Joshua Smithson MD in Nashville, Tennessee

Medical School: Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 2003
The Primary Medical Specialty for Joshua Smithson MD is listed as: Internal Medicine
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 21
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 9638189764
NPI #: 1275597262
NPI Created On: 04/14/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 12/12/2017
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
License Number:
MD40335
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Oscar Insurance Company of Texas
• 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 needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Removal of impact ear wax, one ear
3. X-ray of chest, 2 views
4. Screening digital tomography of both breasts
5. Mammography of both breasts
6. Bone density measurement using dedicated x-ray machine
7. Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals
8. Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
9. Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)
10. Urinalysis, manual test
11. Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis
12. Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury
13. Hemoglobin a1c level
14. Thyroxine (thyroid chemical) measurement
15. Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)
16. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
17. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
18. Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle
19. Pneumococcal vaccine for injection into muscle
20. Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older

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).