DR. JOHN STEPHEN THURBER M.D. NPI 1699737155

NPI Details

DR. John Stephen Thurber, M.D. is a thoracic surgery cardiothoracic vascular surgery in Birmingham, AL with 32 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. John Stephen Thurber, M.D. NPI is 1699737155. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:1994

The provider's business location address is:

3056 HEALTHY WAY STE 100
BIRMINGHAM, AL
ZIP 35243-435
Phone: (205) 930-2925

The NPI 1699737155 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.

• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes (HCPCS:99233)
• X-ray of chest, 1 view (HCPCS:71045)
• Electrocardiogram (ecg) 1 to 3 leads with review by physician only (HCPCS:93042)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes (HCPCS:99223)
• Critical care, first 30-74 minutes (HCPCS:99291)
• Review by radiologist of chest aorta image (HCPCS:75600)
• Review by radiologist of additional artery image (HCPCS:75774)
• Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus to assess heart pump function (HCPCS:93318)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes (HCPCS:99205)
• X-ray of chest, 2 views (HCPCS:71046)
• Insertion of drug delivery implant into tissue (HCPCS:11981)
• Ultrasound of heart (HCPCS:93307)
• Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft (HCPCS:33533)
• Harvest of vein using an endoscope (HCPCS:33508)
• Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow (HCPCS:93880)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes (HCPCS:99205)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery (HCPCS:33361)
• Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only (HCPCS:93010)
• 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)
• Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast (HCPCS:71275)
• Removal of blood clot and portion of chest, neck, or brain artery (HCPCS:35301)
• Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow (HCPCS:93880)
• Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 3 grafts (HCPCS:33519)
• Removal of fluid from between lung and chest cavity (HCPCS:32551)
• Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) (HCPCS:NAN07)
• Pacemaker insertion or repair (HCPCS:NAN10)
• Leg revascularization (restoring blood flow) (HCPCS:NAN01)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 4/3/2006 and was last updated on 1/13/2023.

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