Joel Swofford MD in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina

Medical School: Sorry, his university is not listed
Graduation Year: 1987
The Primary Medical Specialty for Joel Swofford MD is listed as: Family Practice
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 37
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 1456322791
NPI #: 1659330116
NPI Created On: 03/22/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 10/25/2020
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207Q00000X
License Number:
0000-39337
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Humana
• Medicare

Languages spoken by staff include: ENG, English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Automated urinalysis test
3. Urine microalbumin (protein) level
4. Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury
5. Hemoglobin a1c level
6. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
7. Blood test, clotting time
8. Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle
9. Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older
10. Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention
11. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 5 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
13. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
15. Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion
16. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
17. Administration of influenza virus vaccine
18. Administration of pneumococcal vaccine
19. Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit

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).