Michael Hirsch in Hickory, North Carolina

Medical School: University Of Virginia School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1993
The Primary Medical Specialty for Michael Hirsch is listed as: Internal Medicine
Approximate Years of Experience: 31
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 8224125273
NPI #: 1841281623
NPI Created On: 11/02/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 07/14/2022
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
License Number:
9900534
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: ENG.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope
2. Administration of 1 vaccine
3. Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle
4. Pneumococcal vaccine for injection into muscle
5. Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older
6. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
7. Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention
8. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
9. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 5 minutes
10. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
11. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
13. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion
14. Transitional care management services, moderately complexity, requiring face-to-face visits within 14 days of discharge
15. Transitional care management services, highly complexity, requiring face-to-face visits within 7 days of discharge
16. Advance care planning by the physician or other qualified health care professional
17. Administration of influenza virus vaccine
18. Administration of pneumococcal vaccine
19. Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp
20. Physician certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial implem

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).