DR. NAHID VANDSHEKARI M.D. NPI 1982660759

NPI Details

DR. Nahid Vandshekari, M.D. is a hospice and palliative medicine internal medicine in El Paso, TX with 34 years of experience. The provider is an internal medicine physician with special knowledge and skills to prevent and relieve the suffering experienced by patients with life-limiting illnesses. This specialist works with an interdisciplinary hospice or palliative care team to maximize quality of life while addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of both patient and family throughout the course of the disease, through the dying process, and beyond for the family. This specialist has expertise in the assessment of patients with advanced disease; the relief of distressing symptoms; the coordination of interdisciplinary patient and family-centered care in diverse venues; the use of specialized care systems including hospice; the management of the imminently dying patient; and legal and ethical decision making in end-of-life care. DR. Nahid Vandshekari, M.D. NPI is 1982660759. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a female.

The provider's business location address is:

5555 N MESA ST STE 400
EL PASO, TX
ZIP 79912-424
Phone: (915) 320-9476
Fax: (915) 275-5510

The NPI 1982660759 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 home visit, typically 1 hour (HCPCS:99350)
• Follow-up nursing facility visit per day, typically 25 minutes (HCPCS:99309)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes (HCPCS:99233)
• Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow (HCPCS:G0181)
• New patient home visit, typically 75 minutes (HCPCS:99345)
• Advance care planning, first 30 minutes (HCPCS:99497)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes (HCPCS:99232)
• Critical care, first 30-74 minutes (HCPCS:99291)
• Extended patient service without direct patient contact, first hour (HCPCS:99358)
• Initial nursing facility visit per day, typically 45 minutes (HCPCS:99306)
• Advance care planning, first 30 minutes (HCPCS:99497)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 4/21/2006 and was last updated on 3/4/2024.

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