NPI | Name | Type | Address |
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M.D. Samson Assefa |
Individual |
9300 Dewitt Loop Rm O6.201 Fort Belvoir, VA |
Every health care provider, whether it’s a hospital, pharmacy, or individual specialist, must obtain their own NPI number. This identification number is unique and is assigned upon application. In tod...
Taxonomy Code | 207RS0012X |
Specialization | Sleep Medicine |
Display Name | Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
Taxonomy Group | Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians |
Taxonomy Classification | Internal Medicine |
Definition | An Internist who practices Sleep Medicine is certified in the subspecialty of sleep medicine and specializes in the clinical assessment, physiologic testing, diagnosis, management and prevention of sleep and circadian rhythm disorders. Sleep specialists treat patients of any age and use multidisciplinary approaches. Disorders managed by sleep specialists include, but are not limited to, sleep related breathing disorders, insomnia, hypersomnias, circadian rhythm sleep disorders, parasomnias and sleep related movement disorders. |
Effective Date | September 30, 2009 |