DR. FERNANDO JOSE CHECO M.D. NPI 1942489950

NPI Details

DR. Fernando Jose Checo, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine orthopaedic surgery in Plainview, NY with 19 years of experience. The provider is recognized by several state medical boards as a fellowship subspecialty program of orthopaedic surgery, orthopaedic surgeons of the spine deal with the evaluation and nonoperative and operative treatment of the full spectrum of primary spinal disorders including trauma, degenerative, deformity, tumor, and reconstructive. DR. Fernando Jose Checo, M.D. NPI is 1942489950. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

The provider's business location address is:

651 OLD COUNTRY RD
SUITE 200
PLAINVIEW, NY
ZIP 11803-938
Phone: (516) 681-8822
Fax: (516) 681-3332

The NPI 1942489950 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.

• Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg (HCPCS:J0702)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg (HCPCS:J1885)
• X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views (HCPCS:72100)
• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint (HCPCS:20610)
• Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast (HCPCS:72148)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes (HCPCS:99203)
• X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views (HCPCS:72040)
• Compounded drug, not otherwise classified (HCPCS:J7999)
• Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast (HCPCS:72141)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes (HCPCS:99212)
• Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles (HCPCS:20552)
• X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views (HCPCS:72170)
• X-ray of knee, 3 views (HCPCS:73562)
• Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment (HCPCS:63048)
• Fusion of additional segment of spine (HCPCS:22614)
• X-ray of hip, 2-3 views (HCPCS:73502)
• X-ray of middle and lower spine, 2 views (HCPCS:72080)
• Mri scan of arm joint without contrast (HCPCS:73221)
• X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views (HCPCS:73030)
• Mri scan of leg joint without contrast (HCPCS:73721)
• Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion (HCPCS:22853)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes (HCPCS:99233)
• X-ray of middle spine, 2 views (HCPCS:72070)
• Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment (HCPCS:63047)
• Mri scan of middle spinal canal without contrast (HCPCS:72146)
• Aspiration of bone marrow for spine bone graft (HCPCS:20939)
• Spinal fusion (HCPCS:NAN02)
• Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) (HCPCS:NAN18)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 10/25/2007 and was last updated on 7/8/2014.

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