Howard Lifland in West Columbia, South Carolina

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Sorry, his university is not listed
Graduation Year: 1981
The Primary Medical Specialty for Howard Lifland is listed as: Nephrology
Approximate Years of Experience: 43
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 1153496013
NPI #: 1700861093
NPI Created On: 12/09/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 08/31/2017
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RN0300X
License Number:
31087
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, Italian.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Kidney function blood test panel
3. Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope
4. Automated urinalysis test
5. Vitamin d-3 level
6. Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury
7. Ferritin (blood protein) level
8. Iron level
9. Iron binding capacity
10. Magnesium level
11. Parathormone (parathyroid hormone) level
12. Phosphate 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. Dialysis services (4 or more physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
17. Dialysis services (2-3 physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
18. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes
19. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
20. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes

They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).

They took part in the Million Hearts Initiative, which was deigned to improve cardiac outcomes.