DR. Paul Richard Lafavore, MD is an anesthesiology in Hickory, NC with 32 years of experience. The provider is an anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery. DR. Paul Richard Lafavore, MD NPI is 1568442762. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.
The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.
Education
Medical School: UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:1992
The provider's business location address is:
415 N CENTER ST
STE 201
HICKORY, NC
ZIP 28601-036
Phone: (828) 327-8105
Fax: (828) 327-4245
The NPI 1568442762 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.
- Testing for presence of drug (HCPCS:80307)
- Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule (HCPCS:20610)
- Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance (HCPCS:64483)
- Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes (HCPCS:99152)
- Injection of substance into spinal canal of lower back or sacrum using imaging guidance (HCPCS:62323)
- Anesthesia for procedure on large bowel using an endoscope (HCPCS:00811)
- Anesthesia for procedure on esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope (HCPCS:00731)
- Anesthesia for procedure on esophagus, stomach, small bowel, and/or large bowel using an endoscope (HCPCS:00813)
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 1/23/2006 and was last updated on 7/1/2011.