Robert Ponec in Salem, Oregon

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Sorry, his university is not listed
Graduation Year: 1987
The Primary Medical Specialty for Robert Ponec is listed as: Gastroenterology
Approximate Years of Experience: 37
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 3678596376
NPI #: 1356329049
NPI Created On: 01/04/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 07/08/2007
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
MD20588
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Moda Health Plan, Inc.
• PacificSource Health Plans
• Providence Health Plan
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Diagnostic examination of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
2. Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
3. Ultrasound guided needle aspiration or biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
4. Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using an endoscope
5. Balloon dilation of esophagus using an endoscope
6. Ultrasound examination of esophagus, stomach and/or upper small bowel 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. Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity
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. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
16. Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion
17. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
18. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion
19. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk
20. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for 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).