James Usedom MD in Franklin, North Carolina

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of Illinois College Of Med (chi/peor/rock/chm-urb)
Graduation Year: 1984
The Primary Medical Specialty for James Usedom MD is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 40
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 2668486358
NPI #: 1780680355
NPI Created On: 06/28/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 01/26/2022
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
License Number:
29684
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Humana
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: SPA, English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
2. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring and physician supervision
3. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician interpretation and report
4. Heart rhythm tracing, analysis, and interpretation of 48-hour ekg
5. Heart rhythm tracing, computer analysis, and interpretation of patient-triggered events greater than 24-hour ekg up to 30 days
6. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent single lead pacemaker system in one chamber of heart with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report
7. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent dual lead pacemaker system with physician analysis, review, and report
8. Evaluation of parameters of leadless, single, dual, or multiple lead pacemaker system with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report
9. Remote evaluations of single, dual, or multiple lead pacemaker system with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report, up to 90 days
10. Remote evaluations of single, dual, or multiple lead pacemaker system or implantable defibrillator system with technician review, support and distribution of results, up to 90 days
11. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
12. Doppler ultrasound study of heart blood flow, valves, and chambers
13. Ultrasound examination and continuous monitoring of the heart performed during rest, exercise, and/or drug-induced stress with interpretation and report
14. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
17. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
18. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
19. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion

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).