Affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital
Who is Dr. Engel, Neurologist in Los Angeles, CA?
What are Areas of Expertise for Dr. Engel?
Dr. Jerome Engel, MD is a highly-rated, board-certified Neurologist known for expertly diagnosing, treating, and managing a wide array of related conditions and procedures. Utilizing the latest medical advancements and evidence-based practices, Dr. Engel empowers patients to confidently navigate their health journey, specializing in Epilepsy, Seizure Disorders, and comprehensive wellness support. Serving the Los Angeles, CA community, Dr. Engel is dedicated to enhancing lives through expert, patient-centered care.
Where did Dr. Engel go to medical school and complete their residency?
Residency: Einstein Coll
What languages does Dr. Engel speak?
Dr. Engel and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:
- English
What conditions does a Neurologist like Dr. Engel typically treat?
As a Neurologist, Dr. Engel diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. Engel. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly. Learn more about our claims-based healthcare methodology.
Also known as:
- Seizures
- Epilepsy
- Intractable Focal Epilepsy
- Intractable Focal Epilepsy with Complex Partial Seizures
- Simple Partial Seizures
- Convulsions
- Epileptic events
- Fits
- Seizure disorder
- Convulsive disorder
- Falling sickness
- Drug-Resistant Focal Epilepsy
- Difficult-to-Treat Partial Seizures
- Refractory Focal Epilepsy
- Drug-resistant complex partial epilepsy
- Refractory focal impaired awareness seizures
- Hard-to-treat complex partial seizures
- Focal Aware Seizures
- Aura Seizures
- Symptomatic Partial Seizures
ICD-10 Codes:
- G4089: Other seizures
- G40909: Epilepsy, unspecified, not intractable, without status epilepticus
- G40019: Localization-related (focal) (partial) idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with seizures of localized onset, intractable, without status epilepticus
- G40219: Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures, intractable, without status epilepticus
- G40109: Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with simple partial seizures, not intractable, without status epilepticus
- G40919: Epilepsy, unspecified, intractable, without status epilepticus
Also known as:
- Seizures
- Epilepsy
- Convulsions
- Fits
ICD-10 Codes:
- R569: Unspecified convulsions
What procedures does a Neurologist like Dr. Engel typically perform?
As a Neurologist, procedures performed by Dr. Jerome Engel may include:
- Aging Brain (Neuropsychological Testing)
- Cortical Basal Ganglionic Degeneration (CBGD)
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Disturbance of Skin Sensation
- Electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Evoked Potential Testing
- Gait Simulation
- Greater Occipital Nerve (GON) Block
Please contact Dr. Engel's office directly to confirm care for your specific procedure, for more information, or to schedule a consultation.
Does Dr. Engel accept my insurance?
Dr. Engel accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (310) 794-1195 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.
What insurance plans does Dr. Engel accept in Los Angeles, CA?
Dr. Engel in Los Angeles, CA accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.
Top Insurances
Blue Shield of California
Centene Corporation
Cigna Group
City of Los Angeles
CVS Health (formerly Aetna)
Elevance Health Inc. (formerly Anthem)
L.A. Care Health Plan
Medicare
State of California
UnitedHealth Group
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Where is Dr. Engel's office located?
What hospitals are Dr. Engel affiliated with?
Castle Connolly Top Hospital
This doctor is affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital.
Dr. Engel has admitting privileges at the following hospitals:
What is Dr. Engel's NPI number?A National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.
Dr. Engel's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1730104266.
What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Engel?
Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Engel
What is Dr. Jerome Engel's specialty?
What does a Neurologist do?
A neuropathologist is expert in the diagnosis of diseases of the nervous system and skeletal muscles and functions as a consultant primarily to neurologists and neurosurgeons. The neuropathologist is knowledgeable in the infirmities of humans as they affect the nervous and neuromuscular systems, be they degenerative, infectious, metabolic, immunologic, neoplastic, vascular or physical in nature.