Dr. Valerie E Dechant

Overview

Dr. Valerie E Dechant, MD, is a Neurology specialist in Wilmington, Delaware. She attended and graduated from Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University in 2004, having over 20 years of diverse experience, especially in Neurology. She is affiliated with many hospitals including Beebe Medical Center, Christiana Care Health Services Inc., Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, St Francis Hospital. Dr. Valerie E Dechant also cooperates with other doctors and physicians in medical groups including Christiana Care Health Services Inc. Dr. Valerie E Dechant accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. Call (302) 733-5625 to request Dr. Valerie E Dechant the information (Medicare information, advice, payment, ...) or simply to book an appointment.

Doctor Profile

Quality Reporting

• eRx - She does not participate in the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program.
• PQRS - She 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 - She 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 - She 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 - She 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. Valerie E Dechant

• English

Medical Licenses

Specialization	License Number	Issued State
Psychiatry & Neurology / Neurocritical Care click for detail Neurocritical Care The medical subspecialty of Neurocritical Care is devoted to the comprehensive, multisystem care of the critically-ill neurological patient. Like other intensivists, the neurointensivist generally assumes the primary role for coordinating the care of his or her patients in the ICU, both the neurological and medical management of the patient. They may also provide consultative services for these patients as requested within the health system.	C1-0010003	Delaware
Psychiatry & Neurology / Neurology click for detail Neurology A Neurologist specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases or impaired function of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, muscles, autonomic nervous system, and blood vessels that relate to these structures.	C1-0010003	Delaware
Psychiatry & Neurology / Vascular Neurology click for detail Vascular Neurology Vascular Neurology is a subspecialty in the evaluation, prevention, treatment and recovery from vascular diseases of the nervous system. This subspecialty includes the diagnosis and treatment of vascular events of arterial or venous origin from a large number of causes that affect the brain or spinal cord such as ischemic stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, spinal cord ischemia and spinal cord hemorrhage.	C1-0010003	Delaware

Affiliated Hospitals

Hospital Name	Location	Hospital Type	Hospital Ownership
Beebe Medical Center	Lewes, Delaware	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Christiana Care Health Services Inc.	Newark, Delaware	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Nanticoke Memorial Hospital	Seaford, Delaware	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
St Francis Hospital	Wilmington, Delaware	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private

Medical Group Practice

Doing Business As	Legal Organization Name	Number of members
Christiana Care Health Services Inc	Christiana Care Health Services Inc	880

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 Wednesday, May 31, 2017. If you found out that something incorrect and want to change it, please follow this Update Data guide.

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Dr. Valerie E Dechant [NPI: 1306022504]Neurology, Critical Care (Intensivists)