Affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital
Who is Dr. Shaker, Neurologist in Grand Rapids, MI?
What languages does Dr. Shaker speak?
Dr. Shaker and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:
- English
What conditions does a Neurologist like Dr. Shaker typically treat?
As a Neurologist, Dr. Shaker 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. Shaker. 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:
- Simple Partial Seizures
- Complex Partial Seizures
- Intractable Focal Epilepsy with Complex Partial Seizures
- Epilepsy
- Focal Aware Seizures
- Aura Seizures
- Symptomatic Partial Seizures
- Focal Impaired Awareness Seizures
- Temporal Lobe Seizures
- Psychomotor Seizures
- Drug-resistant complex partial epilepsy
- Refractory focal impaired awareness seizures
- Hard-to-treat complex partial seizures
- Seizure disorder
- Convulsive disorder
- Falling sickness
ICD-10 Codes:
- G40109: Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with simple partial seizures, not intractable, without status epilepticus
- G40209: Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures, not intractable, without status epilepticus
- G40219: Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures, intractable, without status epilepticus
- G40909: Epilepsy, unspecified, not intractable, without status epilepticus
Also known as:
- Seizures
- Epilepsy
- Convulsions
- Fits
ICD-10 Codes:
- R569: Unspecified convulsions
Also known as:
- Changes in Mental State
- Mental Disorder
- Confusion
- Disorientation
- Changes in awareness
ICD-10 Codes:
- R4182: Altered mental status, unspecified
Also known as:
- Fainting
- Syncope
- Passing out
- Collapse
ICD-10 Codes:
- R55: Syncope and collapse
Also known as:
- Lower Back Spinal Stenosis with Nerve Pain in Legs
- Spinal Stenosis
- Lumbar Spinal Stenosis with Claudication
- Narrowing of Lower Back Spinal Canal with Leg Pain
- Nerve Compression in Lower Back with Walking Pain
ICD-10 Codes:
- M48062: Spinal stenosis, lumbar region with neurogenic claudication
What procedures does a Neurologist like Dr. Shaker typically perform?
As a Neurologist, procedures performed by Dr. Hussam Shaker 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. Shaker's office directly to confirm care for your specific procedure, for more information, or to schedule a consultation.
Does Dr. Shaker accept my insurance?
Dr. Shaker accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (616) 685-5480 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.
What insurance plans does Dr. Shaker accept in Grand Rapids, MI?
Dr. Shaker in Grand Rapids, MI accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.
Top Insurances
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
CVS Health (formerly Aetna)
Medicare
Spectrum / Priority Health
State of Michigan
UnitedHealth Group
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Where is Dr. Shaker's office located?
Dr. Hussam Shaker's Primary Practice
220 Cherry St SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
(616) 685-5480
What hospitals are Dr. Shaker affiliated with?
Castle Connolly Top Hospital
This doctor is affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital.
Dr. Shaker has admitting privileges at the following hospitals:
What is Dr. Shaker's NPI number?A National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.
Dr. Shaker's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1861807315.
What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Shaker?
Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Shaker
What is Dr. Hussam Shaker'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.