Advanced in High Cholesterol

Joette C. Hughes, NP

Nurse Practitioner | Cardiology
Penn Medicine
The Heart Group Of Lancaster General Health
217 Harrisburg Avenue, 
Lancaster, PA 
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Advanced in High Cholesterol
Penn Medicine
The Heart Group Of Lancaster General Health
217 Harrisburg Avenue, 
Lancaster, PA 
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Overview

Joette Hughes is a Cardiologist and a Nurse Practitioner in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Ms. Hughes is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. Her top areas of expertise are Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HeFH), Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH), Defective Apolipoprotein B-100, and Hyperlipoproteinemia Type 4. Ms. Hughes is currently accepting new patients.

Graduate Institution
Rutgers School Of Nursing
Specialties
Nurse Practitioner
Cardiology
Licenses
Nurse Practitioner in PA
Board Certifications
Adult Nurse Practitioner, 2005
Hospital Affiliations
Lancaster General Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

Insurance

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Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Anthem
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Avalon Health Care
  • MEDICARE PDP
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Capital Blue Cross
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
CareFirst
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Gateway Health Plan
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Geisinger
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Health Care Services Corporation
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Health Partners Plans
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE SNP
Highmark
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  • HMO
  • PPO
Horizon Healthcare
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  • POS
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Independent Health
  • EPO
  • POS
  • PPO
Managed Medicaid
  • OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
PA Health and Wellness
  • HMO
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
Premera Blue Cross
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • PPO
TeamCare
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
UPMC
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  • PPO
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

The Heart Group of Lancaster General Health
217 Harrisburg Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603
Call: 717-544-8300

Additional Areas of Focus

Hughes has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT)
Mitral Valve Regurgitation
Hypertension
Sick Sinus Syndrome
Endocarditis
Giant Cell Myocarditis
Heart Murmurs
Pericarditis
Pulmonary Edema
Mitral Valve Prolapse
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
Fainting
Patent Foramen Ovale
Heart Failure
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
Atherosclerosis
Cardiomyopathy
Aortic Valve Stenosis
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The Heart Group Of Lancaster General Health

217 Harrisburg Ave, 
Lancaster,, PA 
 (0.1 miles away)
717-544-8300
Languages Spoken:
English
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Rolf Andersen is a Cardiologist in Lancaster,, Pennsylvania. Dr. Andersen is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Defective Apolipoprotein B-100, Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH), and Coronary Heart Disease.

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