Akhil Hegde in Raleigh, North Carolina

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Sorry, his university is not listed
Graduation Year: 2010
The Primary Medical Specialty for Akhil Hegde is listed as: Nephrology
Approximate Years of Experience: 14
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 2769626621
NPI #: 1164742938
NPI Created On: 06/03/2010
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 01/10/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RN0300X
License Number:
201301521
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Humana
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of catheter into chest or arm artery
2. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
3. Replacement of central venous catheter
4. Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
5. Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
6. Balloon dilation of dialysis segment, accessed through the skin, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
7. Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg
8. Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device
9. Hemodialysis procedure with one physician evaluation
10. Dialysis procedure including one evaluation
11. Dialysis services (4 or more physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
12. Dialysis services (2-3 physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
13. Home dialysis services per month, patient 20 years of age or older
14. Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes
15. Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, additional 15 minutes
16. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
17. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
18. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
19. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day
20. Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg

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).