Ralph Atkinson III in Dickson, Tennessee

Medical School: University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1985
The Primary Medical Specialty for Ralph Atkinson III is listed as: Nephrology
Approximate Years of Experience: 39
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 0244310035
NPI #: 1083606248
NPI Created On: 08/15/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 05/24/2012
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RN0300X
License Number:
21608
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Oscar Insurance Company of Texas
• Bright Health Insurance Company of Tennessee
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Urinalysis, manual test
2. Hemodialysis procedure with one physician evaluation
3. Dialysis procedure including one evaluation
4. Dialysis services (4 or more physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
5. Dialysis services (2-3 physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
6. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
7. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
8. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
9. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
10. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
11. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
12. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
13. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day
14. Chronic care management services at least 20 minutes per calendar month

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).