GIDEON BESSON MD NPI 1164415584

NPI Details

Gideon Besson, MD is a pulmonary disease internal medicine in Shelby, NC with 36 years of experience. The provider is an internist who treats diseases of the lungs and airways. The pulmonologist diagnoses and treats cancer, pneumonia, pleurisy, asthma, occupational and environmental diseases, bronchitis, sleep disorders, emphysema and other complex disorders of the lungs. Gideon Besson, MD NPI is 1164415584. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE OF YESHIVA UNIVERSITY
Graduation Year:1990

The provider's business location address is:

711 N DEKALB ST
SHELBY, NC
ZIP 28150-911
Phone: (704) 482-1482
Fax: (704) 480-6012

The NPI 1164415584 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.

• Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample (HCPCS:36415)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count (HCPCS:85025)
• Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals (HCPCS:80053)
• Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month (HCPCS:99490)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Hemoglobin a1c level (HCPCS:83036)
• Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) (HCPCS:80061)
• Advance care planning, first 30 minutes (HCPCS:99497)
• Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total) (HCPCS:80048)
• Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit (HCPCS:G0439)
• Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated (HCPCS:81000)
• Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh) (HCPCS:84443)
• Administration of influenza virus vaccine (HCPCS:G0008)
• Blood test, clotting time (HCPCS:85610)
• Injection, zoledronic acid, 1 mg (HCPCS:J3489)
• 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)
• Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration (HCPCS:94060)
• Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent inactivated, 0.5 ml dosage (HCPCS:90694)
• Urine microalbumin (protein) level (HCPCS:82043)
• Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury (HCPCS:82570)
• X-ray of chest, 2 views (HCPCS:71046)
• Vitamin d-3 level (HCPCS:82306)
• Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), free (HCPCS:84439)
• Respiratory infectious agent detection by rna for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid 19), influenza a, influenza b, and respiratory syncytial virus, upper respiratory specimen, each reported as detected or not detected (HCPCS:0241U)
• Iron level (HCPCS:83540)
• Iron binding capacity (HCPCS:83550)
• Ferritin (blood protein) level (HCPCS:82728)
• Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg (HCPCS:J3420)
• Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases (HCPCS:94729)
• Test to determine lung volumes using gas dilution or washout (HCPCS:94727)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes (HCPCS:99215)
• Cyanocobalamin (vitamin b-12) level (HCPCS:82607)
• Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) (HCPCS:G0103)
• Screening 3d breast mammography (HCPCS:77063)
• Screening mammography (HCPCS:77067)
• Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) level (HCPCS:83880)
• Coronavirus vaccine 14 (HCPCS:91313)
• Fee covid-19 vac 14 res (HCPCS:0134A)
• Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg (HCPCS:J3301)
• Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report (HCPCS:93000)
• Removal of impacted ear wax (HCPCS:69210)
• Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine (HCPCS:77080)
• Administration of pneumococcal vaccine (HCPCS:G0009)
• Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures, preservative and antibiotic free (HCPCS:90674)
• Measurement c-reactive protein for detection of infection or inflammation (HCPCS:86140)
• Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, non-automated (HCPCS:85651)
• Uric acid level, blood (HCPCS:84550)
• Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less (HCPCS:96365)
• Infusion, normal saline solution, 250 cc (HCPCS:J7050)
• Test to measure rate of airflow (HCPCS:94375)
• Pneumococcal vaccine, 13-valent (HCPCS:90670)
• Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function (HCPCS:93306)
• Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment (HCPCS:G0402)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes (HCPCS:99212)
• Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow (HCPCS:93880)
• Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen (HCPCS:76705)
• Pneumococcal vaccine, 23-valent (HCPCS:90732)
• Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc (HCPCS:J7030)
• Comprehensive assessment of and care planning for patients requiring chronic care management services (list separately in addition to primary monthly care management service) (HCPCS:G0506)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 8/31/2005 and was last updated on 3/21/2011.

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