RICARDO E. SANTIAGO M.D NPI 1710962204

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Ricardo E. Santiago, M.D is a nuclear medicine in Aguadilla, PR with 37 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 Ricardo E. Santiago, M.D NPI is 1710962204. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: UNIVERSITY CENTRAL DEL CARIBE ESCUELA DE MEDICINA
Graduation Year:1989

The provider's business location address is:

LOBBY HOSPITAL BUEN SAMARITANO
AVE SEVERIANO CUEVAS 18
AGUADILLA, PR
ZIP 00605
Phone: (787) 891-2175
Fax: (787) 891-2175

The NPI 1710962204 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.

• Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose (HCPCS:A9500)
• Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect (HCPCS:78452)
• Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician (HCPCS:93015)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 12/7/2005 and was last updated on 12/12/2011.

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