Richard Beckendorf MD in Temple, Texas

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS)

Medical School: University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston
Graduation Year: 1995
The Primary Medical Specialty for Richard Beckendorf MD is listed as: Pulmonary Disease
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 29
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 6305819574
NPI #: 1033179262
NPI Created On: 03/23/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 12/07/2021
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RP1001X
License Number:
L7661
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Oscar Insurance Company
• 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. Measurement and graphic recording of total and timed exhaled air capacity
2. Measurement and graphic recording of the amount and speed of breathed air, before and following medication administration
3. Measurement and graphic recording of the amount and speed of breathed air, before and following medication administration
4. Test for exercise-induced lung stress
5. Test for exercise-induced lung stress
6. Determination of lung volumes using plethysmography
7. Measurement of lung diffusing capacity
8. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
9. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes
10. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
11. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
13. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
14. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day
15. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion

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).