Dr. Charles Franklin Giddens

Overview

Dr. Charles Franklin Giddens, MD, is a Family Practice specialist in Section, Alabama. He attended and graduated from University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine in 1977, having over 47 years of diverse experience, especially in Family Practice. He is affiliated with many hospitals including Dekalb Regional Medical Center, Highlands Medical Center. Dr. Charles Franklin Giddens also cooperates with other doctors and physicians in medical groups including Northeast Alabama Health Services, Inc. Dr. Charles Franklin Giddens accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. Call (256) 228-3471 to request Dr. Charles Franklin Giddens the information (Medicare information, advice, payment, ...) or simply to book an appointment.

Doctor Profile

Quality Reporting

• eRx - He does not participate in the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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. Charles Franklin Giddens

• English

Medical Licenses

Specialization	License Number	Issued State
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians / Family Medicine click for detail Family Medicine Family Medicine is the medical specialty which is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family medicine is not limited by age, sex, organ system, or disease entity.	00008478	Alabama

Affiliated Hospitals

Hospital Name	Location	Hospital Type	Hospital Ownership
Dekalb Regional Medical Center	Fort Payne, Alabama	Acute Care Hospitals	Proprietary
Highlands Medical Center	Scottsboro, Alabama	Acute Care Hospitals	Government - Hospital District Or Authority

Medical Group Practice

Doing Business As	Legal Organization Name	Number of members
Northeast Alabama Health Services, Inc	Northeast Alabama Health Services, Inc	9

Practice Locations

This doctor profile was updated by using the public dataset from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which is publicized on Friday, November 17, 2017, and correspondent NPI information on the public NPPES record dated Thursday, October 3, 2013. If you found out that something incorrect and want to change it, please follow this Update Data guide.

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