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- 9815 Roosevelt Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19114
About Dr. Purewal
Based in Philadelphia, PA, Uplekh Purewal, MD is listed in the NPI registry under pain management. Uplekh is also listed as specializing in anesthesiology — pain medicine and pain medicine. Medicare claims data shows Uplekh provided 2,271 services to 1,043 patients. The services billed most often include established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg, and established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more. NPI 1548203839 identifies this record in the national registry.
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
- (888) 985-2727
- Email not available
Practice Locations
9815 ROOSEVELT BLVD
Philadelphia, PA 19114
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
Abdominal & visceral pain
Cancer
Chest
Chronic pain
Feet
Foot & ankle pain
Head & Face
Headaches
Joint & soft tissue pain
Joint pain
Joints
Muscle pain
Muscles
Nerve pain
Nerves
- Carpal tunnel
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Phantom limb pain
- Pinched nerve
- Piriformis syndrome
- Shingles pain
Pelvic & nerve pain
Pelvis
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
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
- Epidural steroid injection
- Nerve block
- Pain management
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Spinal cord stimulator
Device management
Diagnostics
Implants
Infusions
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
Medication
Minimally invasive procedures
- Epidural Lysis Of Adhesions
- Genicular nerve ablation
- Percutaneous disc decompression
- Spinal bone nerve ablation
Neuromodulation
Regenerative
Regenerative medicine
Spine
Therapy
- Biofeedback
- Cold laser therapy
- Dry needling
- E-Stim Therapy
- Electroacupuncture
- Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression
- Shockwave Therapy
Therapy & counseling
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
2,271 services · 1,043 patients · 20 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin | Procedure | 63650 |
77 | More often than most peers in Pain Management |
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Procedure | 62323 |
25 | As often as other peers in Pain Management |
| Insertion or replacement of spinal neurostimulator generator or receiver | Procedure | 63685 |
20 | As often as other peers in Pain Management |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Procedure | 20610 |
20 | Less often than most peers in Pain Management |
| Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | Procedure | 62321 |
16 | Less often than most peers in Pain Management |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | Procedure | 64636 |
12 | Less often than most peers in Pain Management |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Procedure | 64635 |
12 | Less often than most peers in Pain Management |
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Procedure | 62323 |
12 | As often as other peers in Pain Management |
| Remote therapeutic monitoring treatment management services by physician or other qualified health care professional, first 20 minutes per calendar month | Treatment | 98980 |
34 | Less often than most peers in Pain Management |
| Remote therapeutic monitoring treatment management services by physician or other qualified health care professional, each additional 20 minutes per calendar month | Treatment | 98981 |
28 | Less often than most peers in Pain Management |
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 pain managements 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 pain managements in Philadelphia 7
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 22 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at Other 7
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2001 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin 7
Providers in PA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Dr. Purewal specialize in?
Dr. Purewal is a pain management in Philadelphia, PA. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Purewal located?
Dr. Purewal is listed at 9815 Roosevelt Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19114. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Purewal's phone number?
The number on file is (888) 985-2727. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is the NPI for Dr. Purewal?
Dr. Purewal's National Provider Identifier is 1548203839. 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. Purewal go to medical school?
Dr. Purewal attended Other, graduating in 2001. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How much experience does Dr. Purewal have?
Dr. Purewal has 25 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2001, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Purewal do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Purewal performs procedures including insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin, injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance and insertion or replacement of spinal neurostimulator generator or receiver; provides treatments such as remote therapeutic monitoring treatment management services by physician or other qualified health care professional, first 20 minutes per calendar month and remote therapeutic monitoring treatment management services by physician or other qualified health care professional, each additional 20 minutes per calendar month, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Is Dr. Purewal's profile verified?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Purewal. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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