Joseph Califano in Cape Coral, Florida

Medical School: Saint Louis University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1989
The Primary Medical Specialty for Joseph Califano is listed as: Interventional Cardiology
Approximate Years of Experience: 35
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 4486739927
NPI #: 1467404749
NPI Created On: 05/16/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 02/21/2020
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RI0011X

URL not found for state: DC licensing board.
License Number:
ME81749
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, Spanish.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Ultrasound guidance for accessing into blood vessel
3. Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals
4. Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)
5. Liver function blood test panel
6. Thyroxine (thyroid chemical) measurement
7. Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)
8. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
9. Blood test, clotting time
10. Catheter insertion of stents in major coronary artery or branch, accessed through the skin
11. Insertion of stent, removal of plaque and/or balloon dilation of coronary vessel, accessed through the skin
12. Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft
13. Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft
14. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
15. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
16. Heart rhythm tracing, computer analysis, and interpretation of patient-triggered events greater than 24-hour ekg up to 30 days
17. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
18. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
19. Insertion of catheter for imaging of heart blood vessels or grafts
20. Insertion of catheter in left heart for imaging of blood vessels or grafts and left lower heart

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).