Sydney Hughes MD in Mineola, New York

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
ADDICTION MEDICINE

Medical School: Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons
Graduation Year: 1996
The Primary Medical Specialty for Sydney Hughes MD is listed as: Emergency Medicine
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 28
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 0648290619
NPI #: 1396797890
NPI Created On: 05/16/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 05/29/2008
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207P00000X
License Number:
213864
Listed Gender: Male

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. X-ray of chest, 2 views
3. Automated urinalysis test
4. Coronavirus ag ia
5. Detection test for influenza virus
6. Strep test (streptococcus, group a)
7. Administration of 1 vaccine
8. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
9. Respiratory inhaled pressure or nonpressure treatment to relieve airway obstruction or for sputum specimen
10. Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention
11. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes
12. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
13. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
17. Albuterol, up to 2.5 mg and ipratropium bromide, up to 0.5 mg, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme

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).