Alpesh Jethva in Athens, Texas

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of Texas Medical School At Houston
Graduation Year: 1996
The Primary Medical Specialty for Alpesh Jethva is listed as: Nephrology
Approximate Years of Experience: 28
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 1456413889
NPI #: 1679622567
NPI Created On: 01/09/2007
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 04/20/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RN0300X
License Number:
33599
Listed Gender: Male

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

• CHRISTUS Health Plan
• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English, Korean, Spanish.

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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. Removal of central venous catheter for infusion
4. Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
5. Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
6. Excision of blood clot and/or infusion to dissolve blood clot in dialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, , accessed through the skin, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
7. Balloon dilation of dialysis segment, accessed through the skin, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
8. Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg
9. Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device
10. Kidney function blood test panel
11. Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury
12. Parathormone (parathyroid hormone) level
13. Total protein level, urine
14. Uric acid level, blood
15. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
16. Hemodialysis procedure with one physician evaluation
17. Dialysis procedure including one evaluation
18. Dialysis services (4 or more physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
19. Dialysis services (2-3 physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
20. Dialysis services (1 physician visit per month), patient 20 years of age and older

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).