DR. STEVEN JOHN ESCOBAR M.D. NPI 1245226117

NPI Details

DR. Steven John Escobar, M.D. is a pulmonary disease internal medicine in La Jolla, CA with 30 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. DR. Steven John Escobar, M.D. NPI is 1245226117. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: UNIFORMED SERVICES UHS FE HEBERT SCHOOL OF MED
Graduation Year:1996

The provider's business location address is:

9898 GENESEE AVE
6TH FL.
LA JOLLA, CA
ZIP 92037-205
Phone: (858) 824-5404
Fax: (858) 964-3128

The NPI 1245226117 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.

• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope (HCPCS:31624)
• Ultrasound scan of chest (HCPCS:76604)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance (HCPCS:32555)
• 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)
• Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes (HCPCS:99152)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes (HCPCS:99212)
• Exam of lung airways with diagnostic or therapeutic procedure on growths using an endoscope and ultrasound (HCPCS:31654)
• Computer-assisted image-guided navigation of lung airways using an endoscope (HCPCS:31627)
• Drainage of fluid from chest cavity with insertion of indwelling tube using imaging guidance (HCPCS:32557)
• Review by radiologist of image for drainage of fluid (HCPCS:75989)
• Insertion of indwelling tube for drainage of lung fluid (HCPCS:32550)
• Exam of lung airways and sampling of lymph nodes using an endoscope and ultrasound guidance, 3 or more lymph nodes (HCPCS:31653)
• Critical care, first 30-74 minutes (HCPCS:99291)
• Biopsy of lobe of lung using an endoscope, each additional lobe (HCPCS:31632)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 9/26/2005 and was last updated on 10/27/2016.

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