David Bjerken MD in Little River, South Carolina

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
VASCULAR SURGERY

Medical School: Tulane University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1986
The Primary Medical Specialty for David Bjerken MD is listed as: General Surgery
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 38
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 2466484233
NPI #: 1518964626
NPI Created On: 07/05/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 02/10/2021
Primary Taxonomy Code: 2086S0129X
License Number:
13600
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Introduction of catheter into the upper or lower major vein (vena cava)
2. Insertion of catheter into chest or arm artery
3. Insertion of catheter into chest or arm artery
4. Insertion of central venous catheter for infusion, patient 5 years or older
5. Replacement of central venous catheter
6. Removal of central venous catheter for infusion
7. Removal of central venous catheter for infusion
8. Mechanical removal of obstructive material from central venous catheter
9. Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery, open procedure
10. Connection of tube graft to vein and artery for dialysis
11. Revision of dialysis graft, open procedure
12. Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
13. Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
14. Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit and insertion of stent in dialysis segment, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
15. Excision of blood clot and/or infusion to dissolve blood clot in dialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, , accessed through the skin, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
16. Excision of blood clot and/or infusion to dissolve blood clot and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, accessed through the skin, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
17. Balloon dilation of dialysis segment, accessed through the skin, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
18. Insertion of stent in dialysis segment, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
19. Balloon dilation of artery, accessed through the skin or by open procedure, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
20. Tying or banding of a passage between an artery and vein

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).