Timothy Nicholls MD in Shreveport, Louisiana

Medical School: Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport
Graduation Year: 1985
The Primary Medical Specialty for Timothy Nicholls MD is listed as: Internal Medicine
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 39
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 4486650371
NPI #: 1457314015
NPI Created On: 04/06/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 11/15/2007
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
License Number:
018515
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Medicare

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Bone density measurement using dedicated x-ray machine
2. Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle
3. Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older
4. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
5. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes
6. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
7. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
8. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
9. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
10. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
11. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
12. Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less
13. Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes
14. Subsequent nursing facility visit, typically 10 minutes per day
15. Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion
16. Administration of influenza virus vaccine
17. Administration of pneumococcal vaccine
18. 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
19. 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

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).