Krishna Sankaran MD in Rockford, Illinois

Medical School: Sorry, his university is not listed
Graduation Year: 1987
The Primary Medical Specialty for Krishna Sankaran MD is listed as: Nephrology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 37
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 2668382763
NPI #: 1558353631
NPI Created On: 08/16/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 04/22/2011
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RN0300X
License Number:
036079225
Listed Gender: Male

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

• MercyCare HMO, Inc.
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• MercyCare Insurance Company
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Hemoglobin measurement
2. Hemodialysis procedure with one physician evaluation
3. Dialysis procedure including one evaluation
4. Dialysis services (4 or more physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
5. Dialysis services (2-3 physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
6. Dialysis services (1 physician visit per month), patient 20 years of age and older
7. Home dialysis services per month, patient 20 years of age or older
8. Analysis of pressure of upper limb artery with interpretation and report
9. Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers
10. Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention
11. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
13. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
14. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
15. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
16. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day
17. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
18. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day
19. Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion
20. Injection, darbepoetin alfa, 1 microgram (non-esrd use)

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).