DR. HECTOR L DI CARLO MD NPI 1356597785
Family Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, FL

A primary care provider (PCP) like Hector Di Carlo sees people with common medical problems. The primary care provider might be a doctor, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or clinic that are usually involved in your long-term care. A PCP might provide preventive care, treat common medical conditions, identify urgent medical problems and refer you to specialists when necessary. Primary care is usually provided in an outpatient facility but if you are admitted to a hospital your PCP may assist in your care. The most common medical conditions seen by primary care providers are: hypertension, upper respiratory tract infections, depression or anxiety, back pain, arthritis, dermatitis, diabetes, urinary tract infections, etc Hector Di Carlo is enrolled in PECOS and is eligible to order or refer health care services for Medicare patients. The provider is eligible to order or refer: Part B Clinical Laboratory and Imaging, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), a Home Health Agency (HHA) and Power Mobility Devices.

Hector Di Carlo is registered with Medicare and accepts claims assignment, this means the provider accepts Medicare's approved amount for the cost of rendered services as full payment. Participating providers may not charge Medicare beneficiaries more than Medicare's approved amount for their services. Medicare beneficiaries still have to pay a coinsurance or copayment amount for a visit or service. According to Medicare claims data he has hospital affiliations with Broward Health Medical Center, Holy Cross Hospital, Broward Health Imperial Point, Memorial Regional Hospital and Broward Health North.

The provider participated in Medicare's Quality Payment Program and the following quality measures were reported: pneumococcal vaccination status for older adults and preventive care and screening: body mass index (bmi) screening and follow-up plan. The Quality Payment Program aims to improve population health, reduce costs and improve the care received by Medicare beneficiaries.

The typical physician office visit costs for Medicare beneficiaries in this area are: $23.66 for a new patient copayment and $27.09 for an established patient copayment.

The CLIA number of Hector Di Carlo is 10D2101376 registered as a "physician office" facility with a CLIA Certificate of Waiver. This CLIA certificate is issued to Hector Di Carlo to perform only waived tests. CLIA defines waived tests as simple tests with a low risk for an incorrect result. Waived tests include certain tests listed in CLIA regulations, tests cleared by the FDA for home use and tests approved by the FDA for waived status and that meet CLIA waiver criteria.