| Organization Name: | CENTRAL TEXAS PALLIATIVE CARE ASSOCIATES |
| NPI Number: | 1487686226 |
| Entity Type Code: | Organizational (2) |
| Authorized Official Name: | DONNA LEA BETTS (OFFICE MANAGER) |
| Mailing Address: | 2832 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Ste 103 Austin |
| State: | TX US |
| Postal Code: | 787021500 |
| Phone Number: | 5123973360 |
| Fax Number: | 5123437107 |
| NPI Enumeration Date: | 07/06/2006 |
| NPI Last Update Date: | 07/08/2007 |
| Replacement NPI: | 0 |
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Taxonomy Information: | |
| Healthcare Provider Taxonomy: | 208VP0000X |
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| Healthcare Provider Taxonomy: (Secondary) | Y |
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| Taxonomy Type: | Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians |
| Taxonomy Classification: | Pain Medicine |
| Taxonomy Specialization: | Pain Medicine |
| Taxonomy Definition: | Pain Medicine is a primary medical specialty based on a distinct body of knowledge and a well-defined scope of clinical practice that is founded on science, research and education. It is concerned with the study of pain, the prevention of pain, and the evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of persons in pain. A comprehensive evaluation incorporates the physical, psychological, cognitive and socio-cultural contributions to pain. The treatment protocol may include pharmacological, invasive, behavioral, cognitive, rehabilitative and complementary strategies provided in a concurrent focused and patient specific manner. The pain medicine physician often serves the patient as a frontline physician regarding their pain, but also may serve as a consultant to other physicians, direct an interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary treatment team, conduct research, or advocate for the patient |