Arthur Knodel MD in Tacoma, Washington

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS)

Medical School: University Of Washington School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1977
The Primary Medical Specialty for Arthur Knodel MD is listed as: Pulmonary Disease
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 47
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 1153313283
NPI #: 1619960523
NPI Created On: 08/25/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 12/16/2011
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
License Number:
MD00020126
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe cartilage using an endoscope
2. Diagnostic examination of lung airways using an endoscope
3. Insertion of arterial catheter for blood sampling or infusion, accessed through the skin
4. Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle
5. Measurement and graphic recording of total and timed exhaled air capacity
6. Measurement and graphic recording of the amount and speed of breathed air, before and following medication administration
7. Test for exercise-induced lung stress
8. Determination of lung volumes using plethysmography
9. Determination of lung volumes using gas dilution or washout
10. Measurement of lung diffusing capacity
11. Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes
12. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
13. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
17. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
18. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
19. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day
20. Critical care delivery critically ill or injured patient, first 30-74 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).