ROBERT D. BECHER MD, MS – NPI #1275714008
Surgery
Trauma surgery is a recognized subspecialty of general surgery. Trauma surgeons are physicians who have completed a five-year general surgery residency and usually continue with a one to two year fellowship in trauma and/or surgical critical care, typically leading to additional board certification in surgical critical care. There is no trauma surgery board certification at this point. To obtain board certification in surgical critical care, a fellowship in surgical critical care or anesthesiology critical care must be completed during or after general surgery residency.
ROBERT BECHER is a surgeon located in NEW HAVEN, CT. NPPES has assigned the NPI number 1275714008 to ROBERT BECHER on November 20, 2007. 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 2086S0127X from the Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, which is classified as Surgery, specializing in Trauma Surgery
The NPI profile was previously updated about 11 years ago on Jul 21, 2015. 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 ROBERT BECHER below.
NPI Profile for
ROBERT D. BECHER
(more than 18 years ago)
NEW HAVEN, CT 06510 Phone: (203) 785-2572 Fax: (203) 785-3950
PO BOX 208062
NEW HAVEN, CT 06520-8062 Phone: (203) 785-2572 Fax: (203) 785-3950
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2086S0127X - Surgery / Trauma Surgery (Primary) |
CT | 54313 |
| 2086S0102X - Surgery / Surgical Critical Care |
PA | MD450778 |
| 208600000X - Surgery |
NC | 135726 |
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.
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ROBERT BECHER is affiliated with the following medical group(s):
- HOSPITAL
- YALE-NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL20 YORK ST
NEW HAVEN, CT 06504
- YALE-NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL20 YORK ST
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