Joseph Stafford in Abilene, Texas

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston
Graduation Year: 2013
The Primary Medical Specialty for Joseph Stafford is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Approximate Years of Experience: 11
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 5991098527
NPI #: 1962847947
NPI Created On: 05/06/2013
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 01/12/2022
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
Q9048
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Oscar 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. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
2. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring and physician supervision
3. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician interpretation and report
4. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
5. Follow-up or limited ultrasound examination of heart
6. Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound examination including interpretation and report
7. Doppler ultrasound study of heart blood flow, valves, and chambers
8. Follow-up or limited heart doppler ultrasound study of heart blood flow, valves, and chambers
9. Doppler ultrasound study of color-directed heart blood flow, rate, and valve function
10. Ultrasound examination of the heart performed during rest, exercise, and/or drug-induced stress with interpretation and report
11. Injection of x-ray contrast material for ultrasound examination of the heart
12. Insertion of catheter for imaging of heart blood vessels or grafts
13. Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes
14. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
17. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
18. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
19. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 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).