Edward Laporta MD in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY), INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: State University Of Ny Upstate Medical University
Graduation Year: 1983
The Primary Medical Specialty for Edward Laporta MD is listed as: Interventional Cardiology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 41
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 3577535699
NPI #: 1801869490
NPI Created On: 02/13/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 07/13/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
MD043449E
Listed Gender: Male

---

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

• Highmark BCBSD Inc.
• AmeriHealth New Jersey
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Highmark Health Insurance Company
• AmeriHealth HMO, Inc.
• Humana
• Highmark Inc.
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

---

Services and Procedures include:

1. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
2. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
3. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring and physician supervision
4. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
5. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
6. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
7. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
8. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day
9. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
10. 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).