MANUEL E. LOPEZ MD – NPI #1437158052
Hospitalist

Hospitalists are physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Their activities include patient care, teaching, research, and leadership related to Hospital Medicine. The term 'hospitalist' refers to physicians whose practice emphasizes providing care for hospitalized patients.

Health Care Provider Taxonomy Code for Hospitalist

MANUEL LOPEZ is a hospitalist located in BELLEVILLE, IL. NPPES has assigned the NPI number 1437158052 to MANUEL LOPEZ on July 15, 2005. 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 208M00000X from the Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, which is classified as Hospitalist.

The NPI profile was previously updated about 5 years ago on Mar 25, 2021. 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 MANUEL LOPEZ below.

NPI Profile for
MANUEL E. LOPEZ

NPI Number
1437158052
Enumeration Date

(about 21 years ago)
Entity Type
Type-1  Individual (Male)
Legal Name
MANUEL E. LOPEZ
Credentials
MD
Primary location
4500 MEMORIAL DR
BELLEVILLE, IL 62226
Phone: (618) 257-6220 Fax: (618) 257-6679
1 Other location(s):
518 E H St
Erwin, NC 28339-2209
Phone: (910) 897-4551
Fax: (910) 897-0171
Mailing address
Same as primary location
Sole Proprietor
No
Updated
Certification Date
Mar 25, 2021

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Identifiers

Identifiers for MANUEL LOPEZ

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DescriptionIssuerStateIdentifier
MEDICAIDNC8952841
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
208M00000X
- Hospitalist (Primary)		 IL 036-147907
207R00000X
- Internal Medicine		 IL 036-147907

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.

Endpoint

Health Information Exchange (HEI)

HEI is the mobilization of health care information electronically across organizations within a region, community or hospital system. Endpoints provide a simple and secure way for participants to send authenticated, encrypted health information directly to known, trusted recipients over the internet such as primary care physicians, specialists, hospitals, labs, etc.

Endpoint
https://epicproxy.et0965.epichosted.com/FHIRProxy/api/FHIR/DSTU2/
Endpoint type
FHIR URL
Endpoint Description
BJC
Content Type
CSV
Affiliation
N
Endpoint Location
4500 MEMORIAL DR,
BELLEVILLE, IL 77025-1669

Additional Information

Accepts Medicare
This provider accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. The Medicare-approved amount is the total the provider can be paid. When a provider accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment, you won't be billed for more than the Medicare deductible & coinsureance.
Medicare Ordering & Referring
Provider can:
  • Refer to Part B
  • Order Durable Medical Equipment
  • Refer to Home Health Agency
Affiliations
MANUEL LOPEZ is affiliated with the following medical group(s):
  • HOSPITAL
    • ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
      ONE MEMORIAL DRIVE
      ALTON, IL 62002
    • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
      4500 MEMORIAL DRIVE
      BELLEVILLE, IL 62226
  • HOSPICE
    • BJC HOSPICE
      2220 S STATE ROUTE 157, STE 300
      GLEN CARBON, IL 62034

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