James Cosgrove MD in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Medical School: George Washington University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1983
The Primary Medical Specialty for James Cosgrove MD is listed as: Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 41
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 0244211217
NPI #: 1376566695
NPI Created On: 07/26/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 03/25/2021
Primary Taxonomy Code: 208100000X
License Number:
MD032314E
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Highmark Health Insurance Company
• Humana
• Highmark Inc.
• UPMC Health Options, Inc.
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule
2. Injection procedure into sacroiliac joint for anesthetic or steroid
3. Injection of substance into spinal canal of lower back or sacrum using imaging guidance
4. Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance
5. Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance
6. Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion of needle
7. Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles of arm or leg limited study
8. Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles of arm or leg complete study
9. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
10. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
11. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
13. Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion
14. Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg
15. Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg
16. Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg
17. Low osmolar contrast material, 200-299 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml

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).