Nausheen Akhter in Chicago, Illinois

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School
Graduation Year: 2002
The Primary Medical Specialty for Nausheen Akhter is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Approximate Years of Experience: 22
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 2961574462
NPI #: 1134393812
NPI Created On: 04/15/2008
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 04/15/2008
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
Listed Gender: Female

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

• Humana
• 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. 3d radiographic procedure
2. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
3. Chest ultrasound examination of heart
4. Follow-up or limited ultrasound examination of heart
5. Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound examination including interpretation and report
6. Doppler ultrasound study of heart blood flow, valves, and chambers
7. Doppler ultrasound study of color-directed heart blood flow, rate, and valve function
8. Ultrasound examination and continuous monitoring of the heart performed during rest, exercise, and/or drug-induced stress with interpretation and report
9. Injection of x-ray contrast material for ultrasound examination of the heart
10. Heart muscle strain imaging
11. Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes
12. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes
13. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
15. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day
16. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
17. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
18. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
19. 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).