Gerald Needham JR. DO in Clearwater, Florida

Medical School: Mid West Medical College
Graduation Year: 1995
The Primary Medical Specialty for Gerald Needham JR. DO is listed as: Nephrology
Credentials: DO
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 29
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 2860467644
NPI #: 1962427195
NPI Created On: 07/12/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 01/06/2008
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RN0300X
License Number:
OS7262
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Celtic Insurance Company
• 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. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Hemodialysis procedure with one physician evaluation
3. Dialysis services (4 or more physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
4. Dialysis services, per day (less than full month service), patient 20 years of age or older
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 5 minutes
8. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
9. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
10. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
11. Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes
12. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
13. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
14. Subsequent observation care, typically 35 minutes per day
15. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
16. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day

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).