Dr. Babar Murtaz Choudhry
Psychiatry in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania
- MEDICARE CERTIFIED
- 37+ YEARS EXP
Overview
Dr. Babar Murtaz Choudhry, MD, is a Psychiatry specialist in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania. He attended and graduated from medical school in 1987, having over 37 years of diverse experience, especially in Psychiatry. He is affiliated with many hospitals including Geisinger Medical Center, Schuylkill Medical Center - East Norwegian Street, Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street, Sunbury Community Hospital. Dr. Babar Murtaz Choudhry also cooperates with other doctors and physicians in medical groups including Professional Counseling Consulting And Human Services Llc. Dr. Babar Murtaz Choudhry accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. Call (570) 773-3470 to request Dr. Babar Murtaz Choudhry the information (Medicare information, advice, payment, ...) or simply to book an appointment.
Doctor Profile
Basics
Full Name |
Babar Murtaz Choudhry |
Gender |
Male |
PECOS ID |
7113828708 |
Sole Proprietor |
Yes - He owns an unincorporated business by himself. |
Accepts Medicare Assignment |
He does accept the payment amount Medicare approves and not to bill you for more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance. |
Medical Specialties
- Psychiatry (primary specialty)
Experience
- Over 37 years of diverse experience
Credentials
- Medical Doctor (MD)
help Medical Doctor
Doctor of Medicine (MD or DM), or in Latin: Medicinae Doctor, meaning "Teacher of Medicine", is a terminal degree for physicians and surgeons. In countries that follow the tradition of the United States, it is a first professional graduate degree awarded upon graduation from medical school.
Education and Training
- Dr. Babar Murtaz Choudhry graduated from medical school in 1987.
NPPES Info
- NPI #: 1164598512
- NPI Enumeration Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2006
- NPPES Last Update: Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Quality Reporting
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eRx - He does not participate in the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program.
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PQRS - He does not report Quality Measures (PQRS). The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) is a Medicare program encouraging health care professionals and group practices to report information on their quality of care. Quality measures can show how well a health care professional provides care to people with Medicare.
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EHR - He does not use electronic health records (EHR). The Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program encourages health care professionals to use certified EHR technology in ways that may improve health care. Electronic health records are important because they may improve a health care professional's ability to make well-informed treatment decisions.
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MHI - He does not commit to heart health through the Million Hearts initiative. Million Hearts is a national initiative that encourages health care professionals to report and perform well on activities related to heart health in an effort to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
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MOC - He does not participate in the Medicare Maintenance of Certification Program. A "Maintenance of Certification Program" encourages board certified physicians to continue learning and self-evaluating throughout their medical career.
Language Spoken by Dr. Babar Murtaz Choudhry
Medical Licenses
Dr. Babar Murtaz Choudhry has been primarily specialized in Geriatric Psychiatry for over 37 years of experience.
Specialization |
License Number |
Issued State |
- Psychiatry & Neurology / Geriatric Psychiatry
click for detail Geriatric Psychiatry Geriatric Psychiatry is a subspecialty with psychiatric expertise in prevention, evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders in the elderly, and improvement of psychiatric care for healthy and ill elderly patients.
| MD066893L | Pennsylvania |
- Psychiatry & Neurology / Psychiatry
click for detail Psychiatry A Psychiatrist specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental disorders, emotional disorders, psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance-related disorders, sexual and gender identity disorders and adjustment disorders. Biologic, psychological, and social components of illnesses are explored and understood in treatment of the whole person. Tools used may include diagnostic laboratory tests, prescribed medications, evaluation and treatment of psychological and interpersonal problems with individuals and families, and intervention for coping with stress, crises, and other problems.
| MD066893L | Pennsylvania |
- Hospital Units / Psychiatric Unit
click for detail Psychiatric Unit In general, a distinct unit of a hospital that provides acute or long-term care to emotionally disturbed patients, including patients admitted for diagnosis and those admitted for treatment of psychiatric problems on the basis of physicians’ orders and approved nursing care plans. Long-term care may include intensive supervision to the chronically mentally ill, mentally disordered or other mentally incompetent persons; (2) For Medicare, a distinct part of a general acute care hospital admitting only patients whose admission to the unit is required for active treatment, whose treatment is of an intensity that can be provided only in an inpatient hospital setting, and whose condition is described by a psychiatric principal diagnosis contained in the Third Edition of the American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual or in Chapter 5 (Mental Disorders) of the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM). The unit must furnish, through the use of qualified personnel, psychological services, social work services, psychiatric nursing, occupational therapy, and recreational therapy. The unit must maintain medical records that permit determination of the degree and intensity of treatment provided to individuals who are furnished services in the unit; the unit must meet special staff requirements in that the unit must have adequate numbers of qualified professional and supportive staff to evaluate inpatients, formulate written, individualized, comprehensive treatment plans, provide active treatment measures and engage in discharge planning.
| MD066893L | Pennsylvania |
- Nursing & Custodial Care Facilities / Skilled Nursing Facility
click for detail Skilled Nursing Facility (1) A skilled nursing facility is a facility or distinct part of an institution whose primary function is to provide medical, continuous nursing, and other health and social services to patients who are not in an acute phase of illness requiring services in a hospital, but who require primary restorative or skilled nursing services on an inpatient basis above the level of intermediate or custodial care in order to reach a degree of body functioning to permit self care in essential daily living. It meets any licensing or certification standards et forth by the jurisdiction where it is located. A skilled nursing facility may be a freestanding facility or part of a hospital that has been certified by Medicare to admit patients requiring subacute care and rehabilitation; (2) Provides non-acute medical and skilled nursing care services, therapy and social services under the supervision of a licensed registered nurse on a 24-hour basis.
| MD066893L | Pennsylvania |
Affiliated Hospitals
Hospital Name |
Location |
Hospital Type |
Hospital Ownership |
| Danville, Pennsylvania | Acute Care Hospitals | Voluntary Non-Profit - Private |
| Pottsville, Pennsylvania | Acute Care Hospitals | Voluntary Non-Profit - Church |
| Pottsville, Pennsylvania | Acute Care Hospitals | Voluntary Non-Profit - Private |
| Sunbury, Pennsylvania | Acute Care Hospitals | Proprietary |
Medical Group Practice
Doing Business As |
Legal Organization Name |
Number of members |
- Professional Counseling Consulting And Human Services Llc
| Professional Counseling Consulting And Human Services Llc | 9 |
Practice Locations
1 W Centre St
Mahanoy City, PA 17948-2670
Phone: (570) 773-3470
Office Hours:
- Monday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Thursday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Saturday: Closed
- Sunday: Closed
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Friday, November 17, 2017, and correspondent NPI information on the public NPPES record dated
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