Esther Hwang MD in Vancouver, Washington

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 2000
The Primary Medical Specialty for Esther Hwang MD is listed as: Rheumatology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 24
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 6204829799
NPI #: 1215035670
NPI Created On: 09/20/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 09/28/2010
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RR0500X
License Number:
MD00042736
Listed Gender: Female

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

• Humana
• Moda Health Plan, Inc.
• PacificSource Health Plans
• Providence Health Plan
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English, Mandarin.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule
2. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
3. Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals
4. Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
5. Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope
6. Vitamin d-3 level
7. Parathormone (parathyroid hormone) level
8. Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)
9. Uric acid level, blood
10. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
11. Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation
12. Measurement c-reactive protein for detection of infection or inflammation
13. Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention
14. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
15. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
17. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
18. Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 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).