Edward Hovick in Allentown, Pennsylvania

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Medical College Of Pennsylvania
Graduation Year: 1988
The Primary Medical Specialty for Edward Hovick is listed as: Nephrology
Approximate Years of Experience: 36
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 4981753738
NPI #: 1467440768
NPI Created On: 10/11/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 09/19/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RN0300X
License Number:
MD043801L
Listed Gender: Male

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

• AmeriHealth New Jersey
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Highmark Health Insurance Company
• AmeriHealth HMO, Inc.
• Humana
• Highmark Inc.
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Hemodialysis procedure with one physician evaluation
2. Dialysis services (4 or more physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
3. Dialysis services (2-3 physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
4. Home dialysis services per month, patient 20 years of age or older
5. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
6. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes
7. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
8. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day
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. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion
13. Chronic care management services at least 20 minutes per calendar month
14. Remote evaluation of recorded video and/or images submitted by an established patient (e.g., store and forward), including interpretation with follow-up with the patient within 24 business hours, not originating from a related e/m service provided within t
15. Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related e/m servic

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).