Richard Abrams in Valparaiso, Indiana

Medical School: University Of Illinois College Of Med (chi/peor/rock/chm-urb)
Graduation Year: 1986
The Primary Medical Specialty for Richard Abrams is listed as: Internal Medicine
Approximate Years of Experience: 38
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 0143413088
NPI #: 1659473650
NPI Created On: 09/01/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 11/24/2014
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
License Number:
036-077440
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Hemoglobin a1c level
2. Vaccine for influenza for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage
3. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
4. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
5. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
6. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
7. Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less
8. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
9. Administration of influenza virus vaccine
10. Physician certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial implem

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).