Vernan Atienza MD in Kirkland, Washington

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
FAMILY PRACTICE

Medical School: Sorry, his university is not listed
Graduation Year: 1997
The Primary Medical Specialty for Vernan Atienza MD is listed as: Geriatric Medicine
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 27
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 3870560527
NPI #: 1851402440
NPI Created On: 08/31/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 06/16/2009
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0300X
License Number:
036107853
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.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Removal of impact ear wax, one ear
2. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
3. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes
4. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
5. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
6. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
7. Prolonged patient service without direct patient contact first hour
8. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
9. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion
10. Chronic care management services at least 20 minutes per calendar month
11. Transitional care management services, highly complexity, requiring face-to-face visits within 7 days of discharge
12. Advance care planning by the physician or other qualified health care professional
13. 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
14. Comprehensive assessment of and care planning for patients requiring chronic care management services (list separately in addition to primary monthly care management service)

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).