JAMES S HIXON M.D. NPI 1356340020

NPI Details

James S Hixon, M.D. is a specialist in Anniston, AL with 53 years of experience. The provider is an individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree. James S Hixon, M.D. NPI is 1356340020. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:1973

The provider's business location address is:

901 LEIGHTON AVE
SUITE 101
ANNISTON, AL
ZIP 36207-700
Phone: (256) 236-0890
Fax: (256) 236-7078

The NPI 1356340020 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)
• Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:43239)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Administration of drug for helicobacter pylori (HCPCS:83014)
• Complete ultrasound scan of abdomen (HCPCS:76700)
• Breath test analysis for helicobacter pylori (HCPCS:83013)
• Balloon dilation of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope, less than 3.0 cm (HCPCS:43249)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• 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)
• Stool analysis for blood, by peroxidase activity (HCPCS:82272)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes (HCPCS:99223)
• Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:45380)
• Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare (HCPCS:45385)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes (HCPCS:99233)
• Imaging of digestive tract done from the inside of the digestive tract (HCPCS:91110)
• Complete ultrasound scan of pelvis (HCPCS:76856)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes (HCPCS:99222)
• Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk (HCPCS:G0121)
• Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk (HCPCS:G0105)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes (HCPCS:99232)
• Diagnostic exam of lower portion of large bowel using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:45330)
• Insertion of stomach tube using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:43246)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes (HCPCS:99203)
• Colonoscopy (HCPCS:NAN13)
• Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux (HCPCS:NAN12)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 7/15/2005 and was last updated on 7/9/2007.

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