Howard Nizar MD in Bakersfield, California

Medical School: Hahnemann University College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1980
The Primary Medical Specialty for Howard Nizar MD is listed as: Internal Medicine
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 44
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 7911942032
NPI #: 1326124603
NPI Created On: 10/28/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 08/06/2019
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
License Number:
G48600
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, Indonesian.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Pneumococcal vaccine for injection into muscle
2. Influenza virus vaccine, quadrivalent (aiiv4), inactivated, adjuvanted, preservative free, for injection into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage
3. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
4. Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention
5. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
6. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
7. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
8. Online digital evaluation and management service, for an established patient, for up to 7 days, cumulative time during the 7 days; 11-20 minutes
9. Online digital evaluation and management service, for an established patient, for up to 7 days, cumulative time during the 7 days; 21 or more minutes
10. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
11. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion
12. Administration of influenza virus vaccine
13. Administration of pneumococcal vaccine
14. Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit
15. 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).