Tareq Abu-sharifeh MD in Galveston, Texas

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Sorry, his university is not listed
Graduation Year: 1998
The Primary Medical Specialty for Tareq Abu-sharifeh MD is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 26
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 9335124833
NPI #: 1447200308
NPI Created On: 05/11/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 12/02/2019
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
L8253
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Community Health Choice
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English, Spanish, Hindi, Arabic, German.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. 3d radiographic procedure
2. 3d radiographic procedure with computerized image postprocessing
3. Nuclear medicine study of vessels of heart using drugs or exercise multiple studies
4. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
5. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
6. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring and physician supervision
7. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician interpretation and report
8. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
9. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
10. Follow-up or limited ultrasound examination of heart
11. Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound examination including interpretation and report
12. Doppler ultrasound study of heart blood flow, valves, and chambers
13. Follow-up or limited heart doppler ultrasound study of heart blood flow, valves, and chambers
14. Doppler ultrasound study of color-directed heart blood flow, rate, and valve function
15. Ultrasound examination of the heart performed during rest, exercise, and/or drug-induced stress with interpretation and report
16. Insertion of catheter for diagnostic evaluation of right heart structures
17. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
18. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
19. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
20. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes

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).