David Shields MD in Vineland, New Jersey

Medical School: Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (cam/new Bruns/pisc)
Graduation Year: 1989
The Primary Medical Specialty for David Shields MD is listed as: Gastroenterology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 35
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 7911917851
NPI #: 1205828365
NPI Created On: 08/16/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 01/30/2008
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
25MA05550700
Listed Gender: Male

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• AmeriHealth New Jersey
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Humana
• Oscar Garden State Insurance Corporation
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Diagnostic examination of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
3. Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
4. Balloon dilation of esophagus using an endoscope
5. Removal of stone from bile or pancreatic duct using an endoscope
6. Placement of stent pancreatic or bile duct using an endoscope
7. Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
8. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
9. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
10. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
11. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
13. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
14. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
15. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
16. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
17. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day
18. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
19. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion
20. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).