DR. JAMES G. TOWERY M.D. NPI 1497966287

NPI Details

DR. James G. Towery, M.D. is an interventional cardiology internal medicine in Birmingham, AL with 19 years of experience. The provider is an area of medicine within the subspecialty of cardiology, which uses specialized imaging and other diagnostic techniques to evaluate blood flow and pressure in the coronary arteries and chambers of the heart and uses technical procedures and medications to treat abnormalities that impair the function of the cardiovascular system. DR. James G. Towery, M.D. NPI is 1497966287. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:2006

The provider's business location address is:

2700 10TH AVE S
SUITE 305
BIRMINGHAM, AL
ZIP 35205-200
Phone: (205) 776-6330
Fax: (205) 776-6349

The NPI 1497966287 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)
• Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report (HCPCS:93000)
• Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg (HCPCS:J2785)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes (HCPCS:99232)
• Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function (HCPCS:93306)
• Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function (HCPCS:93306)
• Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose (HCPCS:A9500)
• Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician (HCPCS:93015)
• Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries (HCPCS:A9555)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect (HCPCS:78452)
• Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system or implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days (HCPCS:93296)
• Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow (HCPCS:93880)
• Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days (HCPCS:93294)
• Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow (HCPCS:93880)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes (HCPCS:99233)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes (HCPCS:99222)
• Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode (HCPCS:33208)
• Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec (HCPCS:G2066)
• Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan (HCPCS:78431)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes (HCPCS:99223)
• Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days (HCPCS:93298)
• Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers (HCPCS:93970)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Programming of dual lead pacemaker system (HCPCS:93280)
• Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only (HCPCS:93010)
• Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist (HCPCS:93458)
• Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers (HCPCS:93970)
• Removal and replacement of dual lead permanent pacemaker (HCPCS:33228)
• Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days (HCPCS:93244)
• Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts (HCPCS:93925)
• Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days (HCPCS:93242)
• Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers (HCPCS:93971)
• Evaluation of single or dual chamber pacing cardioverter-defibrillator and generator at time of implantation or replacement (HCPCS:93641)
• Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician (HCPCS:93016)
• Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) (HCPCS:93017)
• Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician (HCPCS:93018)
• Coronary angioplasty and stenting (HCPCS:NAN05)
• Pacemaker insertion or repair (HCPCS:NAN10)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 5/24/2007 and was last updated on 12/27/2016.

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