Charles Orji in Athens, Texas

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio
Graduation Year: 1998
The Primary Medical Specialty for Charles Orji is listed as: Nephrology
Approximate Years of Experience: 26
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 7810059243
NPI #: 1033268628
NPI Created On: 01/10/2007
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 04/20/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RN0300X
License Number:
33306
Listed Gender: Male

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• CHRISTUS Health Plan
• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English, Spanish.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of catheter into chest or arm artery
2. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
3. Replacement of central venous catheter
4. Removal of central venous catheter for infusion
5. Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
6. Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
7. Excision of blood clot and/or infusion to dissolve blood clot in dialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, , accessed through the skin, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
8. Balloon dilation of dialysis segment, accessed through the skin, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
9. Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg
10. Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device
11. Kidney function blood test panel
12. Vitamin d-3 level
13. Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury
14. Parathormone (parathyroid hormone) level
15. Total protein level, urine
16. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
17. Hemodialysis procedure with one physician evaluation
18. Dialysis procedure including one evaluation
19. Dialysis services (4 or more physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
20. Dialysis services (2-3 physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).