Prasanna Sugathan MD in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Medical School: University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1990
The Primary Medical Specialty for Prasanna Sugathan MD is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 34
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 6709772593
NPI #: 1598847733
NPI Created On: 10/19/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 12/15/2021
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
MD416983
Listed Gender: Female

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

• Capital Advantage Assurance Company
• Highmark Health Insurance Company
• Humana
• Highmark Inc.
• First Priority Health
• Geisinger Health Plan
• Geisinger Quality Options
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. External ekg recording for more than 48 hours up to 21 days
2. Nuclear medicine study of vessels of heart using drugs or exercise multiple studies
3. External shock to heart to regulate heart beat
4. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) with tracing using at least 12 leads
5. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
6. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician interpretation and report
7. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
8. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
9. Follow-up or limited ultrasound examination of heart
10. Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound examination including interpretation and report
11. Follow-up or limited heart doppler ultrasound study of heart blood flow, valves, and chambers
12. Doppler ultrasound study of color-directed heart blood flow, rate, and valve function
13. Anti-clotting management for patient taking warfarin
14. Ultrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on both sides of head and neck
15. Ultrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on both sides of head and neck
16. Ultrasound study of arteries and arterial grafts of both legs
17. Ultrasound study of arteries and arterial grafts of both legs
18. Ultrasound scan of vena cava or groin graft or vessel blood flow
19. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
20. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 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).

They took part in the Million Hearts Initiative, which was deigned to improve cardiac outcomes.