Carl Turissini MD in Melrose, Massachusetts

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1985
The Primary Medical Specialty for Carl Turissini MD is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 39
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 8022065739
NPI #: 1609840990
NPI Created On: 02/14/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 07/08/2007
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
License Number:
57346
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc.
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Nuclear medicine study of vessels of heart using drugs or exercise multiple studies
2. Catheter insertion of stents in major coronary artery or branch, accessed through the skin
3. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
4. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
5. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician supervision, interpretation, and report
6. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring and physician supervision
7. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician interpretation and report
8. Heart rhythm symptom-related interpretation of 24-hour ekg monitoring up to 30 days
9. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
10. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
11. Ultrasound examination and continuous monitoring of the heart performed during rest, exercise, and/or drug-induced stress with interpretation and report
12. Insertion of catheter for imaging of heart blood vessels or grafts
13. Insertion of catheter in right heart for x-ray imaging of blood vessels or grafts
14. Insertion of catheter in left heart for imaging of blood vessels or grafts and left lower heart
15. Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment
16. Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes
17. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
18. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
19. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 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).