Sankar Varanasi in Poughkeepsie, New York

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Medical School: Sorry, his university is not listed
Graduation Year: 1989
The Primary Medical Specialty for Sankar Varanasi is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Approximate Years of Experience: 36
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 2365531340
NPI #: 1073586988
NPI Created On: 02/10/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 02/05/2016
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
222735
Listed Gender: Male

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of new or replacement of permanent pacemaker including upper and lower chamber electrodes
2. Insertion of left heart electrode for pacing defibrillator device
3. Removal and replacement of dual lead permanent pacemaker pulse generator
4. Insertion or replacement of single or dual chamber pacing defibrillator leads
5. Repair of left upper heart
6. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
7. External shock to heart to regulate heart beat
8. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
9. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
10. Heart rhythm tracing, analysis, and interpretation of 48-hour ekg
11. Heart rhythm tracing, computer analysis, and interpretation of patient-triggered events greater than 24-hour ekg up to 30 days
12. Remote evaluations of single, dual, or multiple lead pacemaker system with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report, up to 90 days
13. Remote evaluations of defibrillator up to 90 days with analysis, review and report
14. Insertion of catheters for 3d mapping of electrical impulses to heart muscles
15. Insertion of catheters for recording, pacing, and attempted induction of abnormal rhythm in left upper heart
16. Programmed heart rhythm stimulation after drug infusion into a vein
17. Evaluation and insertion of catheters for recording, pacing, and treatment of abnormal heart rhythm
18. Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel
19. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
20. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 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).