Thomas Howard MD in Charleston, South Carolina

Medical School: Sorry, his university is not listed
Graduation Year: 1996
The Primary Medical Specialty for Thomas Howard MD is listed as: Family Practice
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 28
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 3971574476
NPI #: 1609872803
NPI Created On: 06/22/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 08/12/2014
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207Q00000X
License Number:
29544
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. X-ray of chest, 2 views
3. X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views
4. Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
5. Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)
6. Automated urinalysis test
7. Urine microalbumin (protein) level
8. Vitamin d-3 level
9. Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury
10. Hemoglobin a1c level
11. Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)
12. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
13. Detection test for multiple types influenza virus
14. Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention
15. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
16. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
17. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes
18. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 5 minutes
19. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
20. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 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).