Eric Fels in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine
Graduation Year: 1994
The Primary Medical Specialty for Eric Fels is listed as: Nephrology
Approximate Years of Experience: 30
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 8921178740
NPI #: 1821089590
NPI Created On: 11/02/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 05/31/2022
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RN0300X
License Number:
OS008870L
Listed Gender: Male

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

• AmeriHealth New Jersey
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Capital Advantage Assurance Company
• Highmark Health Insurance Company
• AmeriHealth HMO, Inc.
• Humana
• Highmark Inc.
• First Priority Health
• Geisinger Quality Options
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English, Arabic.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of catheter into chest or arm artery
2. Insertion of catheter into chest or arm artery
3. Replacement of central venous catheter
4. Removal of central venous catheter for infusion
5. Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
6. Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
7. Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
8. Balloon dilation of dialysis segment, accessed through the skin, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
9. Balloon dilation of first vein, accessed through the skin or by open procedure, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
10. Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg
11. Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg
12. Ultrasound guidance for accessing into blood vessel
13. Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device
14. Hemodialysis procedure with one physician evaluation
15. Dialysis services (4 or more physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
16. Dialysis services (2-3 physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
17. Home dialysis services per month, patient 20 years of age or older
18. Ultrasound scan of blood flow in extremity on one side for preoperative assessment of blood vessel for dialysis access
19. Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes
20. Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes

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).