Edward Telfer MD in Rockford, Illinois

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY)

Medical School: University Of Michigan Medical School
Graduation Year: 1986
The Primary Medical Specialty for Edward Telfer MD is listed as: Cardiac Electrophysiology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 38
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 9133106552
NPI #: 1700805249
NPI Created On: 07/18/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 11/12/2009
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
36081182
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• 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. Insertion of new or replacement of permanent pacemaker including upper and lower chamber electrodes
4. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
5. Blood test, clotting time
6. External shock to heart to regulate heart beat
7. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
8. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
9. Heart rhythm tracing, analysis, and interpretation of 48-hour ekg
10. Heart rhythm symptom-related tracing of 24-hour ekg monitoring up to 30 days
11. Heart rhythm symptom-related interpretation of 24-hour ekg monitoring up to 30 days
12. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent single lead pacemaker system in one chamber of heart with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report
13. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent dual lead pacemaker system with physician analysis, review, and report
14. Evaluation, testing and programming adjustment of defibrillator with analysis, review and report
15. Evaluation, testing and programming adjustment of defibrillator with analysis, review and report
16. Evaluation of parameters of implantable heart and blood vessel monitor system with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report
17. Remote evaluations of single, dual, or multiple lead pacemaker system with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report, up to 90 days
18. Remote evaluations of defibrillator up to 90 days with analysis, review and report
19. 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
20. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function

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).