Howard Schmidt MD in Texarkana, Texas

Medical School: University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1984
The Primary Medical Specialty for Howard Schmidt MD is listed as: General Surgery
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 40
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 7113909680
NPI #: 1780640979
NPI Created On: 04/25/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 06/22/2021
Primary Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
License Number:
H5627
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Ambetter
• QualChoice Life & Health Insurance Company, Inc.
• CHRISTUS Health Plan
• USAble Mutual Insurance Company
• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: ENGL, English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope
2. Ultrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on both sides of head and neck
3. Ultrasound scan of veins of both arms or legs including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers
4. Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers
5. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes
6. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
7. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 5 minutes
8. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
9. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
10. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
11. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
12. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day

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).