DR. OSCAR JOAQUIN PAZ-ALTSCHUL MD NPI 1699792317

NPI Details

DR. Oscar Joaquin Paz-altschul, MD is a trauma surgery surgery in Palm Springs, CA with 43 years of experience. The provider is trauma surgery is a recognized subspecialty of general surgery. Trauma surgeons are physicians who have completed a five-year general surgery residency and usually continue with a one to two year fellowship in trauma and/or surgical critical care, typically leading to additional board certification in surgical critical care. There is no trauma surgery board certification at this point. To obtain board certification in surgical critical care, a fellowship in surgical critical care or anesthesiology critical care must be completed during or after general surgery residency. DR. Oscar Joaquin Paz-altschul, MD NPI is 1699792317. 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:

1150 N INDIAN CANYON DR
PALM SPRINGS, CA
ZIP 92262-872
Phone: (760) 323-6316
Fax: (760) 323-6531

The NPI 1699792317 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 25 minutes (HCPCS:99232)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes (HCPCS:99233)
• Critical care, first 30-74 minutes (HCPCS:99291)
• Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes (HCPCS:99239)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes (HCPCS:99231)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes (HCPCS:99221)
• Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less (HCPCS:99238)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes (HCPCS:99223)
• Melanoma (skin cancer) excision (HCPCS:NAN03)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 7/17/2006 and was last updated on 7/8/2007.

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