Joseph Hunter MD in Albemarle, North Carolina

Medical School: Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University
Graduation Year: 1997
The Primary Medical Specialty for Joseph Hunter MD is listed as: Family Practice
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 27
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 8224924022
NPI #: 1174504237
NPI Created On: 11/07/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 12/18/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207Q00000X
License Number:
9900256
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: ENG, SPA, English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Automated urinalysis test
3. Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis
4. Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury
5. Blood test, clotting time
6. Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle
7. Vaccine for influenza for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage
8. Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older
9. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
10. Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention
11. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
13. Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion
14. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
15. Transitional care management services, moderately complexity, requiring face-to-face visits within 14 days of discharge
16. Administration of influenza virus vaccine
17. Administration of pneumococcal vaccine
18. Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
19. Annual depression screening, 15 minutes
20. Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 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).