Joseph Desimone JR. MD in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Medical School: Hahnemann University College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1994
The Primary Medical Specialty for Joseph Desimone JR. MD is listed as: Infectious Disease
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 30
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 9830141282
NPI #: 1801819131
NPI Created On: 07/26/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 10/12/2019
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
License Number:
MD061308L
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
• Highmark Health Insurance Company
• AmeriHealth HMO, Inc.
• Humana
• Highmark Inc.
• UPMC Health Options, Inc.
• Geisinger Health Plan
• Geisinger Quality Options
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
2. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
3. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
4. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
5. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day
6. 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).