DR. LUIS JERONIMO CASTRO M.D. NPI 1679587893

NPI Details

DR. Luis Jeronimo Castro, M.D. is a thoracic surgery cardiothoracic vascular surgery in Redwood City, CA with 38 years of experience. The provider is a thoracic surgeon provides the operative, perioperative and critical care of patients with pathologic conditions within the chest. Included is the surgical care of coronary artery disease, cancers of the lung, esophagus and chest wall, abnormalities of the trachea, abnormalities of the great vessels and heart valves, congenital anomalies, tumors of the mediastinum and diseases of the diaphragm. The management of the airway and injuries of the chest is within the scope of the specialty. DR. Luis Jeronimo Castro, M.D. NPI is 1679587893. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:1988

The provider's business location address is:

2900 WHIPPLE AVE
SUITE 140
REDWOOD CITY, CA
ZIP 94062-851
Phone: (650) 261-2366
Fax: (650) 261-2369

The NPI 1679587893 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.

• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes (HCPCS:99205)
• Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes (HCPCS:99442)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes (HCPCS:99215)
• Harvest of vein using an endoscope (HCPCS:33508)
• Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft (HCPCS:33533)
• Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine (HCPCS:33405)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes (HCPCS:99202)
• Extensive destruction and reconstruction of upper heart chamber (HCPCS:33255)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes (HCPCS:99212)
• Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts (HCPCS:33518)
• Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 2 grafts (HCPCS:33534)
• Replacement of mitral valve on heart-lung machine (HCPCS:33430)
• Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 1 graft (HCPCS:33517)
• Radical reconstruction of mitral valve on heart-lung machine (HCPCS:33427)
• Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) (HCPCS:NAN07)
• Pacemaker insertion or repair (HCPCS:NAN10)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 7/27/2006 and was last updated on 7/31/2014.

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