TMJ doctors in Washington, DC

What a TMJ provider does in Washington

Washington, District of Columbia. It sits in the Mid-Atlantic. The directory lists 6 organisations and 7 clinicians in Washington — 13 records in total, and has a short list. The commonest NPI taxonomy here is oral and maxillofacial surgery, on 6 records. The temporomandibular joint is the hinge where the lower jaw meets the skull, with a cartilage disc between the bones and the closing muscles attached to the mandible. Jaw pain, clicking and locking usually come from that joint or those muscles rather than from the teeth themselves. Providers who treat it in Washington work out of practices listed in this city, and the taxonomy on the registry record is the only specialisation the registry itself records.

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How to use the Washington list

Every entry below is an organisation in the federal NPI registry, carrying the address and phone number the registry holds. The listings cover 6 ZIP codes in Washington. The rest are spread across 5 other ZIP codes in the city. Every listed organisation on this page has at least one clinician attached in the registry, so you can see a name before you call. Every listing here carries a phone number from the federal registry. No listing on this page publishes opening hours, so call before travelling. 3 listings have coordinates on file, so those entries appear on the map. A clinician appears under an organisation only when the registry points the same phone, street, ZIP or name at both records. That is a registry match, not a verified employment history.

What to ask when you call a Washington office

The registry records what an organisation is, not what it treats, so one phone call settles most questions. Ask whether the practice sees jaw joint and orofacial pain problems, whether they take patients referred for a TMJ assessment, and what a first visit involves. With 7 clinicians attached to Washington records, you can name the person you are asking about before you call. Ask about insurance before you go: TMJ treatment runs through dental, medical and surgical routes, and District of Columbia coverage follows the plan rather than the procedure. If the office says it does not treat TMJ disorders, the state page still lists every District of Columbia organisation, and the near-me finder works from your own location or a ZIP code.

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