Physician Profile
Unclaimed ProfileAbout SANCHEZ
Hector Ivan Sanchez, MD is a healthcare provider in Wilmington, NC specialising in pulmonary disease. Hector is also listed as specialising in internal medicine.
Summarised automatically from public NPI registry and CMS Medicare data. Not written or reviewed by this provider. Claim this profile to replace it.
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Common questions
What does Dr. Sanchez specialise in?
Dr. Sanchez is a pulmonary disease in Wilmington, NC. This is the primary taxonomy recorded against the NPI in the federal registry, listed there as “PULMONARY DISEASE”.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Sanchez located?
Dr. Sanchez is listed at 1202 MEDICAL CENTER DR, Wilmington, NC 28401. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Sanchez's phone number?
The number on file is (910) 341-3300. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is the NPI for Dr. Sanchez?
Dr. Sanchez's National Provider Identifier is 1124446513. 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
Where did Dr. Sanchez go to medical school?
Dr. Sanchez attended Other, graduating in 2014. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How much experience does Dr. Sanchez have?
Dr. Sanchez has 12 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2014, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Sanchez do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Sanchez performs procedures including irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope, needle biopsy of windpipe cartilage, airway, and/or lung using an endoscope and insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample; provides treatments such as test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases and test to determine lung volumes using sensors, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
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Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Sanchez. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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Licensing & Certification
Source: NPPES NPI Registry
Contact Information
- (910) 341-3300
- Email not available
Practice Locations
1202 MEDICAL CENTER DR
Wilmington, NC 28401
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
1,716 services · 1,303 patients · 22 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope | Procedure | 31624 |
50 |
| Needle biopsy of windpipe cartilage, airway, and/or lung using an endoscope | Procedure | 31629 |
45 |
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Procedure | 36415 |
44 |
| Exam of lung airways and sampling of lymph nodes using an endoscope and ultrasound guidance, 1-2 lymph nodes | Procedure | 31652 |
30 |
| Computer-assisted image-guided navigation of lung airways using an endoscope | Procedure | 31627 |
30 |
| Emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe using an endoscope | Procedure | 31500 |
16 |
| Biopsy of lobe of lung using an endoscope, 1 lobe | Procedure | 31628 |
14 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | Procedure | 36556 |
12 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | Treatment | 94729 |
166 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | Treatment | 94726 |
155 |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Other pulmonary diseases at this location 2
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other pulmonary diseases in Wilmington 6
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 23 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2014 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope 7
Providers in NC who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Provider data sourced from the NPPES NPI Registry and CMS public datasets. Information is provided for reference and is not medical advice.