Joseph Khoury MD in Lynchburg, Virginia

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE, SLEEP MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of Virginia School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1994
The Primary Medical Specialty for Joseph Khoury MD is listed as: Pulmonary Disease
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 30
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 4082619242
NPI #: 1053357053
NPI Created On: 06/20/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 08/24/2010
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RP1001X
License Number:
0101057358
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Piedmont Community HealthCare HMO, Inc.
• Optima Health Plan

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe cartilage using an endoscope
2. Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope
3. Removal of fluid from chest cavity with imaging guidance
4. Removal of fluid from chest cavity with imaging guidance
5. Insertion of central venous catheter for infusion, patient 5 years or older
6. X-ray of chest, 1 view
7. X-ray of chest, 2 views
8. Ultrasound of chest
9. Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle
10. Measurement and graphic recording of total and timed exhaled air capacity
11. Measurement and graphic recording of the amount and speed of breathed air, before and following medication administration
12. Determination of lung volumes using gas dilution or washout
13. Determination of lung volumes using gas dilution or washout
14. Measurement of lung diffusing capacity
15. Measurement of lung diffusing capacity
16. Measurement of inhaled nitric oxide gas
17. Unattended sleep study with recording of heart rate, oxygen, respiratory airflow and effort
18. Sleep monitoring of patient (6 years or older) in sleep lab
19. Sleep monitoring of patient (6 years or older) in sleep lab with continued pressured respiratory assistance by mask or breathing tube
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).