Rafique Ahmed MD in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Medical School: Sorry, his university is not listed
Graduation Year: 1978
The Primary Medical Specialty for Rafique Ahmed MD is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 46
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 5597788778
NPI #: 1457354854
NPI Created On: 05/31/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 04/23/2021
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
MD473723
Listed Gender: Male

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

• CareFirst BlueChoice, Inc.
• Humana
• Group Hospitalization and Medical Services Inc.
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English,Japanese, Japanese, English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion or replacement of permanent pacemaker and lower chamber electrodes
2. Insertion of new or replacement of permanent pacemaker including upper and lower chamber electrodes
3. Insertion of left heart electrode for pacing defibrillator device
4. Insertion or replacement of single or dual chamber pacing defibrillator leads
5. Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin
6. Removal of heart rhythm monitor from under skin
7. External shock to heart to regulate heart beat
8. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
9. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent single lead pacemaker system in one chamber of heart with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report
10. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent dual lead pacemaker system with physician analysis, review, and report
11. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent multiple lead pacemaker system with physician analysis, review, and report
12. Evaluation, testing and programming adjustment of defibrillator with analysis, review and report
13. Evaluation, testing and programming adjustment of defibrillator with analysis, review and report
14. Evaluation, testing and programming adjustment of defibrillator with analysis, review and report
15. Remote evaluations of single, dual, or multiple lead pacemaker system with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report, up to 90 days
16. Remote evaluations of defibrillator up to 90 days with analysis, review and report
17. Remote evaluations of single, dual, or multiple lead pacemaker system or implantable defibrillator system with technician review, support and distribution of results, up to 90 days
18. Remote evaluations of heart rhythm monitor system implanted under skin with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report, up to 30 days
19. Evaluation of single or dual chamber pacing cardioverter-defibrillator at time of implantation or replacement
20. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 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).