Dr. Mehrdad Ghaffari

Overview

Dr. Mehrdad Ghaffari, MD, is a Pulmonary Disease specialist in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. He attended and graduated from medical school in 1995, having over 29 years of diverse experience, especially in Pulmonary Disease. He is affiliated with many hospitals including J C Blair Memorial Hospital, Tyrone Hospital, Upmc Altoona, Upmc Bedford Memorial. Dr. Mehrdad Ghaffari also cooperates with other doctors and physicians in medical groups including Blair Medical Associates, Pittsburgh Critical Care Associates Inc. Dr. Mehrdad Ghaffari may accept Medicare Assignment. Contact Dr. Mehrdad Ghaffari at 2200 Hillchurch Houston Rd to request Dr. Mehrdad Ghaffari the information (Medicare information, advice, payment, ...) or simply to book an appointment.

Doctor Profile

Quality Reporting

• eRx - He does 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. Mehrdad Ghaffari

• English

Medical Licenses

Specialization	License Number	Issued State
Family Medicine / Sleep Medicine click for detail Sleep Medicine A Family Medicine Physician who practices Sleep Medicine is certified in the subspecialty of sleep medicine and specializes in the clinical assessment, physiologic testing, diagnosis, management and prevention of sleep and circadian rhythm disorders. Sleep specialists treat patients of any age and use multidisciplinary approaches. Disorders managed by sleep specialists include, but are not limited to, sleep related breathing disorders, insomnia, hypersomnias, circadian rhythm sleep disorders, parasomnias and sleep related movement disorders.	MD431021	Pennsylvania
Internal Medicine / Pulmonary Disease click for detail Pulmonary Disease An internist who treats diseases of the lungs and airways. The pulmonologist diagnoses and treats cancer, pneumonia, pleurisy, asthma, occupational and environmental diseases, bronchitis, sleep disorders, emphysema and other complex disorders of the lungs.	MD0431021	Pennsylvania

Affiliated Hospitals

Hospital Name	Location	Hospital Type	Hospital Ownership
J C Blair Memorial Hospital	Huntingdon, Pennsylvania	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Tyrone Hospital	Tyrone, Pennsylvania	Critical Access Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Upmc Altoona	Altoona, Pennsylvania	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Upmc Bedford Memorial	Everett, Pennsylvania	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Other

Medical Group Practice

Doing Business As	Legal Organization Name	Number of members
Blair Medical Associates	Blair Medical Associates	45
Pittsburgh Critical Care Associates Inc	Pittsburgh Critical Care Associates Inc	21

Practice Locations

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Dr. Mehrdad Ghaffari [NPI: 1770700718]Pulmonary Disease