DR. CHARLES STEVENS M.D. NPI 1003001363

Medicare Participation

Registered in PECOS?	Yes What is PECOS? PECOS is the Medicare Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System. The PECOS system is a database of providers who have registered with CMS. A NPI number is necessary to register in PECOS. Providers must enroll in PECOS to avoid denied claims.
PECOS PAC ID	446319719
PECOS Enrollment ID	I20081103000096, I20120216000149
Accepts Medicare Assignment?	Yes "What does it mean "accepts medicare assignment"? When a provider accepts Medicare assignment, the provider agrees to be paid directly by Medicare and to accept the payment amount approved by Medicare. Additionally, the provider agrees to not bill patients for more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance amounts.

Clinician Utilization

The following Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes were publicly reported as the top services rendered by this provider under the Medicare program for the year 2016. The reported codes are based on the top 5 codes for each available Medicare specialty, excluding evaluation and management codes.

• 4567Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg (HCPCS:J3301)
• 1915Drug screen, other than chromatographic; any number of drug classes, by clia waived test or moderate complexity test, per patient encounter (HCPCS:G0434)
• 1054Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1mg (HCPCS:J1100)
• 686Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance (HCPCS:64483)
• 154Aspiration and/or injection of major joint or joint capsule with recording and reporting using ultrasound guidance (HCPCS:20611)
• 83Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle (HCPCS:76942)
• 29Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule (HCPCS:20610)
• 12Ultrasound study of arteries of both arms and legs (HCPCS:93922)

Hospital Affiliations