JOSE E MELENDEZ MALDONADO M.D. NPI 1700814084

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Jose E Melendez Maldonado, M.D. is a nuclear medicine in Caguas, PR with 30 years of experience. The provider is a nuclear medicine specialist employs the properties of radioactive atoms and molecules in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and in research. Radiation detection and imaging instrument systems are used to detect disease as it changes the function and metabolism of normal cells, tissues and organs. A wide variety of diseases can be found in this way, usually before the structure of the organ involved by the disease can be seen to be abnormal by any other techniques. Early detection of coronary artery disease (including acute heart attack), early cancer detection and evaluation of the effect of tumor treatment, diagnosis of infection and inflammation anywhere in the body and early detection of blood clot in the lungs are all possible with these techniques. Unique forms of radioactive molecules can attack and kill cancer cells (e.g., lymphoma, thyroid cancer) or can relieve the severe pain of cancer that has spread to bone Jose E Melendez Maldonado, M.D. NPI is 1700814084. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: PONCE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:1996

The provider's business location address is:

201 CALLE GAUTIER BENITEZ
CONSOLIDATED MEDICAL PLAZA, SUITE 101
CAGUAS, PR
ZIP 00725-527
Phone: (787) 744-5278

The NPI 1700814084 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.

• Injection, adenosine, 1 mg (not to be used to report any adenosine phosphate compounds) (HCPCS:J0153)
• Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose (HCPCS:A9500)
• Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician (HCPCS:93015)
• Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers (HCPCS:93970)
• Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect (HCPCS:78452)
• Infusion, normal saline solution, sterile (500 ml = 1 unit) (HCPCS:J7040)
• Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts (HCPCS:93925)
• Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine (HCPCS:77080)
• Technetium tc-99m medronate, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 30 millicuries (HCPCS:A9503)
• Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow (HCPCS:93880)
• Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body (HCPCS:78306)
• Nuclear medicine study of bone taken at different times (HCPCS:78315)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 6/28/2006 and was last updated on 7/18/2010.

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