HIRAM RIVERA LUNA MD NPI 1457470213

NPI Details

Hiram Rivera Luna, MD is a nuclear medicine in Caguas, PR with 40 years of experience. The provider is a nuclear medicine specialist employs the properties of radioactive atoms and molecules in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and in research. Radiation detection and imaging instrument systems are used to detect disease as it changes the function and metabolism of normal cells, tissues and organs. A wide variety of diseases can be found in this way, usually before the structure of the organ involved by the disease can be seen to be abnormal by any other techniques. Early detection of coronary artery disease (including acute heart attack), early cancer detection and evaluation of the effect of tumor treatment, diagnosis of infection and inflammation anywhere in the body and early detection of blood clot in the lungs are all possible with these techniques. Unique forms of radioactive molecules can attack and kill cancer cells (e.g., lymphoma, thyroid cancer) or can relieve the severe pain of cancer that has spread to bone Hiram Rivera Luna, MD NPI is 1457470213. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:1986

The provider's business location address is:

CONSOLIDATED MEDICAL PLAZA SUITE 101
201 AVE GAUTIER BENITEZ
CAGUAS, PR
ZIP 00725
Phone: (787) 744-5278
Fax: (787) 744-5433

The NPI 1457470213 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.

• Complete ultrasound scan of joint (HCPCS:76881)
• Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue (HCPCS:76536)
• Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers (HCPCS:93970)
• Complete ultrasound scan of abdomen (HCPCS:76700)
• Fluorodeoxyglucose f-18 fdg, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 45 millicuries (HCPCS:A9552)
• Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts (HCPCS:93925)
• Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity (HCPCS:76770)
• Nuclear medicine study whole body with ct scan (HCPCS:78816)
• Ultrasound scan of organ tissue for measuring elasticity (HCPCS:76981)
• Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow (HCPCS:93880)
• Complete ultrasound scan of pelvis (HCPCS:76856)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 3/29/2007 and was last updated on 8/20/2010.

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