Michael Paul Olden, HT,OST,C-PED,PMAC

NPISignal checked this NPI against federal exclusion sources. Results below are based on the NPI number itself — an identifier match, not a name match.

• Specialist/Technologist, Other

  Surgical Technologist

  Technologists, Technicians & Other Technical Service Providers

  Primary

  Surgical technologists are allied health professionals, who are an integral part of the team of medical practitioners providing surgical care to patients. Surgical technologists work under the supervision of a surgeon to facilitate the safe and effective conduct of invasive surgical procedures, ensuring that the operating room environment is safe, that equipment functions properly, and that the operative procedure is conducted under conditions that maximize patient safety. Surgical technologists possess expertise in the theory and application of sterile and aseptic technique and combine the knowledge of human anatomy, surgical procedures, and implementation tools and technologies to facilitate a physician's performance of invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.

  Taxonomy code 246ZS0410X

• Specialist

  Other Service Providers

  An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.

  Taxonomy code 174400000X

• Assistant, Podiatric

  Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service Providers

  An individual who assists a podiatrist in tasks, such as exposing and developing x-rays; taking and recording patient histories; assisting in biomechanical evaluations and negative castings; preparing and sterilizing instruments and equipment; providing the patient with postoperative instructions; applying surgical dressings; preparing the patient for treatment, padding, and strapping; and performing routine office procedures.

  Taxonomy code 211D00000X

• Specialist/Technologist, Health Information

  Technologists, Technicians & Other Technical Service Providers

  An individual with a high school diploma, on-the-job experience and coding education from seminars or college classes who passes a national certification examination in either inpatient and outpatient facility services coding, or physician services coding.

  Taxonomy code 246Y00000X

• Technician, Other

  Technologists, Technicians & Other Technical Service Providers

  A collective term for persons with specialized training in various narrow fields of expertise whose occupations require training and skills in specific technical processes and procedures; and where further classification is deemed unnecessary by the user.

  Taxonomy code 247200000X