Walter Atiga DO in Washington, Washington DC

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Loma Linda University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1990
The Primary Medical Specialty for Walter Atiga DO is listed as: Cardiac Electrophysiology
Credentials: DO
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 34
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 1759273667
NPI #: 1427050699
NPI Created On: 06/01/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 10/09/2017
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
0101230479
Listed Gender: Male

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

• CareFirst BlueChoice, Inc.
• Humana
• Group Hospitalization and Medical Services Inc.
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of new or replacement of permanent pacemaker including upper and lower chamber electrodes
2. Insertion of left heart electrode for pacing defibrillator device
3. Removal and replacement of dual lead permanent pacemaker pulse generator
4. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
5. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent dual lead pacemaker system with physician analysis, review, and report
6. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent multiple lead pacemaker system with physician analysis, review, and report
7. Evaluation, testing and programming adjustment of defibrillator with analysis, review and report
8. Evaluation, testing and programming adjustment of defibrillator with analysis, review and report
9. Insertion of catheters for recording, pacing, and attempted induction of abnormal rhythm in left upper heart
10. Programmed heart rhythm stimulation after drug infusion into a vein
11. Insertion of catheters for creation of complete heart block
12. Evaluation and insertion of catheters for creation of complete heart block
13. Insertion of catheters for treatment of abnormal heart rhythm
14. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
17. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
18. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
19. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
20. Hospital observation or inpatient care moderate severity, 50 minutes per day'

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).