Ashok Behl in Porterville, California

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
GENERAL PRACTICE

Medical School: Sorry, his university is not listed
Graduation Year: 1974
The Primary Medical Specialty for Ashok Behl is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Approximate Years of Experience: 50
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 9830271709
NPI #: 1598877508
NPI Created On: 08/31/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 02/04/2011
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
A38400
Listed Gender: Male

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of catheter into abdominal pelvic or leg artery
2. Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of pelvis
3. Nuclear medicine study of vessels of heart using drugs or exercise multiple studies
4. Catheter insertion of stents in major coronary artery or branch, accessed through the skin
5. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) with tracing using at least 12 leads
6. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
7. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
8. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring and physician supervision
9. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg tracing and monitoring
10. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician interpretation and report
11. Heart rhythm tracing, analysis, and interpretation of 48-hour ekg
12. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent dual lead pacemaker system with physician analysis, review, and report
13. Evaluation of parameters of implantable heart and blood vessel monitor system with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report
14. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
15. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
16. Insertion of catheter in left heart for imaging of blood vessels or grafts and left lower heart
17. Ultrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on both sides of head and neck
18. Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes
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.