Simon Chough MD in Mckeesport, Pennsylvania

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Hahnemann University College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1988
The Primary Medical Specialty for Simon Chough MD is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 36
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 9739170101
NPI #: 1972575769
NPI Created On: 02/06/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 05/18/2022
Primary Taxonomy Code: 174400000X
License Number:
MD043689L
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.
• UPMC Health Options, Inc.
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English, Korean.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Nuclear medicine study of vessels of heart using drugs or exercise multiple studies
2. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
3. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
4. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring and physician supervision
5. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician interpretation and report
6. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent dual lead pacemaker system with physician analysis, review, and report
7. Remote evaluations of single, dual, or multiple lead pacemaker system with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report, up to 90 days
8. Remote evaluations of single, dual, or multiple lead pacemaker system or implantable defibrillator system with technician review, support and distribution of results, up to 90 days
9. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
10. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
11. Anti-clotting management for patient taking warfarin
12. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
13. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
14. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
15. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
16. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day
17. Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 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).