Mark Heckel MD in Gastonia, North Carolina

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
PULMONARY DISEASE

Medical School: Temple University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1999
The Primary Medical Specialty for Mark Heckel MD is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 25
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 5799729760
NPI #: 1295722767
NPI Created On: 09/30/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 11/13/2007
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Humana
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Nuclear medicine study of vessels of heart using drugs or exercise multiple studies
2. Nuclear medicine study of vessels of heart using drugs or exercise multiple studies
3. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
4. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician supervision, interpretation, and report
5. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring and physician supervision
6. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg tracing and monitoring
7. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician interpretation and report
8. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician interpretation and report
9. Heart rhythm tracing of 48-hour ekg
10. Heart rhythm tracing, analysis, and interpretation of 48-hour ekg
11. Heart rhythm symptom-related tracing of 24-hour ekg monitoring up to 30 days
12. Heart rhythm symptom-related interpretation of 24-hour ekg monitoring up to 30 days
13. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent dual lead pacemaker system with physician analysis, review, and report
14. Remote evaluations of single, dual, or multiple lead pacemaker system with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report, up to 90 days
15. Remote evaluations of defibrillator up to 90 days with analysis, review and report
16. Remote evaluations of single, dual, or multiple lead pacemaker system or implantable defibrillator system with technician review, support and distribution of results, up to 90 days
17. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
18. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
19. Follow-up or limited ultrasound examination of heart
20. Follow-up or limited ultrasound examination of heart

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).