Faisal Merchant MD in Atlanta, Georgia

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Duke University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 2003
The Primary Medical Specialty for Faisal Merchant MD is listed as: Cardiac Electrophysiology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 21
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 3678596640
NPI #: 1336130699
NPI Created On: 11/04/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 07/07/2015
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0001X
License Number:
62745
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Ambetter
• 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 new or replacement of permanent pacemaker including upper and lower chamber electrodes
2. Insertion of left heart electrode for pacing defibrillator device
3. Insertion or replacement of single or dual chamber pacing defibrillator leads
4. Removal and replacement of defibrillator pulse generator
5. Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin
6. External shock to heart to regulate heart beat
7. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
8. Heart rhythm tracing of 48-hour ekg
9. Heart rhythm tracing, analysis, and interpretation of 48-hour ekg
10. Heart rhythm tracing, computer analysis, and interpretation of patient-triggered events greater than 24-hour ekg up to 30 days
11. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent single lead pacemaker system in one chamber of heart with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report
12. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent single lead pacemaker system in one chamber of heart with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report
13. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent dual lead pacemaker system with physician analysis, review, and report
14. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent dual lead pacemaker system with physician analysis, review, and report
15. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent multiple lead pacemaker system with physician analysis, review, and report
16. Evaluation, testing and programming adjustment of defibrillator with analysis, review and report
17. Evaluation, testing and programming adjustment of defibrillator with analysis, review and report
18. Evaluation, testing and programming adjustment of defibrillator with analysis, review and report
19. Evaluation, testing and programming adjustment of defibrillator with analysis, review and report
20. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of single, dual, or multiple lead pacemaker system before or after surgery, procedure, or test with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report

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).