Douglas Hamerski in Greenville, North Carolina

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of Minnesota Medical School
Graduation Year: 1993
The Primary Medical Specialty for Douglas Hamerski is listed as: Nephrology
Approximate Years of Experience: 31
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 4981759123
NPI #: 1730132218
NPI Created On: 05/18/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 03/03/2008
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RN0300X
License Number:
200000813
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: ENG.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals
3. Kidney function blood test panel
4. Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope
5. Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury
6. Ferritin (blood protein) level
7. Iron level
8. Iron binding capacity
9. Parathormone (parathyroid hormone) level
10. Phosphate level
11. Total protein level, urine
12. Hemoglobin measurement
13. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
14. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
15. Hemodialysis procedure with one physician evaluation
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. Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention
19. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
20. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes

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).

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