WASSIM KHALED CHOUCAIR M.D. NPI 1962496620

NPI Details

Wassim Khaled Choucair, M.D. is a clinical cardiac electrophysiology internal medicine in San Antonio, TX with 31 years of experience. The provider is a field of special interest within the subspecialty of cardiovascular disease, specialty of Internal Medicine, which involves intricate technical procedures to evaluate heart rhythms and determine appropriate treatment for them. Wassim Khaled Choucair, M.D. NPI is 1962496620. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
Graduation Year:1994

The provider's business location address is:

8122 DATAPOINT DR
STE 120
SAN ANTONIO, TX
ZIP 78229-272
Phone: (210) 998-6900
Fax: (210) 998-6907

The NPI 1962496620 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)
• Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report (HCPCS:93000)
• Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system or implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days (HCPCS:93296)
• Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec (HCPCS:G2066)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes (HCPCS:99233)
• Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days (HCPCS:93294)
• Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days (HCPCS:93297)
• Programming of dual lead pacemaker system (HCPCS:93280)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes (HCPCS:99232)
• Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function (HCPCS:93306)
• Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days (HCPCS:93295)
• Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes (HCPCS:99152)
• Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days (HCPCS:93298)
• Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system (HCPCS:93283)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect (HCPCS:78452)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes (HCPCS:99215)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes (HCPCS:99223)
• Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function (HCPCS:93306)
• Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report (HCPCS:93312)
• Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers (HCPCS:93320)
• Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function (HCPCS:93325)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional (HCPCS:93229)
• Programming of heart rhythm stimulation after drug infusion (HCPCS:93623)
• Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system (HCPCS:93284)
• Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional (HCPCS:93228)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes (HCPCS:99205)
• External shock to heart to regulate heart beat (HCPCS:92960)
• Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode (HCPCS:33208)
• Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only (HCPCS:93010)
• Programming of single, dual, or multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system before or after surgery (HCPCS:93286)
• Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow (HCPCS:93880)
• Insertion of catheters for recording and pacing of left upper heart chamber rhythm and induction of abnormal rhythm (HCPCS:93621)
• Insertion of catheters for recording and pacing of right heart chambers rhythm and induction of abnormal rhythm (HCPCS:93620)
• Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system (HCPCS:93288)
• Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional (HCPCS:93224)
• Insertion of implantable defibrillator system (HCPCS:33249)
• Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system (HCPCS:93291)
• Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality causing atrial fibrillation (uncoordinated contraction of upper chambers of heart) by pulmonary vein isolation (HCPCS:93656)
• Programming of single, dual or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system before or after surgery (HCPCS:93287)
• Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality of upper chamber of heart causing supraventricular tachycardia (rapid heart rate) (HCPCS:93653)
• Insertion of tube for 3d mapping of electrical impulses to heart muscle (HCPCS:93613)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes (HCPCS:99222)
• Pacemaker insertion or repair (HCPCS:NAN10)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 9/8/2005 and was last updated on 8/22/2022.

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