John Bestoso MD in Encinitas, California

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School Of Med
Graduation Year: 1985
The Primary Medical Specialty for John Bestoso MD is listed as: Nephrology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 39
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 1759335839
NPI #: 1295721884
NPI Created On: 09/20/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 05/15/2012
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RN0300X
License Number:
G87345
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Hemodialysis procedure with one physician evaluation
2. Dialysis procedure including one evaluation
3. Dialysis services (2-3 physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
4. Home dialysis services per month, patient 20 years of age or older
5. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
6. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
7. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
8. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day
9. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
10. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day
11. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion

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).