Affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital
Who is Dr. Askim, Neurologist in San Diego, CA?
What languages does Dr. Askim speak?
Dr. Askim and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:
- English
- German
What conditions does a Neurologist like Dr. Askim typically treat?
As a Neurologist, Dr. Askim 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. Askim. 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:
- Migraine
- Chronic Migraine without Aura
- Migraine headache
- Severe headache
- Vascular headache
- Transformed migraine
- Daily chronic headache
- Persistent migraine
ICD-10 Codes:
- G43909: Migraine, unspecified, not intractable, without status migrainosus
- G43709: Chronic migraine without aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus
Also known as:
- Alzheimer's Disease
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- AD
- Alzheimer's Dementia
- Memory Loss Disease
ICD-10 Codes:
- G309: Alzheimer's disease, unspecified
Also known as:
- Memory Loss
- Memory
- Amnesia
- Forgetfulness
- Loss of Recall
ICD-10 Codes:
- R413: Other amnesia
Also known as:
- Skin Numbness
- Peripheral Nerve Disorder
- Loss of skin sensation
- Cutaneous anesthesia
- Numb skin
ICD-10 Codes:
- R200: Anesthesia of skin
Also known as:
- Dementia
- Cognitive decline
- Memory loss
- Brain disorder
ICD-10 Codes:
- F0390: Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety
Also known as:
- Multiple Nerve Damage
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
- Peripheral Nerve Disorder
- Polyneuropathy
- Generalized Nerve Damage
- Widespread Neuropathy
- CIDP
- Chronic Inflammatory Polyneuritis
- Demyelinating Neuropathy
ICD-10 Codes:
- G629: Polyneuropathy, unspecified
- G6181: Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuritis
What procedures does a Neurologist like Dr. Askim typically perform?
As a Neurologist, Dr. Askim performs a variety of medical procedures. This procedure information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical procedures most commonly performed by Dr. Askim. 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:
- Botox Injections for Chronic Migraine
- Chemodenervation for Migraine
- Botulinum Toxin Injection for Migraine
- Facial Nerve Block
- Trigeminal Nerve Block
CPT Codes:
- 64615: Chemodenervation of muscle(s); muscle(s) innervated by facial, trigeminal, cervical spinal and accessory nerves, bilateral (eg, for chronic migraine)
Also known as:
- Facial Muscle Injection for Spasms (One Side)
- Botox for facial spasms
- Facial nerve chemodenervation
- Blepharospasm treatment
- Hemifacial spasm injection
CPT Codes:
- 64612: Chemodenervation of muscle(s); muscle(s) innervated by facial nerve, unilateral (eg, for blepharospasm, hemifacial spasm)
Does Dr. Askim accept my insurance?
Dr. Askim accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (858) 616-8423 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.
What insurance plans does Dr. Askim accept in San Diego, CA?
Dr. Askim in San Diego, 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
Community Health Group
CVS Health (formerly Aetna)
Other Health Care Provider
UnitedHealth Group
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Where is Dr. Askim's office located?
What hospitals are Dr. Askim affiliated with?
Castle Connolly Top Hospital
This doctor is affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital.
Dr. Askim has admitting privileges at the following hospitals:
What is Dr. Askim's NPI number?A National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.
Dr. Askim's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1689803223.
What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Askim?
Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Askim
What is Dr. Kelly Askim'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.