Steven Achinger MD in Lakeland, Florida

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 2000
The Primary Medical Specialty for Steven Achinger MD is listed as: Nephrology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 24
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 5890793061
NPI #: 1073514386
NPI Created On: 08/09/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 11/27/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RN0300X
License Number:
ME104616
Listed Gender: Male

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

• 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. Hemodialysis procedure with one physician evaluation
2. Dialysis services (4 or more physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
3. Dialysis services (2-3 physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
4. Dialysis services (1 physician visit per month), patient 20 years of age and older
5. Home dialysis services per month, patient 20 years of age or older
6. Dialysis services, per day (less than full month service), patient 20 years of age or older
7. Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention
8. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
9. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
10. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes
11. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
13. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
16. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
17. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
18. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
19. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day
20. Injection, epoetin alfa, (for non-esrd use), 1000 units

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).