Ralph Dickson MD in Mcsherrystown, Pennsylvania

Medical School: Temple University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1989
The Primary Medical Specialty for Ralph Dickson MD is listed as: Family Practice
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 35
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 6901845114
NPI #: 1093719734
NPI Created On: 06/10/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 01/18/2021
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207Q00000X
License Number:
MD044609L
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Capital Advantage Assurance Company
• Highmark Health Insurance Company
• Highmark Inc.
• Geisinger Health Plan
• UPMC Health Options, Inc.
• Geisinger Quality Options
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Automated urinalysis test
3. Pneumococcal vaccine for injection into muscle
4. Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle
5. Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older
6. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
7. Brief emotional or behavioral assessment
8. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
9. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
10. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
11. Transitional care management services, moderately complexity, requiring face-to-face visits within 14 days of discharge
12. Administration of influenza virus vaccine
13. Administration of pneumococcal vaccine
14. Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment
15. Electrocardiogram, routine ecg with 12 leads; performed as a screening for the initial preventive physical examination with interpretation and report
16. Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit
17. Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
18. Annual depression screening, 15 minutes

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).

They took part in the Million Hearts Initiative, which was deigned to improve cardiac outcomes.