Dr. Ben Shwachman

Overview

Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD, is an Interventional Pain Management specialist in Covina, California. He attended and graduated from medical school in 1964, having over 60 years of diverse experience, especially in Interventional Pain Management. He is affiliated with many hospitals including Citrus Valley Medical Center-Ic Campus. Dr. Ben Shwachman accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. Call (626) 967-3176 to request Dr. Ben Shwachman 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. Ben Shwachman

• English

Medical Licenses

Specialization	License Number	Issued State
Pain Medicine / Interventional Pain Medicine click for detail Interventional Pain Medicine Interventional Pain Medicine is the discipline of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of pain and related disorders principally with the application of interventional techniques in managing subacute, chronic, persistent, and intractable pain, independently or in conjunction with other modalities of treatment.	G11026	California
Anesthesiology / Pain Medicine click for detail Pain Medicine An anesthesiologist who provides a high level of care, either as a primary physician or consultant, for patients experiencing problems with acute, chronic and/or cancer pain in both hospital and ambulatory settings. Patient care needs are also coordinated with other specialists.	G11026	California

Affiliated Hospitals

Hospital Name	Location	Hospital Type	Hospital Ownership
Citrus Valley Medical Center-Ic Campus	Covina, California	Acute Care Hospitals	Proprietary

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, January 16, 2014. If you found out that something incorrect and want to change it, please follow this Update Data guide.

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Dr. Ben Shwachman [NPI: 1346247335]Interventional Pain Management