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- 24 S Mount Auburn Rd, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
About Dr. Asad
Hussein R. Asad, M.D. practices pulmonary disease in Cape Girardeau, MO. Hussein is also listed as specializing in critical care medicine. According to Medicare claims data, Hussein cared for 1,272 Medicare patients across 1,462 services. The services billed most often include 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', test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases, and test to determine lung volumes using sensors. The provider's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184074924.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (573) 331-5544
- Email not available
Practice Locations
24 S MOUNT AUBURN RD
Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Pulmonary Disease generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Most searched conditions
Airway disorders
Blood vessel disorders
Critical care
Diagnostic findings
Environmental lung diseases
Genetic conditions
Infections
- Community-acquired pneumonia
- Fungal lung infection
- Legionnaires' Disease
- Lung abscess
- NTM lung infection
- Severe Pneumonia
- Tuberculosis
- Valley fever
- Walking Pneumonia in Children
- Whooping Cough
Inflammatory conditions
Lung growths
Occupational & environmental
Pleural disorders
Post-infection conditions
Sleep disorders
- Excessive daytime sleepiness
- Shallow Breathing In Sleep
- Snoring
- Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome
- Waking Up Gasping Or Choking
Structural lung conditions
Symptoms
- Blue Baby Syndrome
- Chest congestion
- Coughing up blood
- Low oxygen levels
- Rapid Breathing
- Severe asthma attack
- Wheezing
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
Airway care
Airway management
Biopsies
Biopsies & diagnostics
Breathing tests
- 6-minute walk test
- Asthma challenge test
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET)
- Exhaled nitric oxide test
Cancer diagnostic procedures
Consultations
Counseling & prevention
Critical care
Diagnostic procedures
Drainage care
Imaging
Interventional procedures
Lab tests
Lung tests
Medications
Monitoring
Pleural procedures
- Chest tube insertion
- Draining lung fluid
- Medical thoracoscopy
- Permanent chest drain insertion
- Pleural sealing procedure
Procedures
Rehabilitation
Screening
Sleep equipment
Sleep medicine
Sleep treatments
Specialist evaluations
Specialized testing
Treatments
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
1,462 services · 1,272 patients · 24 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope | Procedure | 31624 |
85 | More than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Aspiration of initial secretion of lung airway using an endoscope | Procedure | 31645 |
49 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Exam of lung airways with diagnostic or therapeutic procedure on growths using an endoscope and ultrasound | Procedure | 31654 |
45 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Exam of lung airways and sampling of lymph nodes using an endoscope and ultrasound guidance, 1-2 lymph nodes | Procedure | 31652 |
38 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Computer-assisted image-guided navigation of lung airways using an endoscope | Procedure | 31627 |
38 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Needle biopsy of windpipe cartilage, airway, and/or lung using an endoscope | Procedure | 31629 |
37 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Biopsy of lobe of lung using an endoscope, 1 lobe | Procedure | 31628 |
28 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Exam of lung airways and sampling of lymph nodes using an endoscope and ultrasound guidance, 3 or more lymph nodes | Procedure | 31653 |
24 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Biopsy of lung airway using an endoscope | Procedure | 31625 |
11 | Less often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less | Imaging | 76000 |
44 | Too few peers to compare |
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 lung specialists at this location 5
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 lung specialists in Cape Girardeau 4
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 24 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 8
Providers in MO who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Hussein R. Asad specialize in?
Hussein R. Asad is a lung specialist in Cape Girardeau, MO. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Pulmonary Disease”.
NPI registry
Where is Hussein R. Asad located?
Hussein R. Asad is listed at 24 S Mount Auburn Rd, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Hussein R. Asad's phone number?
The number on file is (573) 331-5544. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Hussein R. Asad's NPI number?
Hussein R. Asad's National Provider Identifier is 1184074924. 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 Hussein R. Asad train?
Hussein R. Asad attended Other, graduating in 2014. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Hussein R. Asad been practicing?
Hussein R. Asad has 12 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2014, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Hussein R. Asad do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Hussein R. Asad performs procedures including irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope, aspiration of initial secretion of lung airway using an endoscope and exam of lung airways with diagnostic or therapeutic procedure on growths using an endoscope and ultrasound; reads or performs imaging such as imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less; 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.
Medicare claims
Has Hussein R. Asad confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Hussein R. Asad. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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