LUIS M BENAVIDES MD NPI 1780656686

NPI Details

Luis M Benavides, MD is a family medicine in Laredo, TX with 48 years of experience. The provider is family Medicine is the medical specialty which is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family medicine is not limited by age, sex, organ system, or disease entity. Luis M Benavides, MD NPI is 1780656686. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL AT SAN ANTONIO
Graduation Year:1978

The provider's business location address is:

7215 MCPHERSON RD
LAREDO, TX
ZIP 78041-554
Phone: (956) 724-9091
Fax: (956) 724-8213

The NPI 1780656686 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, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Follow-up nursing facility visit per day, typically 15 minutes (HCPCS:99308)
• Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month (HCPCS:99490)
• Follow-up nursing facility visit per day, typically 25 minutes (HCPCS:99309)
• Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) (HCPCS:80061)
• Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample (HCPCS:36415)
• Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh) (HCPCS:84443)
• Advance care planning, first 30 minutes (HCPCS:99497)
• Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes (HCPCS:99442)
• Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit (HCPCS:G0439)
• Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total) (HCPCS:80048)
• Hemoglobin a1c level (HCPCS:83036)
• Annual alcohol misuse screening, 15 minutes (HCPCS:G0442)
• Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count (HCPCS:85025)
• Vitamin d-3 level (HCPCS:82306)
• Liver function blood test panel (HCPCS:80076)
• Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), free (HCPCS:84439)
• Annual depression screening, 15 minutes (HCPCS:G0444)
• Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals (HCPCS:80053)
• Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes (HCPCS:99443)
• Administration of influenza virus vaccine (HCPCS:G0008)
• Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free (HCPCS:90662)
• Automated urinalysis test (HCPCS:81003)
• Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle (HCPCS:96372)
• Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg (HCPCS:J0696)
• 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)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement, total (HCPCS:84153)
• Nursing facility annual assessment, typically 30 minutes (HCPCS:99318)
• Initial nursing facility visit per day, typically 35 minutes (HCPCS:99305)
• Initial nursing facility visit per day, typically 45 minutes (HCPCS:99306)
• Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test (HCPCS:85027)
• X-ray of chest, 2 views (HCPCS:71046)
• Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity (HCPCS:99496)
• 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)
• Chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, additional 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month (HCPCS:99439)
• Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza (HCPCS:87428)
• Nursing facility discharge day management, 30 minutes or less (HCPCS:99315)
• Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (HCPCS:87426)
• Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay (HCPCS:82274)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes (HCPCS:99215)
• Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit (HCPCS:G0438)
• Transitional care management services for problem of moderate complexity (HCPCS:99495)
• Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) (HCPCS:G0103)
• Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report (HCPCS:93000)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 2/3/2006 and was last updated on 12/30/2016.

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