Richard Waters MD in Stockton, California

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1998
The Primary Medical Specialty for Richard Waters MD is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 26
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 9234124967
NPI #: 1154369130
NPI Created On: 06/03/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 07/08/2007
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
A90380
Listed Gender: Male

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Services and Procedures include:

1. External ekg recording for more than 48 hours up to 21 days
2. Review and interpretation of external ekg recording for more than 48 hours up to 21 days
3. Replacement of aortic valve with prosthetic valve, accessed through the skin
4. Nuclear medicine study of vessels of heart using drugs or exercise multiple studies
5. Multiple nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress
6. Blood test, clotting time
7. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
8. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician supervision, interpretation, and report
9. Heart rhythm tracing, analysis, and interpretation of 48-hour ekg
10. Heart rhythm tracing, computer analysis, and interpretation of patient-triggered events greater than 24-hour ekg up to 30 days
11. Heart rhythm tracing, computer analysis, physician prescribed transmission of patient-triggered events greater than 24-hour ekg up to 30 days
12. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent single lead pacemaker system in one chamber of heart with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report
13. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent dual lead pacemaker system with physician analysis, review, and report
14. Remote evaluations of single, dual, or multiple lead pacemaker system with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report, up to 90 days
15. Remote evaluations of single, dual, or multiple lead pacemaker system or implantable defibrillator system with technician review, support and distribution of results, up to 90 days
16. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
17. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
18. Doppler ultrasound study of heart blood flow, valves, and chambers
19. Doppler ultrasound study of color-directed heart blood flow, rate, and valve function
20. Ultrasound examination and continuous monitoring of the heart performed during rest, exercise, and/or drug-induced stress with interpretation and report

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).