Patrick Whitten in Peoria, Illinois

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS)

Medical School: Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1990
The Primary Medical Specialty for Patrick Whitten is listed as: Pulmonary Disease
Approximate Years of Experience: 34
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 1456311539
NPI #: 1366438087
NPI Created On: 09/27/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 01/21/2009
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RP1001X
License Number:
036084941
Listed Gender: Male

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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.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Examination of lung airways using an endoscope
2. Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope
3. Biopsy of one lobe of lung using an endoscope
4. Aspiration of lung secretions from lung airways using an endoscope
5. Examination of lung airways using an endoscope with imaging guidance and ultrasound
6. Examination of lung airways using an endoscope with imaging guidance and ultrasound
7. Removal of fluid from chest cavity with imaging guidance
8. Vaccine for influenza for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage
9. Measurement and graphic recording of total and timed exhaled air capacity
10. Measurement and graphic recording of total and timed exhaled air capacity
11. Measurement and graphic recording of the amount and speed of breathed air, before and following medication administration
12. Measurement and graphic recording of the amount and speed of breathed air, before and following medication administration
13. Test for exercise-induced lung stress
14. Test for exercise-induced lung stress
15. Determination of lung volumes using plethysmography
16. Determination of lung volumes using plethysmography
17. Measurement of lung diffusing capacity
18. Measurement of lung diffusing capacity
19. Sleep monitoring of patient (6 years or older) in sleep lab
20. Sleep monitoring of patient (6 years or older) in sleep lab with continued pressured respiratory assistance by mask or breathing tube

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).