Thomas Hughes MD in Fort Myers, Florida

Medical School: At Still University Of Health Sciences, College Of Osteo Med, Kirksville
Graduation Year: 1977
The Primary Medical Specialty for Thomas Hughes MD is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 47
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 2769427186
NPI #: 1174599484
NPI Created On: 02/27/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 11/16/2021
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
License Number:
02000829A
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Celtic Insurance Company
• 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. 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. Blood test, clotting time
4. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
5. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring and physician supervision
6. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician interpretation and report
7. 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
8. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent dual lead pacemaker system with physician analysis, review, and report
9. Evaluation, testing and programming adjustment of defibrillator with analysis, review and report
10. Evaluation of parameters of implantable heart and blood vessel monitor system with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report
11. Remote evaluations of single, dual, or multiple lead pacemaker system with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report, up to 90 days
12. Remote evaluations of defibrillator up to 90 days with analysis, review and report
13. 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
14. Remote evaluations of heart rhythm monitor system implanted under skin with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report, up to 30 days
15. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
16. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
17. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 5 minutes
18. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
19. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
20. Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec

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).