NPI Details
Ammar Abdullah Alqaid, MD is an internal medicine in Shreveport, LA with 25 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. Ammar Abdullah Alqaid, MD NPI is 1235484692. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.
The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.
The provider's business location address is:
1501 KINGS HWY
SHREVEPORT, LA
ZIP 71103
Phone: (318) 675-5920
The NPI 1235484692 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.
- Critical care, first 30-74 minutes (HCPCS:99291)
- Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes (HCPCS:99233)
- Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes (HCPCS:99232)
- Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes (HCPCS:99222)
- Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
- New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
- Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes (HCPCS:99223)
- Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) (HCPCS:36556)
- Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access (HCPCS:76937)
- Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration (HCPCS:94060)
- Test to determine lung volumes using gas dilution or washout (HCPCS:94727)
- Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases (HCPCS:94729)
- Emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe using an endoscope (HCPCS:31500)
- Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope (HCPCS:31624)
- Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin (HCPCS:36620)
- Exam of lung airways and sampling of lymph nodes using an endoscope and ultrasound guidance, 1-2 lymph nodes (HCPCS:31652)
- Biopsy of lobe of lung using an endoscope, 1 lobe (HCPCS:31628)
- Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
- Aspiration of initial secretion of lung airway using an endoscope (HCPCS:31645)
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 7/20/2012 and was last updated on 2/16/2022.
Taxonomy Codes
The NPI record includes the healthcare provider taxonomy classification, state license number and state of licensure. The following information regarding the scope of practice of this provider is available:
| No. |
Taxonomy Code |
Taxonomy Clasification |
Taxonomy Specialization |
License Number |
License State |
Primary |
| 1 | 207RP1001X | Internal Medicine | Pulmonary Disease | 308824 | LOUISIANA | No |
| 2 | 207R00000X | Internal Medicine | | Q3631 | TEXAS | Yes |
