Lee Akst MD in Baltimore, Maryland

Medical School: Yale University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1999
The Primary Medical Specialty for Lee Akst MD is listed as: Otolaryngology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 25
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 0345277646
NPI #: 1508840299
NPI Created On: 12/06/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 01/31/2013
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207Y00000X
License Number:
224238
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.
• Geisinger Health Plan
• Geisinger Quality Options
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Removal of vocal cord growths with tissue flap repair using an endoscope with operating microscope or telescope
2. Injection of vocal cords using an endoscope with operating microscope or telescope
3. Injection of substance to augment voice box using a flexible endoscope
4. Diagnostic examination of voice box using flexible endoscope
5. Examination to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope
6. Examination to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope
7. Injection of chemical for destruction of nerve muscles on one side of voice box accessed through the skin
8. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
9. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
10. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
11. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
13. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
14. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion

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).