Cheryl Lipson in Palmerton, Pennsylvania

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Sorry, her university is not listed
Graduation Year: 1982
The Primary Medical Specialty for Cheryl Lipson is listed as: Nephrology
Approximate Years of Experience: 42
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 4183605777
NPI #: 1447259478
NPI Created On: 07/20/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 06/01/2022
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
License Number:
MD037243E
Listed Gender: Female

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

• Highmark Health Insurance Company
• Highmark Inc.
• First Priority Health
• Geisinger Health Plan
• Geisinger Quality Options
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: Spanish.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Urinalysis, manual test
2. Hemoglobin a1c level
3. Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle
4. Hemodialysis procedure with one physician evaluation
5. Dialysis services (4 or more physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
6. Dialysis services (2-3 physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
7. Dialysis services, per day (less than full month service), patient 20 years of age or older
8. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
9. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
10. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
11. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
13. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
14. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
15. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
16. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day
17. Established patient assisted living visit, typically 40 minutes
18. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
19. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion
20. Administration of influenza virus vaccine

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).