Dr. Arturo Portillo

Overview

Dr. Arturo Portillo Jr., MD, is an Emergency Medicine specialist in San Antonio, Texas. He attended and graduated from University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio in 2004, having over 20 years of diverse experience, especially in Emergency Medicine. He is affiliated with many hospitals including University Health System, Methodist Hospital, Christus Santa Rosa Hospital. Dr. Arturo Portillo may accept Medicare Assignment. Call (210) 771-1703 to request Dr. Arturo Portillo 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 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. Arturo Portillo

• English

Medical Licenses

Specialization	License Number	Issued State
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians / Emergency Medicine click for detail Emergency Medicine An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.	N1073	Texas
Hospitals / General Acute Care Hospital click for detail General Acute Care Hospital An acute general hospital is an institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical, to a wide population group. The hospital treats patients in an acute phase of illness or injury, characterized by a single episode or a fairly short duration, from which the patient returns to his or her normal or previous level of activity.	244516	New York

Affiliated Hospitals

Hospital Name	Location	Hospital Type	Hospital Ownership
University Health System	San Antonio, Texas	Acute Care Hospitals	Government - Hospital District Or Authority
Methodist Hospital	San Antonio, Texas	Acute Care Hospitals	Proprietary
Christus Santa Rosa Hospital	San Antonio, Texas	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Church

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, April 24, 2014, and correspondent NPI information on the public NPPES record dated Tuesday, July 5, 2011. If you found out that something incorrect and want to change it, please follow this Update Data guide.

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