Ralph Stafford JR. MD in Chattanooga, Tennessee

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Sorry, his university is not listed
Graduation Year: 1999
The Primary Medical Specialty for Ralph Stafford JR. MD is listed as: Internal Medicine
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 25
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 1951398551
NPI #: 1972596013
NPI Created On: 08/24/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 05/28/2010
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RN0300X
License Number:
36772
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Alliant Health Plans
• Humana
• 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. Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
3. Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)
4. Kidney function blood test panel
5. Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope
6. Automated urinalysis test
7. Vitamin d-3 level
8. Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury
9. Ferritin (blood protein) level
10. Hemoglobin a1c level
11. Iron level
12. Iron binding capacity
13. Magnesium level
14. Parathormone (parathyroid hormone) level
15. Phosphate level
16. Total protein level, urine
17. Uric acid level, blood
18. Hemoglobin measurement
19. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
20. Red blood count automated, with additional calculations

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).