Keshavamurthy Shivashankar MD in Belleville, New Jersey

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Sorry, his university is not listed
Graduation Year: 1977
The Primary Medical Specialty for Keshavamurthy Shivashankar MD is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 47
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 7911930292
NPI #: 1811050404
NPI Created On: 12/18/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 02/28/2014
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RI0011X
License Number:
25MA04015400
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: Hindi, Filipino,Hindi,Indonesian,Spanish, English, Telugu.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Vaccine for influenza for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage
3. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
4. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
5. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
6. Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention
7. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 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 hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day
11. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
12. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
13. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day
14. Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less
15. Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes
16. Critical care delivery critically ill or injured patient, first 30-74 minutes
17. Subsequent nursing facility visit, typically 15 minutes per day
18. Prolonged inpatient or observation hospital service first hour
19. Online digital evaluation and management service, for an established patient, for up to 7 days, cumulative time during the 7 days; 11-20 minutes
20. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 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).