Robert Staffen MD in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University
Graduation Year: 1988
The Primary Medical Specialty for Robert Staffen MD is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 36
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 0547234031
NPI #: 1669441762
NPI Created On: 03/14/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 02/18/2010
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
MD042394L
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Highmark Health Insurance Company
• Humana
• UPMC Health Options, 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. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
3. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician supervision, interpretation, and report
4. Heart rhythm tracing, analysis, and interpretation of 48-hour ekg
5. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent dual lead pacemaker system with physician analysis, review, and report
6. Remote evaluations of single, dual, or multiple lead pacemaker system with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report, up to 90 days
7. Remote evaluations of single, dual, or multiple lead pacemaker system or implantable defibrillator system with technician review, support and distribution of results, up to 90 days
8. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
9. Anti-clotting management for patient taking warfarin
10. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
11. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
13. Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion
14. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
15. Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose
16. Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg

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).