JAMES BRANDON FONTENOT MD NPI 1770524332

NPI Details

James Brandon Fontenot, MD is an internal medicine in Ville Platte, LA with 24 years of experience. The provider is a physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs. James Brandon Fontenot, MD NPI is 1770524332. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN NEW ORLEANS
Graduation Year:2002

The provider's business location address is:

421 JACK MILLER RD
VILLE PLATTE, LA
ZIP 70586-613
Phone: (337) 363-4499
Fax: (337) 363-4990

The NPI 1770524332 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)
• Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month (HCPCS:99490)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes (HCPCS:99239)
• Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg (HCPCS:J1885)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes (HCPCS:99223)
• Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito (HCPCS:G0500)
• Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle (HCPCS:96372)
• Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function (HCPCS:93306)
• Follow-up nursing facility visit per day, typically 15 minutes (HCPCS:99308)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes (HCPCS:99222)
• Physician or allowed practitioner re-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 a (HCPCS:G0179)
• Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:43239)
• Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg (HCPCS:J0696)
• Hemoglobin a1c level (HCPCS:83036)
• Destruction of polyp or growth of large bowel using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:45388)
• Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare (HCPCS:45385)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit (HCPCS:G0439)
• Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg (HCPCS:J1100)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes (HCPCS:99233)
• Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:45378)
• 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)
• Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg (HCPCS:J0702)
• Transitional care management services for problem of moderate complexity (HCPCS:99495)
• Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function (HCPCS:93306)
• Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician (HCPCS:93016)
• Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician (HCPCS:93018)
• Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional (HCPCS:93227)
• Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:45380)
• Advance care planning, first 30 minutes (HCPCS:99497)
• Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 50 minutes (HCPCS:99219)
• Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow (HCPCS:93880)
• Insertion of stomach tube using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:43246)
• Colonoscopy (HCPCS:NAN13)
• Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux (HCPCS:NAN12)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 6/8/2006 and was last updated on 1/11/2010.

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