An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.
| Specialty | Taxonomy Code | |
|---|---|---|
| * | Emergency Medicine | 207P00000X |
* Indicates primary specialty
| NPI Number | 1518952969 |
| Credentials | MD, MS |
| Entity | Individual |
| Enumeration date | 09/13/2005 |
| Last updated | 01/31/2022 - About 4 years ago |
| Sole proprietor1 | No |
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| Hospital affiliation | n/a |
1 A sole proprietor/sole proprietorship is an individual, and as such, is eligible for a single NPI number. The sole proprietor must apply for the NPI number using his or her own Social Security Number (SSN), not an Employer Identification Number (EIN) even if he/she has an EIN.
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When I went to the ER I was suicidal & had given myself 3 3rd degree burns & could not stop injuring. I was brought to the hospital by the emergency response services after both the responder & I agreed I needed hospitalization. (I’ve suffered with self injury for years & I can now go long periods without injuring but when I start hospitalization is the only way I can stay safe). I was honest with the triage nurse & told her I had 3 major self inflicted wounds & couldn’t stop. Dr. Werner never even entered the room, he glanced at the 1 wound that could be seen, said we will clean that out & send you home. I begged for a psych eval & he refused saying I didn’t need it. I told him my therapist, psychiatrist, ERS, & I all agreed I needed to be admitted & I had spent 3 hours that afternoon with my therapist & ERS he told me they wasted my time. I asked for a patient advocate & he also refused that. After I was discharged I burned 3 more times before my PC saw me 2 days later & did a direct admit