Provider Profile
Ekara N. Wafer-Mendenhall is a nurse practitioner practicing in Homer, LA. Ekara is also listed as specializing in nurse practitioner — family. According to Medicare claims data, Ekara cared for 187 Medicare patients across 551 services. The services billed most often include residence visit for established patient with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 60 minutes, chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month, and advance care planning, first 30 minutes. This provider record is associated with NPI 1811304074.
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611 W 2ND ST
Homer, LA 71040
551 services · 187 patients · 6 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residence visit for established patient with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 60 minutes | Office visit | 99350 |
307 | More often than most peers in Nurse Practitioner |
| Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | Office visit | 99490 |
119 | More often than most peers in Nurse Practitioner |
| Advance care planning, first 30 minutes | Office visit | 99497 |
43 | As often as other peers in Nurse Practitioner |
| Prolonged home or residence evaluation and management service(s) beyond the total time for the primary service (when the primary service has been selected using time on the date of the primary service); each additional 15 minutes by the physician or quali | Billing code | G0318 |
40 | As often as other peers in Nurse Practitioner |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians | Billing code | G0179 |
24 | As often as other peers in Nurse Practitioner |
| Residence visit for new patient with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Office visit | 99345 |
18 | As often as other peers in Nurse Practitioner |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Ekara N. Wafer-Mendenhall is a nurse practitioner in Homer, LA. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
Ekara N. Wafer-Mendenhall is listed at 611 W 2Nd St, Homer, LA 71040. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
The number on file is (318) 265-4542. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
Ekara N. Wafer-Mendenhall's National Provider Identifier is 1811304074. 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
Ekara N. Wafer-Mendenhall attended Other, graduating in 2014. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
Ekara N. Wafer-Mendenhall 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, Ekara N. Wafer-Mendenhall the Medicare record under this individual NPI shows mainly office visits and diagnostic testing. Hospital-based physicians usually have their procedural work billed by the facility rather than under their own number, so this is a floor on their practice, not a description of it. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
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