DR. JOSEPH CAPERNA M.D. NPI 1720141153

NPI Details

DR. Joseph Caperna, M.D. is an infectious disease internal medicine in San Diego, CA with 35 years of experience. The provider is an internist who deals with infectious diseases of all types and in all organ systems. Conditions requiring selective use of antibiotics call for this special skill. This physician often diagnoses and treats AIDS patients and patients with fevers which have not been explained. Infectious disease specialists may also have expertise in preventive medicine and travel medicine. DR. Joseph Caperna, M.D. NPI is 1720141153. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: CLVLND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MED OF CASE WSTN RSV UNIVERSITY
Graduation Year:1990

The provider's business location address is:

200 W ARBOR DR
SAN DIEGO, CA
ZIP 92103-000
Phone: (619) 543-6146

The NPI 1720141153 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.

• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes (HCPCS:99215)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, more than 10 minutes (HCPCS:99407)
• Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle (HCPCS:96372)
• Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional (HCPCS:99211)
• Advance care planning, first 30 minutes (HCPCS:99497)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes (HCPCS:99212)
• Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample (HCPCS:36415)
• Online digital evaluation and management service for an established patient for up to 7 days, total time 5-10 minutes (HCPCS:99421)
• Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent, preservative free, 0.5 ml dosage (HCPCS:90686)
• Administration of influenza virus vaccine (HCPCS:G0008)
• Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit (HCPCS:G0438)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 12/18/2006 and was last updated on 9/13/2017.

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