James Chang MD in Boston, Massachusetts

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of Connecticut School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1987
The Primary Medical Specialty for James Chang MD is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 37
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 7012955081
NPI #: 1184661878
NPI Created On: 06/01/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 06/14/2011
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
73888
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc.
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
2. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
3. Follow-up or limited ultrasound examination of heart
4. Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound examination including interpretation and report
5. Doppler ultrasound study of heart blood flow, valves, and chambers
6. Follow-up or limited heart doppler ultrasound study of heart blood flow, valves, and chambers
7. Doppler ultrasound study of color-directed heart blood flow, rate, and valve function
8. Ultrasound examination and continuous monitoring of the heart performed during rest, exercise, and/or drug-induced stress with interpretation and report
9. Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes
10. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
11. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
13. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
14. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
15. Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes
16. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
17. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion

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).