Gerald Fishman in Columbia, South Carolina

Medical School: Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1977
The Primary Medical Specialty for Gerald Fishman is listed as: Family Practice
Approximate Years of Experience: 47
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 1759424377
NPI #: 1508873019
NPI Created On: 08/01/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 08/12/2022
Primary Taxonomy Code: 208D00000X
License Number:
8885
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• 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 needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. X-ray of chest, 2 views
3. Automated urinalysis test
4. Stool analysis for blood
5. Administration of 1 vaccine
6. Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle
7. Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older
8. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
9. Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention
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. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
14. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
15. Administration of influenza virus vaccine
16. Administration of pneumococcal vaccine
17. Physician certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial implem
18. Colorectal cancer screening; fecal occult blood test, immunoassay, 1-3 simultaneous
19. Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related e/m servic

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).