Ellison Smith in Asheville, North Carolina

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of North Dakota School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1993
The Primary Medical Specialty for Ellison Smith is listed as: Rheumatology
Approximate Years of Experience: 31
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 6103951231
NPI #: 1538123989
NPI Created On: 04/13/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 05/28/2013
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RR0500X
License Number:
9900353
Listed Gender: Female

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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.

Languages spoken by staff include: ENG.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule
2. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
3. X-ray of hand, 2 views
4. X-ray of knee, 1 or 2 views
5. Bone density measurement using dedicated x-ray machine
6. Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
7. Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)
8. Liver function blood test panel
9. Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope
10. Vitamin d-3 level
11. Calcium level
12. Creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme) level
13. Blood creatinine level
14. Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury
15. Gammaglobulin (immune system protein) measurement
16. Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)
17. Uric acid level, blood
18. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
19. Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation
20. Measurement c-reactive protein for detection of infection or inflammation

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).