Dr. Vijay Pethkar

Overview

Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD, is a Pulmonary Disease specialist in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. He attended and graduated from medical school in 1985, having over 39 years of diverse experience, especially in Pulmonary Disease. He is affiliated with many hospitals including University Medical Center, Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center, Tristar Summit Medical Center. Dr. Vijay Pethkar also cooperates with other doctors and physicians in medical groups including Dr. Vijay Pethkar Md Pllc. Dr. Vijay Pethkar accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. Call (615) 758-9273 to request Dr. Vijay Pethkar 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 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 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. Vijay Pethkar

• English

Medical Licenses

Specialization	License Number	Issued State
Other Service Providers / Specialist click for detail Specialist An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.	MD31687	Tennessee

Affiliated Hospitals

Hospital Name	Location	Hospital Type	Hospital Ownership
University Medical Center	Lebanon, Tennessee	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center	Smyrna, Tennessee	Acute Care Hospitals	Proprietary
Tristar Summit Medical Center	Hermitage, Tennessee	Acute Care Hospitals	Proprietary

Medical Group Practice

Doing Business As	Legal Organization Name	Number of members
Dr. Vijay Pethkar Md Pllc	Dr. Vijay Pethkar Md Pllc

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 Tuesday, April 5, 2011. If you found out that something incorrect and want to change it, please follow this Update Data guide.

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