DR. GEORGE E CHAUX M.D. NPI 1619938941

NPI Details

DR. George E Chaux, M.D. is an internal medicine in Los Angeles, CA with 36 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. George E Chaux, M.D. NPI is 1619938941. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:1990

The provider's business location address is:

8700 BEVERLY BLVD.
LOS ANGELES, CA
ZIP 90048-804
Phone: (310) 423-4685
Fax: (310) 423-0129

The NPI 1619938941 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.

• Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope (HCPCS:31624)
• Critical care, first 30-74 minutes (HCPCS:99291)
• Biopsy of lobe of lung using an endoscope, 1 lobe (HCPCS:31628)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes (HCPCS:99232)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes (HCPCS:99233)
• Exam of lung airways with diagnostic or therapeutic procedure on growths using an endoscope and ultrasound (HCPCS:31654)
• Computer-assisted image-guided navigation of lung airways using an endoscope (HCPCS:31627)
• Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes (HCPCS:99152)
• Needle biopsy of windpipe cartilage, airway, and/or lung using an endoscope (HCPCS:31629)
• Biopsy of lung airway using an endoscope (HCPCS:31625)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• Exam of lung airways and sampling of lymph nodes using an endoscope and ultrasound guidance, 3 or more lymph nodes (HCPCS:31653)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes (HCPCS:99205)
• Destruction of growth or narrowing of lung airway using an endoscope (HCPCS:31641)
• Dilation of windpipe cartilage or treatment of broken windpipe cartilage using an endoscope (HCPCS:31630)
• Biopsy of lobe of lung using an endoscope, each additional lobe (HCPCS:31632)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes (HCPCS:99222)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Exam of lung airways using an endoscope (HCPCS:31623)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes (HCPCS:99223)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 3/28/2006 and was last updated on 2/28/2024.

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