Ted Schaffer MD in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
GERIATRIC MEDICINE, SPORTS MEDICINE

Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1979
The Primary Medical Specialty for Ted Schaffer MD is listed as: Family Practice
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 45
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 8921902081
NPI #: 1639118219
NPI Created On: 06/06/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 08/31/2011
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207Q00000X
License Number:
MD024025E
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Highmark Health Insurance Company
• Humana
• Highmark Inc.
• UPMC Health Options, Inc.
• 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. Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
3. Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)
4. Hemoglobin a1c level
5. Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)
6. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
7. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
8. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
9. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
10. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day

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).