Brett Scharf in Altoona, Pennsylvania

Medical School: New York College Of Osteo Medicine Of New York Institute Of Technology
Graduation Year: 1989
The Primary Medical Specialty for Brett Scharf is listed as: Family Practice
Approximate Years of Experience: 36
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 4789700964
NPI #: 1902876634
NPI Created On: 01/25/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 04/06/2021
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207Q00000X
License Number:
OS007239L
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Highmark Health Insurance Company
• Humana
• Highmark Inc.
• Geisinger Health Plan
• UPMC Health Options, Inc.
• Geisinger Quality Options
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Blood test, clotting time
2. Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle
3. Anti-clotting management for patient taking warfarin
4. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
5. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day
6. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day
7. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
8. Subsequent nursing facility visit, typically 15 minutes per day
9. Subsequent nursing facility visit, typically 15 minutes per day
10. Administration of influenza virus vaccine
11. 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).