Melissa Schwartz MD in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY

Medical School: Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine
Graduation Year: 1991
The Primary Medical Specialty for Melissa Schwartz MD is listed as: Otolaryngology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 33
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 1557468345
NPI #: 1124005046
NPI Created On: 12/30/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 02/20/2014
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207YX0905X
License Number:
0S007744L
Listed Gender: Female

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

• AmeriHealth New Jersey
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Highmark Health Insurance Company
• AmeriHealth HMO, Inc.
• Humana
• Highmark Inc.
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Diagnostic examination of nasal passages using an endoscope
2. Examination of nasal passage and sinus above teeth (maxillary sinus) using endoscope
3. Diagnostic examination of voice box using flexible endoscope
4. Removal of impact ear wax, one ear
5. Air and bone conduction assessment of hearing loss and speech recognition
6. Eardrum testing using ear probe
7. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
8. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
9. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
10. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
11. Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing

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).