Affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital
Who is Dr. Tsuchida, Neurologist in Washington, DC?
Where did Dr. Tsuchida go to medical school and complete their residency?
Medical School: Columbia Univ College of Physicians And Surgeons
Is Dr. Tsuchida board certified as a Neurologist?
Yes, Dr. Tammy Tsuchida, MD is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
What languages does Dr. Tsuchida speak?
Dr. Tsuchida and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:
- English
- Spanish
What conditions does a Neurologist like Dr. Tsuchida typically treat?
As a Neurologist, Dr. Tsuchida 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. Tsuchida. 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:
- Intractable Focal Epilepsy with Complex Partial Seizures
- Complex Partial Seizures
- Simple Partial Seizures
- Intractable Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
- Seizures
- Epilepsy
- Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
- Drug-resistant complex partial epilepsy
- Refractory focal impaired awareness seizures
- Hard-to-treat complex partial seizures
- Focal Impaired Awareness Seizures
- Temporal Lobe Seizures
- Psychomotor Seizures
- Focal Aware Seizures
- Aura Seizures
- Symptomatic Partial Seizures
- Drug-resistant LGS
- Refractory Lennox-Gastaut
- Hard-to-treat LGS
- Convulsions
- Epileptic events
- Fits
ICD-10 Codes:
- G40219: Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures, intractable, without status epilepticus
- G40209: Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures, not intractable, without status epilepticus
- G40109: Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with simple partial seizures, not intractable, without status epilepticus
- G40814: Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, intractable, without status epilepticus
- G4089: Other seizures
Also known as:
- Seizures
- Epilepsy
- Convulsions
- Fits
ICD-10 Codes:
- R569: Unspecified convulsions
Also known as:
- Temporary Confusion
- Delirium
- Mental Disorder
- Acute Confusion
- Sudden Mental Changes
- Brief Disorientation
ICD-10 Codes:
- R404: Transient alteration of awareness
Also known as:
- Brain Damage from Lack of Oxygen in Newborns (HIE)
- Brain Disease
- Childbirth Problems
- HIE in Newborns
- Birth Asphyxia Brain Injury
- Neonatal HIE
ICD-10 Codes:
- P9160: Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy [HIE], unspecified
What procedures does a Neurologist like Dr. Tsuchida typically perform?
As a Neurologist, procedures performed by Dr. Tammy Tsuchida 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. Tsuchida's office directly to confirm care for your specific procedure, for more information, or to schedule a consultation.
Does Dr. Tsuchida accept my insurance?
Dr. Tsuchida accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (703) 504-3220 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.
What insurance plans does Dr. Tsuchida accept in Washington, DC?
Dr. Tsuchida in Washington, DC accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.
Top Insurances
CVS Health (formerly Aetna)
Kaiser Permanente
Riverside Health
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Where is Dr. Tsuchida's office located?
What hospitals are Dr. Tsuchida affiliated with?
Castle Connolly Top Hospital
This doctor is affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital.
Dr. Tsuchida has admitting privileges at the following hospitals:
What is Dr. Tsuchida's NPI number?A National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.
Dr. Tsuchida's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1669418265.
What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Tsuchida?
Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Tsuchida
What is Dr. Tammy Tsuchida'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.