Vijesh Patel MD in Port Neches, Texas

Medical School: Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University
Graduation Year: 1990
The Primary Medical Specialty for Vijesh Patel MD is listed as: Internal Medicine
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 34
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 7416928502
NPI #: 1194752196
NPI Created On: 06/26/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 03/12/2009
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
License Number:
K1616
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Community Health Choice
• Molina Marketplace
• CHRISTUS Health Plan
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English, Indian, Spanish.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Ultrasound of abdomen
2. Bone density measurement using dedicated x-ray machine
3. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
4. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
5. Ultrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on both sides of head and neck
6. Ultrasound study of arteries and arterial grafts of both legs
7. Ultrasound scan of abdominal, pelvic, and/or scrotal arterial inflow and venous outflow
8. Ultrasound scan of vena cava or groin graft or vessel blood flow
9. Measurement and graphic recording of the amount and speed of breathed air, before and following medication administration
10. Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention
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 40 minutes
14. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
15. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day
16. Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes
17. Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg

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.