SAMUEL JOSEPH TARWATER MD NPI 1225080906

NPI Details

Samuel Joseph Tarwater, MD is a gastroenterology internal medicine in Dothan, AL with 37 years of experience. The provider is an internist who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the digestive organs including the stomach, bowels, liver and gallbladder. This specialist treats conditions such as abdominal pain, ulcers, diarrhea, cancer and jaundice and performs complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures using endoscopes to visualize internal organs. Samuel Joseph Tarwater, MD NPI is 1225080906. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:1988

The provider's business location address is:

480 HONEYSUCKLE RD
DOTHAN, AL
ZIP 36305
Phone: (334) 836-1212
Fax: (334) 836-1888

The NPI 1225080906 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.

• Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml (HCPCS:Q9967)
• Injection, vedolizumab, 1 mg (HCPCS:J3380)
• Injection, infliximab, excludes biosimilar, 10 mg (HCPCS:J1745)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:43239)
• Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare (HCPCS:45385)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:45380)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes (HCPCS:99232)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes (HCPCS:99222)
• Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast (HCPCS:74177)
• Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen (HCPCS:76705)
• Balloon dilation of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope, less than 3.0 cm (HCPCS:43249)
• Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less (HCPCS:96413)
• Infusion, normal saline solution, 250 cc (HCPCS:J7050)
• Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:43235)
• Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:45378)
• Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk (HCPCS:G0105)
• Ct scan of abdomen before and after contrast (HCPCS:74170)
• Test for tone and sensation of rectum and anus (HCPCS:91120)
• Study of rectum sensitivity and function (HCPCS:91122)
• Dilation of esophagus (HCPCS:43450)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes (HCPCS:99221)
• Measurement of liver stiffness (HCPCS:91200)
• Complete ultrasound scan of abdomen (HCPCS:76700)
• Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk (HCPCS:G0121)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes (HCPCS:99203)
• Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast (HCPCS:74176)
• Insertion of stomach tube using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:43246)
• Destruction of polyp or growth of large bowel using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:45388)
• Colonoscopy (HCPCS:NAN13)
• Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux (HCPCS:NAN12)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 5/17/2006 and was last updated on 7/8/2007.

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