Carissa Buenvenida MD in Des Plaines, Illinois

Medical School: Rush Medical College Of Rush University
Graduation Year: 1993
The Primary Medical Specialty for Carissa Buenvenida MD is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 31
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 5799768578
NPI #: 1104849595
NPI Created On: 07/26/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 12/20/2021
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
036092596
Listed Gender: Female

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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, Tagalog.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Ultrasound evaluation of abdominal aorta to detect bulging (aneurysm)
3. Nuclear medicine study of vessels of heart using drugs or exercise multiple studies
4. Blood test, clotting time
5. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
6. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
7. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician supervision, interpretation, and report
8. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring and physician supervision
9. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician interpretation and report
10. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
11. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
12. Follow-up or limited ultrasound examination of heart
13. Follow-up or limited ultrasound examination of heart
14. Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound examination including interpretation and report
15. Doppler ultrasound study of heart blood flow, valves, and chambers
16. Follow-up or limited heart doppler ultrasound study of heart blood flow, valves, and chambers
17. Doppler ultrasound study of color-directed heart blood flow, rate, and valve function
18. Ultrasound examination and continuous monitoring of the heart performed during rest, exercise, and/or drug-induced stress with interpretation and report
19. Ultrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on both sides of head and neck
20. Injection of drug or substance into a vein for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention

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).