John Abe MD in Torrance, California

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS), INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Hahnemann University College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1991
The Primary Medical Specialty for John Abe MD is listed as: Pulmonary Disease
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 33
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 3678500147
NPI #: 1578542569
NPI Created On: 01/10/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 05/10/2013
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
License Number:
153919
Listed Gender: Male

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Examination of lung airways using an endoscope
2. Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope
3. Biopsy of one lobe of lung using an endoscope
4. Needle biopsy of windpipe cartilage, airway, and/or lung using an endoscope
5. Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle
6. Measurement and graphic recording of total and timed exhaled air capacity
7. Measurement and graphic recording of total and timed exhaled air capacity
8. Test for exercise-induced lung stress
9. Determination of lung volumes using plethysmography
10. Measurement of lung diffusing capacity
11. Measurement of inhaled nitric oxide gas
12. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
13. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
16. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
17. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day
18. Critical care delivery critically ill or injured patient, first 30-74 minutes
19. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
20. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 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).