Firas Al-kawas in Fairfax, Virginia

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Sorry, his university is not listed
Graduation Year: 1974
The Primary Medical Specialty for Firas Al-kawas is listed as: Gastroenterology
Approximate Years of Experience: 50
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 7315139904
NPI #: 1295733384
NPI Created On: 07/12/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 04/01/2022
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
License Number:
0101269318
Listed Gender: Male

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

• CareFirst BlueChoice, Inc.
• Humana
• Group Hospitalization and Medical Services Inc.
• Geisinger Health Plan
• Geisinger Quality Options
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
2. Incision of pancreatic outlet muscle using an endoscope
3. Removal of stone from bile or pancreatic duct using an endoscope
4. Placement of stent pancreatic or bile duct using an endoscope
5. Removal of foreign body or stent from pancreatic or bile duct using an endoscope
6. Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
7. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
8. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
9. Removal of large bowel tissue 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 30 minutes per day
15. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
16. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion

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).