JOSEPH W BLACKSTON MD NPI 1194834747

NPI Details

Joseph W Blackston, MD is an internal medicine in Jackson, MS with 40 years of experience. The provider is a physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs. Joseph W Blackston, MD NPI is 1194834747. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:1986

The provider's business location address is:

1900 PETIT BOIS ST N
JACKSON, MS
ZIP 39211-707
Phone: (601) 981-4625
Fax: (601) 981-4625

The NPI 1194834747 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.

• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes (HCPCS:99233)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes (HCPCS:99232)
• Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total) (HCPCS:80048)
• Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count (HCPCS:85025)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample (HCPCS:36415)
• Liver function blood test panel (HCPCS:80076)
• Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) (HCPCS:80061)
• Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle (HCPCS:96372)
• Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg (HCPCS:J1100)
• Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg (HCPCS:J1885)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes (HCPCS:99223)
• Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh) (HCPCS:84443)
• Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes (HCPCS:99239)
• Hemoglobin a1c level (HCPCS:83036)
• Advance care planning, first 30 minutes (HCPCS:99497)
• Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated (HCPCS:81001)
• X-ray of chest, 2 views (HCPCS:71046)
• Annual alcohol misuse screening, 15 minutes (HCPCS:G0442)
• Administration of influenza virus vaccine (HCPCS:G0008)
• Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free (HCPCS:90662)
• Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen (HCPCS:87635)
• Annual depression screening, 15 minutes (HCPCS:G0444)
• Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit (HCPCS:G0439)
• Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers (HCPCS:80307)
• Detection test by nucleic acid for multiple types influenza virus (HCPCS:87502)
• Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), free (HCPCS:84439)
• Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) (HCPCS:G0103)
• Physician or allowed practitioner re-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 a (HCPCS:G0179)
• 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)
• Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg (HCPCS:J1040)
• Magnesium level (HCPCS:83735)
• Vitamin d-3 level (HCPCS:82306)
• Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function (HCPCS:93306)
• Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month (HCPCS:99490)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report (HCPCS:93000)
• X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views (HCPCS:72100)
• X-ray of hip, 2-3 views (HCPCS:73502)
• X-ray of knee, 3 views (HCPCS:73562)
• Test to measure largest amount of air breathed in an out (HCPCS:94200)
• Test to measure rate of airflow (HCPCS:94375)
• Administration of pneumococcal vaccine (HCPCS:G0009)
• Transitional care management services for problem of moderate complexity (HCPCS:99495)
• Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit (HCPCS:G0438)
• Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast (HCPCS:74176)
• X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views (HCPCS:73030)
• Ct scan head or brain without contrast (HCPCS:70450)
• Cyanocobalamin (vitamin b-12) level (HCPCS:82607)
• Test to measure exhaled air for evaluation of lung function at rest (HCPCS:94690)
• X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views (HCPCS:72040)
• Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity (HCPCS:99496)
• Counseling visit to discuss need for lung cancer screening using low dose ct scan (ldct) (service is for eligibility determination and shared decision making) (HCPCS:G0296)
• Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml (HCPCS:Q9967)
• Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use (HCPCS:90677)
• Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow (HCPCS:93880)
• Low dose ct scan of chest for lung cancer screening (HCPCS:71271)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 8/29/2006 and was last updated on 9/11/2007.

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