Dr. Herbert Kj Acker

Overview

Dr. Herbert Kj Acker, MD, is a Family Practice specialist in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He attended and graduated from Indiana University School Of Medicine in 1964, having over 60 years of diverse experience, especially in Family Practice. He is affiliated with many hospitals including Dupont Hospital Llc, Lutheran Hospital Of Indiana, Parkview Regional Medical Center, Parkview Whitley Hospital, St Joseph Hospital. Dr. Herbert Kj Acker also cooperates with other doctors and physicians in medical groups including Lutheran Medical Group Llc. Dr. Herbert Kj Acker accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. Call (260) 478-5100 to request Dr. Herbert Kj Acker 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. Herbert Kj Acker

• 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.	01020628A	Indiana
Family Medicine / Geriatric Medicine click for detail Geriatric Medicine A family medicine physician with special knowledge of the aging process and special skills in the diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive and rehabilitative aspects of illness in the elderly. This specialist cares for geriatric patients in the patient's home, the office, long-term care settings such as nursing homes, and the hospital.	01020628A	Indiana

Affiliated Hospitals

Hospital Name	Location	Hospital Type	Hospital Ownership
Dupont Hospital Llc	Fort Wayne, Indiana	Acute Care Hospitals	Proprietary
Lutheran Hospital Of Indiana	Fort Wayne, Indiana	Acute Care Hospitals	Proprietary
Parkview Regional Medical Center	Fort Wayne, Indiana	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Parkview Whitley Hospital	Columbia City, Indiana	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
St Joseph Hospital	Fort Wayne, Indiana	Acute Care Hospitals	Proprietary

Medical Group Practice

Doing Business As	Legal Organization Name	Number of members
Lutheran Medical Group Llc	Lutheran Medical Group Llc	167

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, December 20, 2016. If you found out that something incorrect and want to change it, please follow this Update Data guide.

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Dr. Herbert Kj Acker [NPI: 1659362200]Family Practice, Geriatric Medicine