Dr. Petar Turcinovic, MD

Dr. Turcinovic practices at CHRISTUS Health in Alamogordo, New Mexico, part of CHRISTUS Health.

Dr. Turcinovic's NPI, 1063404689, was assigned on August 19, 2005. Dr. Turcinovic graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1993. Dr. Turcinovic holds New Mexico license MD2021-0724.

Dr. Turcinovic's primary practice is CHRISTUS Health, at 2669 Scenic Drive, Alamogordo, NM 88310 in Otero County. The practice phone is (575) 439-6100.

Dr. Turcinovic's primary practice is CHRISTUS Health in Alamogordo, New Mexico, part of CHRISTUS Health. The medical group on file is Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Turcinovic to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Turcinovic's employer is on file too: a hospital.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Turcinovic practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Turcinovic's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Turcinovic is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Turcinovic's licenses on file in 2 states: New Mexico and Texas.

Dmand AI lists abdominal hernia repair surgery, chest trauma, collapsed lung, colonoscopy, colon removal, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, gastrointestinal bleeding and gastrointestinal obstruction among the conditions Dr. Turcinovic treats.

CMS data shows 204 Medicare services from Dr. Turcinovic across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 138 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $14,627 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 138 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Turcinovic in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 60 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 20% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.76, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Turcinovic's median patient age at 61, with 47% women.

In 2024, Dr. Turcinovic wrote 107 Medicare Part D claims for 58 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 52 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $642 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 23 claims across 1 drug.

Dr. Turcinovic accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 20 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Turcinovic, more than 50% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 24 general payments to Dr. Turcinovic from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $86.

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Turcinovic, most recently Regional Top Doctor in 2014.

Dr. Turcinovic graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1993. Dr. Turcinovic is a member of ACS and SLS.

Dr. Turcinovic is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.