Rafiqul Alam in Hazard, Kentucky

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Sorry, his university is not listed
Graduation Year: 1983
The Primary Medical Specialty for Rafiqul Alam is listed as: Pulmonary Disease
Approximate Years of Experience: 41
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 8729269550
NPI #: 1891766101
NPI Created On: 01/27/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 07/08/2007
Primary Taxonomy Code: 174400000X
License Number:
33327
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

Services and Procedures include:

1. Emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe cartilage using an endoscope
2. Diagnostic examination of lung airways using an endoscope
3. Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope
4. Aspiration of lung secretions from lung airways using an endoscope
5. Removal of fluid from between lung and chest cavity, open procedure
6. Removal of fluid from chest cavity with imaging guidance
7. Removal of fluid from chest cavity with insertion of indwelling catheter and imaging guidance, accessed through the skin
8. Insertion of central venous catheter for infusion, patient 5 years or older
9. Insertion of arterial catheter for blood sampling or infusion, accessed through the skin
10. Ventilation assistance and management, hospital inpatient or observation
11. Measurement and graphic recording of total and timed exhaled air capacity
12. Measurement and graphic recording of the amount and speed of breathed air, before and following medication administration
13. Demonstration and/or evaluation of patient use of aerosol generator, nebulizer, metered dose inhaler or intermittent positive pressure breathing (ippb) device
14. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
17. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
18. Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes
19. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
20. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day