Derek Thomas in Sumter, South Carolina

Medical School: Howard University College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1991
The Primary Medical Specialty for Derek Thomas is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Approximate Years of Experience: 33
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 3870561574
NPI #: 1871605048
NPI Created On: 08/31/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 10/29/2007
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
19357
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Nuclear medicine study of vessels of heart using drugs or exercise multiple studies
2. Nuclear medicine study of heart wall motion at rest or stress with evaluation of blood ejection from heart, single study
3. Nuclear medicine study of heart function at rest or stress with evaluation of blood ejection from heart
4. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
5. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
6. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician supervision, interpretation, and report
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. Ultrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on both sides of head and neck
10. Ultrasound scan of veins of both arms or legs including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers
11. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
13. Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes
14. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
15. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
16. Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose
17. Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose
18. Technetium tc-99m labeled red blood cells, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 30 millicuries
19. Injection, aminophyllin, up to 250 mg
20. Injection, dipyridamole, per 10 mg

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 Million Hearts Initiative, which was deigned to improve cardiac outcomes.