Dr. Gaston Gerald Machado

Overview

Dr. Gaston Gerald Machado Jr., MD, is an Emergency Medicine specialist in North Charleston, South Carolina. He attended and graduated from University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston in 1986, having over 38 years of diverse experience, especially in Emergency Medicine. He is affiliated with many hospitals including Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital, Trident Medical Center. Dr. Gaston Gerald Machado also cooperates with other doctors and physicians in medical groups including Healthfirst Rapid Care Inc.. Dr. Gaston Gerald Machado accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. Call (843) 572-5990 to request Dr. Gaston Gerald Machado 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. Gaston Gerald Machado

• English

Medical Licenses

Specialization	License Number	Issued State
Emergency Medical Service Providers / Personal Emergency Response Attendant click for detail Personal Emergency Response Attendant Individuals that are specially trained to assist patients living at home with urgent/emergent situations. These individuals must be able to perform CPR and basic first aid and have sufficient counseling skills to allay fears and assist in working through processes necessary to resolve the crisis. Functions may include transportation to various facilities and businesses, contacting agencies to initiate remediation service or providing reassurance.	13512	South Carolina

Affiliated Hospitals

Hospital Name	Location	Hospital Type	Hospital Ownership
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital	Charleston, South Carolina	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Trident Medical Center	Charleston, South Carolina	Acute Care Hospitals	Proprietary

Medical Group Practice

Doing Business As	Legal Organization Name	Number of members
Healthfirst Rapid Care Inc.	Healthfirst Rapid Care Inc.	8

Practice Locations

This doctor profile was updated by using the public dataset from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which is publicized on Thursday, December 17, 2015, and correspondent NPI information on the public NPPES record dated Sunday, July 8, 2007. If you found out that something incorrect and want to change it, please follow this Update Data guide.

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Dr. Gaston Gerald Machado [NPI: 1215994850]Emergency Medicine, Family Practice, General Surgery