DR. BALESH SHARMA MD NPI 1578505483

NPI Details

DR. Balesh Sharma, MD is a medical oncology internal medicine in Brownsville, TX with 36 years of experience. The provider is an internist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of all types of cancer and other benign and malignant tumors. This specialist decides on and administers therapy for these malignancies as well as consults with surgeons and radiotherapists on other treatments for cancer. DR. Balesh Sharma, MD NPI is 1578505483. 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:

2150 N EXPRESSWAY
BROWNSVILLE, TX
ZIP 78521-561
Phone: (956) 548-0810
Fax: (956) 548-2198

The NPI 1578505483 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.

• Injection, ferumoxytol, for treatment of iron deficiency anemia, 1 mg (non-esrd use) (HCPCS:Q0138)
• Injection, bortezomib (velcade), 0.1 mg (HCPCS:J9041)
• Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml (HCPCS:Q9967)
• Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count (HCPCS:85025)
• Injection, epoetin alfa-epbx, biosimilar, (retacrit) (for non-esrd use), 1000 units (HCPCS:Q5106)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample (HCPCS:36415)
• Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals (HCPCS:80053)
• Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg (HCPCS:J1100)
• Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level (HCPCS:83615)
• Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total) (HCPCS:80048)
• Iron level (HCPCS:83540)
• Iron binding capacity (HCPCS:83550)
• Ferritin (blood protein) level (HCPCS:82728)
• Injection, granisetron hydrochloride, 100 mcg (HCPCS:J1626)
• Injection, zoledronic acid, 1 mg (HCPCS:J3489)
• Reticulated (young) platelet measurement (HCPCS:85055)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Oncology care model (ocm) monthly enhanced oncology services (meos) payment for ocm enhanced services. g9678 payments may only be made to ocm practitioners for ocm beneficiaries for the furnishment of enhanced services as defined in the ocm participation a (HCPCS:G9678)
• Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less (HCPCS:96365)
• Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less (HCPCS:96413)
• Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle (HCPCS:96372)
• Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test (HCPCS:85027)
• Microscopic examination for white blood cells with manual cell count (HCPCS:85007)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Injection of additional new drug or substance into vein (HCPCS:96375)
• Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, additional sequential infusion, 1 hour or less (HCPCS:96367)
• Administration of non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle (HCPCS:96401)
• Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg (HCPCS:J1200)
• Administration of chemotherapy into vein, each additional hour (HCPCS:96415)
• Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement, total (HCPCS:84153)
• Irrigation of implanted venous access drug delivery device (HCPCS:96523)
• Fluorodeoxyglucose f-18 fdg, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 45 millicuries (HCPCS:A9552)
• Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with ct scan (HCPCS:78815)
• Intensity modulated treatment delivery, single or multiple fields/arcs,via narrow spatially and temporally modulated beams, binary, dynamic mlc, per treatment session (HCPCS:G6015)
• Biopsy and aspiration of bone marrow sample for diagnosis (HCPCS:38222)
• Red blood count automated, with additional calculations (HCPCS:85046)
• Administration of hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle (HCPCS:96402)
• Administration of additional new drug or substance into vein, 1 hour or less (HCPCS:96417)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes (HCPCS:99215)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes (HCPCS:99223)
• Ct scan of chest with contrast (HCPCS:71260)
• Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors (HCPCS:82270)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 6/12/2006 and was last updated on 2/2/2023.

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