Melinda Baker - Louisville, KY

Melinda Baker

Physical Therapy Assistant in Louisville, Kentucky

NPI 1720241060

Melinda Baker is a Physical Therapy Assistant based in Louisville, KY. Melinda Baker practices in Louisville, KY. The NPI Number for Melinda Baker is 1720241060 and holds a License No. PTA-A00561 (Kentucky).

The current practice location address for Melinda Baker is 3535 Bardstown Rd, Louisville, KY and can be reached out via phone at 502-459-1400.

Location: 3535 Bardstown Rd, Louisville, KY, 40218-4610

NPI Number

1720241060

Provider Name

Melinda Baker

Credential

Provider Entity Type

Individual

Gender

Female

Address

3535 Bardstown Rd, Louisville, KY, 40218-4610

Phone Number

502-459-1400

Fax Number

Provider Enumeration Date

07/08/2008

Last Update Date

03/09/2024

Address

3535 Bardstown Rd

City

Louisville

State

Kentucky

Zip

40218-4610

Phone Number

502-459-1400

Fax Number

Address

3535 Bardstown Rd

City

Louisville

State

Kentucky

Zip

40218-4610

Phone Number

502-459-1400

Fax Number

Type

Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers

Classification

Physical Therapy Assistant

Speciality

Taxonomy

225200000X

License No.

PTA-A00561 (Kentucky)

Definition

(1)Physical therapist assistants are skilled health care providers who are graduates of a physical therapist assistant associate degree program accredited by an agency recognized by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education or Council on Postsecondary Accreditation, who assists the physical therapist in providing physical therapy. The supervising physical therapist is directly responsible for the actions of the physical therapist assistant. The PTA performs physical therapy procedures and related tasks that have been selected and delegated by the supervising physical therapist. Duties of the PTA include assisting the physical therapist in implementing treatment programs, training patients in exercised and activities of daily living, conducting treatments, and reporting to the physical therapist on the patient's responses. In addition to direct patient care, the PTA may also perform such functions as patient transport, and clinic or equipment preparation and maintenance. Currently more than half of all states require PTAs to be licensed, registered or certified. (2) An individual who works under the supervision of a physical therapist to assist him or her in providing physical therapy services. A physical therapy assistant may, for instance, help patients follow an appropriate exercise program that will increase their strength, endurance, coordination, and range of motion and train patients to perform activities of daily life.

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