Benjamin Simon MD in San Pedro, California

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Ohio State University College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1981
The Primary Medical Specialty for Benjamin Simon MD is listed as: Interventional Cardiology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 43
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 6103808399
NPI #: 1679550909
NPI Created On: 12/28/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 11/12/2021
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
C41270
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. External ekg recording for more than 48 hours up to 21 days
2. Review and interpretation of external ekg recording for more than 48 hours up to 21 days
3. Blood test, clotting time
4. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
5. Heart rhythm tracing, analysis, and interpretation of 48-hour ekg
6. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent dual lead pacemaker system with physician analysis, review, and report
7. Remote evaluations of single, dual, or multiple lead pacemaker system with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report, up to 90 days
8. 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
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. Ultrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on both sides of head and neck
13. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
14. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
17. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
18. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
19. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
20. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day

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).