Rafael Gaytan MD in Joplin, Missouri

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY)

Medical School: Emory University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1985
The Primary Medical Specialty for Rafael Gaytan MD is listed as: Cardiac Electrophysiology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 39
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 5395630354
NPI #: 1376602649
NPI Created On: 12/06/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 03/17/2016
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0001X
License Number:
2006038051
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Celtic Insurance Company
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

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

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of new or replacement of permanent pacemaker including upper and lower chamber electrodes
2. Removal and replacement of dual lead permanent pacemaker pulse generator
3. Insertion or replacement of single or dual chamber pacing defibrillator leads
4. Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin
5. External shock to heart to regulate heart beat
6. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
7. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
8. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
9. Heart rhythm tracing, analysis, and interpretation of 48-hour ekg
10. Heart rhythm tracing, analysis, and interpretation of 48-hour ekg
11. Heart rhythm symptom-related interpretation of 24-hour ekg monitoring up to 30 days
12. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent single lead pacemaker system in one chamber of heart with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report
13. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent dual lead pacemaker system with physician analysis, review, and report
14. Evaluation, testing and programming adjustment of defibrillator with analysis, review and report
15. Evaluation, testing and programming adjustment of defibrillator with analysis, review and report
16. Evaluation, testing and programming adjustment of defibrillator with analysis, review and report
17. Evaluation of parameters of leadless, single, dual, or multiple lead pacemaker system with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report
18. Evaluation of defibrillator including connection, recording and disconnection
19. Evaluation of heart rhythm monitor system implanted under skin with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report
20. Remote evaluations of single, dual, or multiple lead pacemaker system with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report, up to 90 days

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).