RUTH E DEFOSTER MD NPI 1558624700

NPI Details

Ruth E Defoster, MD is a hospitalist in Rochester, MN with 13 years of experience. The provider is hospitalists are physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Their activities include patient care, teaching, research, and leadership related to Hospital Medicine. The term 'hospitalist' refers to physicians whose practice emphasizes providing care for hospitalized patients. Ruth E Defoster, MD NPI is 1558624700. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a female.

Education
Medical School: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HUMAN MEDICINE
Graduation Year:2012

The provider's business location address is:

200 1ST ST SW
ROCHESTER, MN
ZIP 55905-001
Phone: (507) 284-2511

The NPI 1558624700 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).

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.

• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes (HCPCS:99232)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes (HCPCS:99233)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes (HCPCS:99231)
• Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less (HCPCS:99238)
• Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes (HCPCS:99239)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 6/22/2012 and was last updated on 1/31/2023.

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