Bennett Leifer MD in Ridgewood, New Jersey

Medical School: State University Of Ny Upstate Medical University
Graduation Year: 1986
The Primary Medical Specialty for Bennett Leifer MD is listed as: Geriatric Medicine
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 39
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 7416943113
NPI #: 1760448401
NPI Created On: 04/21/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 04/28/2014
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0300X
License Number:
MA56065
Listed Gender: Male

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

• AmeriHealth New Jersey
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Humana
• Oscar Garden State Insurance Corporation
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle
3. Pneumococcal vaccine for injection into muscle
4. Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older
5. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
6. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
7. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
8. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
9. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
10. Initial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day
11. Subsequent nursing facility visit, typically 15 minutes per day
12. Subsequent nursing facility visit, typically 25 minutes per day
13. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
14. Advance care planning by the physician or other qualified health care professional
15. Advance care planning by the physician or other qualified health care professional
16. Administration of influenza virus vaccine
17. Administration of pneumococcal vaccine
18. Physician certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial implem
19. Physician supervision of a patient under a medicare-approved hospice (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician development and/or revision of care plans, review of subsequent reports of patien
20. Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit

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).