Joseph Benich III in Charleston, South Carolina

Medical School: Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 2005
The Primary Medical Specialty for Joseph Benich III is listed as: Family Practice
Approximate Years of Experience: 19
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 9234203365
NPI #: 1417039025
NPI Created On: 10/20/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 08/02/2011
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207Q00000X
License Number:
27895
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Absolute Total Care, Inc
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Hemoglobin a1c level
3. Administration of 1 vaccine
4. Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle
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 50 minutes per day
9. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
10. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
11. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day
12. Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes
13. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
14. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion
15. Transitional care management services, moderately complexity, requiring face-to-face visits within 14 days of discharge
16. Administration of influenza virus vaccine
17. Administration of pneumococcal vaccine
18. Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
19. Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related e/m servic

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).