Thomas Smarz in Charlotte, North Carolina

Medical School: Georgetown University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1998
The Primary Medical Specialty for Thomas Smarz is listed as: Nephrology
Approximate Years of Experience: 26
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 0345314662
NPI #: 1639229206
NPI Created On: 01/12/2007
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 07/07/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RN0300X
License Number:
2001-00786
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Humana
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: ENG, English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of catheter into chest or arm artery
2. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
3. Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
4. Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
5. Balloon dilation of dialysis segment, accessed through the skin, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
6. Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment
7. Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment
8. Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg
9. Kidney function blood test panel
10. Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope
11. Vitamin d-3 level
12. Creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme) level
13. Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury
14. Ferritin (blood protein) level
15. Iron level
16. Parathormone (parathyroid hormone) level
17. Total protein level, urine
18. Transferrin (iron binding protein) level
19. Hemoglobin measurement
20. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test

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).