Joel Blush MD in Staten Island, New York

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
NEPHROLOGY

Medical School: Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University
Graduation Year: 1998
The Primary Medical Specialty for Joel Blush MD is listed as: Internal Medicine
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 26
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 7416845763
NPI #: 1265403653
NPI Created On: 02/01/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 04/04/2008
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RN0300X
License Number:
216555
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: Hebrew, 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. Hemodialysis procedure with one physician evaluation
4. Hemodialysis procedure with repeated evaluations
5. Dialysis services (4 or more physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
6. Dialysis services (2-3 physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
7. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes
8. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
9. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
10. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
11. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day
12. Initial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day
13. Subsequent nursing facility visit, typically 10 minutes per day
14. Subsequent nursing facility visit, typically 15 minutes per day
15. Subsequent nursing facility visit, typically 25 minutes per day
16. Established patient home visit, typically 40 minutes
17. Advance care planning by the physician or other qualified health care professional

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).