Physician Profile
Ashton J. Brooks, MD practices surgery of the hand in Saint Louis, MO. Medicare claims data shows Ashton provided 293 services to 273 patients. The services billed most often include prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or, x-ray of surgical specimen, and new patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more.
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4921 PARKVIEW PL STE 5F
Saint Louis, MO 63110
293 services · 273 patients · 10 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partial removal of breast | Procedure | 19301 |
31 | More often than most peers in Surgery of the Hand |
| Imaging of lymph nodes during surgery | Procedure | 38900 |
21 | As often as other peers in Surgery of the Hand |
| Biopsy or removal of deep lymph nodes of underarm | Procedure | 38525 |
19 | As often as other peers in Surgery of the Hand |
| X-ray of surgical specimen | Imaging | 76098 |
42 | More often than most peers in Surgery of the Hand |
| Ultrasonic guidance during surgery | Imaging | 76998 |
34 | More often than most peers in Surgery of the Hand |
| Measurement of lymphedema extracellular fluid | Treatment | 93702 |
23 | As often as other peers in Surgery of the Hand |
| Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or | Billing code | G2212 |
47 | More often than most peers in Surgery of the Hand |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more | Office visit | 99205 |
41 | More often than most peers in Surgery of the Hand |
| Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient' | Billing code | G2211 |
21 | Less often than most peers in Surgery of the Hand |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | Office visit | 99215 |
14 | Less often than most peers in Surgery of the Hand |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Dr. Brooks is a surgery of the hand in Saint Louis, MO. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
Dr. Brooks is listed at 4921 Parkview Pl Ste 5F, Saint Louis, MO 63110. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
The number on file is (314) 454-8151. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
Dr. Brooks's National Provider Identifier is 1720473655. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Dr. Brooks attended Other, graduating in 2014. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
Dr. Brooks has 12 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2014, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Brooks performs procedures including partial removal of breast, imaging of lymph nodes during surgery and biopsy or removal of deep lymph nodes of underarm; reads or performs imaging such as x-ray of surgical specimen and ultrasonic guidance during surgery; provides treatments such as measurement of lymphedema extracellular fluid, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
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