DR. PATRICK W TESTER MD NPI 1649263617

NPI Details

DR. Patrick W Tester, MD is an internal medicine in Leland, NC with 35 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. Patrick W Tester, MD NPI is 1649263617. 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:1991

The provider's business location address is:

1333 SOUTH DICKINSON DRIVE
SUITE 140
LELAND, NC
ZIP 28451-434
Phone: (910) 341-3300
Fax: (910) 815-2882

The NPI 1649263617 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)
• Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample (HCPCS:36415)
• Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total) (HCPCS:80048)
• Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) (HCPCS:80061)
• Hemoglobin a1c level (HCPCS:83036)
• 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)
• Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional (HCPCS:99211)
• Administration of influenza virus vaccine (HCPCS:G0008)
• Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free (HCPCS:90662)
• Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle (HCPCS:96372)
• Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh) (HCPCS:84443)
• Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit (HCPCS:G0439)
• Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated (HCPCS:85652)
• Advance care planning, first 30 minutes (HCPCS:99497)
• Automated urinalysis test (HCPCS:81003)
• Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine (HCPCS:77080)
• Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), free (HCPCS:84439)
• Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury (HCPCS:82570)
• Urine microalbumin (protein) level (HCPCS:82043)
• Blood test, clotting time (HCPCS:85610)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Vitamin d-3 level (HCPCS:82306)
• Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity (HCPCS:99496)
• Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test (HCPCS:85027)
• Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) (HCPCS:G0103)
• Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report (HCPCS:93000)
• Administration of pneumococcal vaccine (HCPCS:G0009)
• Liver function blood test panel (HCPCS:80076)
• Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg (HCPCS:J1040)
• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint (HCPCS:20610)
• Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza (HCPCS:87428)
• Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and (HCPCS:G0180)
• Testosterone (hormone) level, total (HCPCS:84403)
• Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement, total (HCPCS:84153)
• Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment (HCPCS:G0402)
• Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit (HCPCS:G0438)
• Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) level (HCPCS:83880)
• Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine including spine fracture assessment (HCPCS:77085)
• Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent, preservative free, 0.5 ml dosage (HCPCS:90686)
• Pneumococcal vaccine, 23-valent (HCPCS:90732)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 8/25/2005 and was last updated on 1/22/2015.

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