John Tsakonas in Encino, California

Medical School: State University Of New York At Stony Brook, School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1982
The Primary Medical Specialty for John Tsakonas is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Approximate Years of Experience: 42
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 5092766865
NPI #: 1851384499
NPI Created On: 08/30/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 08/12/2022
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
G62791
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English, Greek, Modern.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Nuclear medicine study of vessels of heart using drugs or exercise multiple studies
2. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
3. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
4. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring and physician supervision
5. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg tracing and monitoring
6. Heart rhythm tracing, analysis, and interpretation of 48-hour ekg
7. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
8. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
9. Doppler ultrasound study of heart blood flow, valves, and chambers
10. Doppler ultrasound study of color-directed heart blood flow, rate, and valve function
11. Ultrasound examination and continuous monitoring of the heart performed during rest, exercise, and/or drug-induced stress with interpretation and report
12. Ultrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on both sides of head and neck
13. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
16. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
17. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
18. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion
19. Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose
20. Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related e/m servic

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).