DR. BENEDICT O OKWARA M.D. NPI 1487613840

NPI Details

DR. Benedict O Okwara, M.D. is an internal medicine in Monroe, NC with 32 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. DR. Benedict O Okwara, M.D. NPI is 1487613840. 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:

404 SOUTH SUTHERLAND AVE.
MONROE, NC
ZIP 28112
Phone: (704) 291-9267
Fax: (704) 283-7939

The NPI 1487613840 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.

• Test for allergy using allergenic extract (HCPCS:95004)
• Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month (HCPCS:99490)
• Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, first 20 minutes (HCPCS:99457)
• Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes (HCPCS:99458)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial supply of devices with daily recordings or programmed alerts transmission, each 30 days (HCPCS:99454)
• Blood glucose (sugar) level (HCPCS:82947)
• Chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, additional 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month (HCPCS:99439)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Advance care planning, first 30 minutes (HCPCS:99497)
• Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals (HCPCS:80053)
• Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count (HCPCS:85025)
• Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (HCPCS:87426)
• Automated urinalysis test (HCPCS:81003)
• Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample (HCPCS:36415)
• Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) (HCPCS:80061)
• Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh) (HCPCS:84443)
• Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg (HCPCS:J1885)
• Hemoglobin a1c level (HCPCS:83036)
• Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus (HCPCS:87804)
• Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle (HCPCS:96372)
• Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit (HCPCS:G0439)
• Annual depression screening, 15 minutes (HCPCS:G0444)
• Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers (HCPCS:80307)
• Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report (HCPCS:93000)
• Annual alcohol misuse screening, 15 minutes (HCPCS:G0442)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes (HCPCS:99212)
• Vitamin d-3 level (HCPCS:82306)
• Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes (HCPCS:99406)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes (HCPCS:99202)
• Cyanocobalamin (vitamin b-12) level (HCPCS:82607)
• Albuterol, up to 2.5 mg and ipratropium bromide, up to 0.5 mg, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme (HCPCS:J7620)
• Complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, each additional 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month (HCPCS:99489)
• Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration (HCPCS:94060)
• Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep) (HCPCS:87880)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes (HCPCS:99203)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Administration of influenza virus vaccine (HCPCS:G0008)
• Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures (HCPCS:90756)
• Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production (HCPCS:94640)
• Injection, methylprednisolone sodium succinate, up to 125 mg (HCPCS:J2930)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes (HCPCS:99215)
• Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation (HCPCS:80305)
• Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries (HCPCS:93922)
• Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay (HCPCS:82274)
• Complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, first 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month (HCPCS:99487)
• Breath test analysis for helicobacter pylori (HCPCS:83013)
• Administration of drug for helicobacter pylori (HCPCS:83014)
• Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow (HCPCS:93880)
• Testing of autonomic nervous system function and heart rate response to deep breathing (HCPCS:95921)
• Testing of autonomic (sympathetic) nervous system function (HCPCS:95923)
• Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) (HCPCS:G0103)
• Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit (HCPCS:G0438)
• Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function (HCPCS:93306)
• Adm sarscov2 30mcg/0.3ml 3rd (HCPCS:0003A)
• Removal of impacted ear wax (HCPCS:69210)
• Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), free (HCPCS:84439)
• Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts (HCPCS:93978)
• Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment (HCPCS:99453)
• Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional (HCPCS:93224)
• Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers (HCPCS:93970)
• Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment (HCPCS:G0402)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 3/22/2006 and was last updated on 6/14/2018.

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