James Caplan in Los Angeles, California

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania
Graduation Year: 1976
The Primary Medical Specialty for James Caplan is listed as: Pulmonary Disease
Approximate Years of Experience: 48
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 3476613332
NPI #: 1992717037
NPI Created On: 08/13/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 08/13/2014
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RP1001X
License Number:
G35694
Listed Gender: Male

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. X-ray of chest, 2 views
3. Blood test, clotting time
4. Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle
5. Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older
6. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
7. Measurement of largest amount of air breathed in an out of lungs over one minute
8. Diagnostic testing in a pulmonary function lab
9. Determination of lung volumes using gas dilution or washout
10. Measurement of lung diffusing capacity
11. Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention
12. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
13. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 5 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
17. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
18. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion
19. Administration of influenza virus vaccine
20. Administration of pneumococcal vaccine

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).