Joseph Scherger MD in La Quinta, California

Medical School: University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1975
The Primary Medical Specialty for Joseph Scherger MD is listed as: Family Practice
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 49
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 2860471141
NPI #: 1881610939
NPI Created On: 07/14/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 03/01/2016
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207Q00000X
License Number:
G36340
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. Destruction of up to 14 skin growths
2. Removal of impact ear wax, one ear
3. Automated urinalysis test
4. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
5. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
6. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
7. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
8. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
9. Established patient home visit, typically 40 minutes
10. Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion
11. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
12. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 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).