BEHNAM BEN SHENASSA M.D. NPI 1134229966

NPI Details

Behnam Ben Shenassa, M.D. is an urology in Los Angeles, CA with 30 years of experience. The provider is a urologist manages benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the adrenal gland. This specialist has comprehensive knowledge of and skills in endoscopic, percutaneous and open surgery of congenital and acquired conditions of the urinary and reproductive systems and their contiguous structures. Behnam Ben Shenassa, M.D. NPI is 1134229966. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:1995

The provider's business location address is:

2750 W BROADWAY
LOS ANGELES, CA
ZIP 90041-050
Phone: (818) 241-3125
Fax: (818) 241-1652

The NPI 1134229966 is registered in the Medicare Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). The provider is legally eligible to order and refer Part B (Clinical Laboratory and Imaging), Durable Medical Equipment, Part A Home Health Agency (HHA), Power Mobility Devices.

The following top HCPCS codes were publicly reported for this provider under the Medicare program for the year 2016. The reported codes are based on the top codes for each available Medicare specialty, excluding evaluation and management codes.

• Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated (HCPCS:81000)
• Detection test by nucleic acid for organism, amplified probe technique (HCPCS:87798)
• Ultrasound measurement of bladder capacity after voiding (HCPCS:51798)
• Electronic assessment of bladder emptying (HCPCS:51741)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Detection test for candida species (yeast), amplified probe technique (HCPCS:87481)
• Complete ultrasound scan of pelvis (HCPCS:76856)
• Detection test by nucleic acid for multiple organisms, amplified probe(s) technique (HCPCS:87801)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes (HCPCS:99212)
• Ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow (HCPCS:93976)
• Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes (HCPCS:99441)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes (HCPCS:99223)
• Limited ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity (HCPCS:76775)
• Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope (HCPCS:52000)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes (HCPCS:99233)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes (HCPCS:99203)
• Leuprolide acetate (for depot suspension), 7.5 mg (HCPCS:J9217)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Detection test by nucleic acid for strep (streptococcus, group b), amplified probe technique (HCPCS:87653)
• Detection test by nucleic acid for vancomycin resistance strep (vre), amplified probe technique (HCPCS:87500)
• Detection test by nucleic acid for staphylococcus aureus (bacteria), amplified probe technique (HCPCS:87640)
• Detection test by nucleic acid for strep (streptococcus, group a), amplified probe technique (HCPCS:87651)
• Detection test by nucleic acid for staphylococcus aureus, methicillin resistant (mrsa bacteria), amplified probe technique (HCPCS:87641)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes (HCPCS:99232)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes (HCPCS:99215)
• Simple measurement of pressure of urine flow in bladder (HCPCS:51725)
• Limited ultrasound scan of pelvis (HCPCS:76857)
• Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity (HCPCS:76770)
• Destruction of growth of bladder and urethra using an endoscope, less than 0.5 cm (HCPCS:52224)
• Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional (HCPCS:99211)
• Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle (HCPCS:96372)
• Ultrasound scan of pelvic region through rectum (HCPCS:76872)
• Simple bladder irrigation and/or instillation (HCPCS:51700)
• Insertion of lower leg neurostimulator electrode (HCPCS:64566)
• Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes (HCPCS:99406)
• Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement (HCPCS:76942)
• Biopsy of prostate gland (HCPCS:55700)
• Imaging of urinary tract following injection of a contrast agent (HCPCS:74420)
• Complicated insertion of bladder tube (HCPCS:51703)
• Biopsy of bladder using an endoscope (HCPCS:52204)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes (HCPCS:99231)
• Destruction of growth of bladder and urethra using an endoscope, less than 0.5 cm (HCPCS:52224)
• Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes (HCPCS:99442)
• Dilation of urethra using an endoscope (HCPCS:52281)
• Insertion of stent in ureter using an endoscope (HCPCS:52332)
• Simple removal of foreign body, stone, or stent in urethra or bladder using an endoscope (HCPCS:52310)
• Removal of prostate gland using an electrocautery knife through urethra with control of bleeding using an endoscope (HCPCS:52601)
• Injection, garamycin, gentamicin, up to 80 mg (HCPCS:J1580)
• Crushing of stone of ureter with insertion of stent using an endoscope (HCPCS:52356)
• Complicated insertion of bladder tube (HCPCS:51703)
• Simple bladder irrigation and/or instillation (HCPCS:51700)
• Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow (HCPCS:G0181)
• Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and (HCPCS:G0180)
• Destruction and/or removal of growth of bladder and urethra using an endoscope, 2.0-5.0 cm (HCPCS:52235)
• Insertion of tube into ureter using an endoscope through bladder area (HCPCS:52005)
• Crushing, fragmenting, and removal of bladder stones, more than 2.5 cm (HCPCS:52318)
• Destruction and/or removal of large growth of bladder using an endoscope (HCPCS:52240)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes (HCPCS:99205)
• Prostate resection (HCPCS:NAN14)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 9/22/2006 and was last updated on 8/27/2020.

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