DR. DAVID CHARLES KUNKEL M.D. NPI 1902056245

NPI Details

DR. David Charles Kunkel, M.D. is a gastroenterology internal medicine in San Diego, CA with 17 years of experience. The provider is an internist who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the digestive organs including the stomach, bowels, liver and gallbladder. This specialist treats conditions such as abdominal pain, ulcers, diarrhea, cancer and jaundice and performs complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures using endoscopes to visualize internal organs. DR. David Charles Kunkel, M.D. NPI is 1902056245. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:2008

The provider's business location address is:

200 W ARBOR DR
SAN DIEGO, CA
ZIP 92103-000
Phone: (800) 926-8273

The NPI 1902056245 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)
• 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)
• Test for tone and sensation of rectum and anus (HCPCS:91120)
• Study of rectum sensitivity and function (HCPCS:91122)
• Non-needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles at bladder and bowel openings (HCPCS:51784)
• Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare (HCPCS:45385)
• Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:43239)
• Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:43235)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:45380)
• Monitoring and recording of esophageal function through a capsule attached to the esophagus wall (HCPCS:91035)
• Study of esophagus to assess movement (HCPCS:91010)
• Monitoring and recording of esophageal function through nasal tube with electrode (HCPCS:91037)
• Injection beneath lining of large bowel using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:45381)
• Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:45378)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes (HCPCS:99222)
• Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk (HCPCS:G0105)
• Colonoscopy (HCPCS:NAN13)
• Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux (HCPCS:NAN12)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 9/23/2008 and was last updated on 10/29/2019.

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