medicine. According to Medicare claims data, Talal cared for 580 Medicare patients across 1,636 services. The services billed most often include injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg, established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, and established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more. The provider's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700080520.
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1635 N GEORGE MASON DR STE 150
Arlington, VA 22205
Within Anesthesiology generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Anesthesia complications
Back & spine
Chronic pain
Facial & jaw pain
General pain
Head & facial pain
Headaches
Joint pain
Mental health
Muscle pain
Musculoskeletal pain
Nerve pain
Pelvic pain
Post-surgery recovery
Sedation & anesthesia
Spine pain
Ablation
Head & facial procedures
Implants & devices
Infusion therapies
Infusion therapy
Joint injections
Muscle injections
Nerve blocks
Nerve injections
Nerve procedures
Pain relief procedures
Regional anesthesia
Sedation
Sedation & anesthesia
Spine injections
Spine procedures
1,636 services · 580 patients · 15 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Procedure | 62323 |
39 | As often as other peers in Anesthesiology |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Procedure | 64483 |
36 | As often as other peers in Anesthesiology |
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Procedure | 62323 |
17 | As often as other peers in Anesthesiology |
| Insertion of programmable spinal canal drug infusion pump | Procedure | 62362 |
15 | Too few peers to compare |
| Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | Procedure | 62321 |
13 | Less often than most peers in Anesthesiology |
| Maintenance of spinal canal or brain drug infusion pump by health care professional | Treatment | 95991 |
64 | Too few peers to compare |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Drug given | J3301 |
923 | More often than most peers in Anesthesiology |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
132 | As often as other peers in Anesthesiology |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
110 | As often as other peers in Anesthesiology |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
100 | As often as other peers in Anesthesiology |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Dr. Ghazal is an anesthesiologist in Arlington, VA. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Anesthesiology”.
NPI registry
Dr. Ghazal is listed at 1635 N George Mason Dr Ste 150, Arlington, VA 22205. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
The number on file is (571) 732-0044. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
Dr. Ghazal's National Provider Identifier is 1700080520. 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
Dr. Ghazal attended Other, graduating in 2001. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
Dr. Ghazal has 25 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2001, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Ghazal performs procedures including injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance, injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level and insertion of programmable spinal canal drug infusion pump; provides treatments such as maintenance of spinal canal or brain drug infusion pump by health care professional, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
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