Sharifa Baker in Alexandria, Louisiana

Medical School: University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston
Graduation Year: 1999
The Primary Medical Specialty for Sharifa Baker is listed as: Family Practice
Approximate Years of Experience: 25
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 2365498219
NPI #: 1811979073
NPI Created On: 11/15/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 12/30/2010
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207Q00000X
License Number:
25431
Listed Gender: Female

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

• Vantage Health Plan, Inc.
• Humana
• Medicare

Languages spoken by staff include: ENGLISH, 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. Automated urinalysis test
5. Urine microalbumin (protein) level
6. Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury
7. Hemoglobin a1c level
8. Thyroxine (thyroid chemical) measurement
9. Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)
10. Uric acid level, blood
11. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
12. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
13. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
14. Advance care planning by the physician or other qualified health care professional
15. 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).