Nikunjkumar Patel MD in Columbus, Nebraska

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY)

Medical School: Sorry, his university is not listed
Graduation Year: 1978
The Primary Medical Specialty for Nikunjkumar Patel MD is listed as: Interventional Cardiology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 46
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 3779489810
NPI #: 1740388396
NPI Created On: 09/20/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 06/14/2021
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
L7099
Listed Gender: Male

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

• FirstCare Health Plans
• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

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

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of new or replacement of permanent pacemaker including upper and lower chamber electrodes
2. Injection of chemical agent into single incompetent vein of leg using ultrasound guidance
3. Injection of chemical agent into multiple incompetent veins of same leg using ultrasound guidance
4. Chemical destruction of incompetent vein of arm or leg, accessed through the skin using imaging guidance
5. Nuclear medicine study of vessels of heart using drugs or exercise multiple studies
6. Catheter insertion of stents in major coronary artery or branch, accessed through the skin
7. Insertion of stent, removal of plaque and/or balloon dilation of coronary vessel during heart attack, accessed through the skin
8. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
9. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring and physician supervision
10. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician interpretation and report
11. Heart rhythm tracing, computer analysis, and interpretation of patient-triggered events greater than 24-hour ekg up to 30 days
12. Evaluation of parameters of leadless, single, dual, or multiple lead pacemaker system with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report
13. Evaluation of defibrillator including connection, recording and disconnection
14. Remote evaluations of single, dual, or multiple lead pacemaker system with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report, up to 90 days
15. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
16. Follow-up or limited ultrasound examination of heart
17. Insertion of catheter in left heart for imaging of blood vessels or grafts and left lower heart
18. Ultrasound study of arteries of both arms and legs
19. Ultrasound scan of veins of both arms or legs including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers
20. Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers

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).