Russell Barr in Decatur, Alabama

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
GERIATRIC MEDICINE

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1982
The Primary Medical Specialty for Russell Barr is listed as: Internal Medicine
Approximate Years of Experience: 42
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 0042390460
NPI #: 1427140995
NPI Created On: 09/29/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 09/14/2018
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
License Number:
00012034
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Vaccine for influenza for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage
2. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
3. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with 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 10 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 70 minutes per day
9. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 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, 30 minutes or less
13. Transitional care management services, moderately complexity, requiring face-to-face visits within 14 days of discharge
14. Administration of influenza virus vaccine
15. Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp
16. Physician certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial implem
17. Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit
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
20. Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 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).