DR. CHRISTIAN N OKPALO MD NPI 1649354515

NPI Details

DR. Christian N Okpalo, MD is an internal medicine in Beeville, TX with 37 years of experience. The provider is a physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs. DR. Christian N Okpalo, MD NPI is 1649354515. 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:

1211 E HOUSTON ST
BEEVILLE, TX
ZIP 78102-207
Phone: (361) 358-8982
Fax: (361) 358-2176

The NPI 1649354515 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)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes (HCPCS:99212)
• Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample (HCPCS:36415)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes (HCPCS:99223)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes (HCPCS:99233)
• Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes (HCPCS:99406)
• Advance care planning, first 30 minutes (HCPCS:99497)
• Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems (HCPCS:96127)
• Face-to-face behavioral counseling for obesity, 15 minutes (HCPCS:G0447)
• Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit (HCPCS:G0439)
• Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay (HCPCS:82274)
• Annual alcohol misuse screening, 15 minutes (HCPCS:G0442)
• Annual depression screening, 15 minutes (HCPCS:G0444)
• Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes (HCPCS:99239)
• Administration of influenza virus vaccine (HCPCS:G0008)
• Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report (HCPCS:93000)
• Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus (HCPCS:87804)
• Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures, preservative and antibiotic free (HCPCS:90674)
• Automated urinalysis test (HCPCS:81003)
• Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with tracing (HCPCS:93005)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes (HCPCS:99232)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 10/25/2006 and was last updated on 4/1/2015.

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