RICHARD B. DEBENEDETTO M.D. – NPI #1679549513
Emergency Medicine

An emergency medicine physician who specializes in non-hospital based emergency medical services (e.g., disaster site, accident scene, transport vehicle, etc.) to provide pre-hospital assessment, treatment, and transport patients.

Health Care Provider Taxonomy Code for Emergency Medicine

RICHARD DEBENEDETTO is a physician located in SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX. NPPES has assigned the NPI number 1679549513 to RICHARD DEBENEDETTO on February 28, 2006. It is a Type-1 NPI, indicating this NPI number is associated with an individual. With multiple taxonomy codes selected, the primary taxonomy selected by this provider is 207PE0004X from the Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, which is classified as Emergency Medicine, specializing in Emergency Medical Services

The NPI profile was previously updated about 13 years ago on Oct 03, 2013. Use the NPI data found here to bill health insurance companies, identify providers enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid services or other HIPAA compliant transactions. See the complete NPI profile for RICHARD DEBENEDETTO below.

The provider associated with this NPI number, 1679549513, has been excluded by the Office of Inspector General.

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NPI Profile for
RICHARD B. DEBENEDETTO

NPI Number
1679549513
Enumeration Date

(more than 20 years ago)
Entity Type
Type-1  Individual (Male)
Legal Name
RICHARD B. DEBENEDETTO
Credentials
M.D.
Primary location
2217 PADRE BLVD
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX 78597
Phone: (956) 761-4649 Fax: (866) 594-1025
Mailing address
Same as primary location
Sole Proprietor
Yes
Updated
Identifiers

Identifiers for RICHARD DEBENEDETTO

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DescriptionIssuerStateIdentifier
OTHERBCBSTX8CE910
OTHERBCBSTXTX8CE910
MEDICAIDTX113326621
Taxonomy Code(s)

A taxonomy code is a code that describes the health care service provider's type, classification, and the area of specialization. The primary specialty for this provider is indicated as (Primary) below.

Taxonomy Classification / Specialization State License
207PE0004X
- Emergency Medicine / Emergency Medical Services (Primary)		 TX J9579
207R00000X
- Internal Medicine		 TX J9579

The taxonomy codes are selected by the provider at the time of NPI registration. Selection of a taxonomy code does not replace any credentialing or validation process that the provider requesting the code should complete.