Aoun Kara MD in Quakertown, Pennsylvania

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Sorry, his university is not listed
Graduation Year: 1974
The Primary Medical Specialty for Aoun Kara MD is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 50
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 5496764102
NPI #: 1497752182
NPI Created On: 07/07/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 01/09/2014
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
MD037283L
Listed Gender: Male

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

• AmeriHealth New Jersey
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Capital Advantage Assurance Company
• Highmark Health Insurance Company
• AmeriHealth HMO, Inc.
• Humana
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: Arabic, English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Review and interpretation of external ekg recording for more than 48 hours up to 21 days
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 and physician supervision
5. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician interpretation and report
6. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent dual lead pacemaker system with physician analysis, review, and report
7. Remote evaluations of single, dual, or multiple lead pacemaker system with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report, up to 90 days
8. Remote evaluations of defibrillator up to 90 days with analysis, review and report
9. 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
10. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
11. Follow-up or limited ultrasound examination of heart
12. Follow-up or limited heart doppler ultrasound study of heart blood flow, valves, and chambers
13. Ultrasound examination and continuous monitoring of the heart performed during rest, exercise, and/or drug-induced stress with interpretation and report
14. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 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. Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion
19. Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec

They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).

They took part in the Million Hearts Initiative, which was deigned to improve cardiac outcomes.