Paul Gordon in Chicago Ridge, Illinois

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
CARDIAC SURGERY, GENERAL SURGERY, VASCULAR SURGERY

Medical School: Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1990
The Primary Medical Specialty for Paul Gordon is listed as: Thoracic Surgery
Approximate Years of Experience: 34
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 7416928718
NPI #: 1356341994
NPI Created On: 07/26/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 11/05/2018
Primary Taxonomy Code: 208G00000X
License Number:
01046920A
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Opening of windpipe through neck for insertion of breathing tube
2. Diagnostic examination of lung airways using an endoscope
3. Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope
4. Aspiration of lung secretions from lung airways using an endoscope
5. Removal of foreign body or clot protein deposit in lung lining
6. Insertion of permanent catheter for drainage of lung fluid
7. Removal of foreign body from lining of chest cavity using an endoscope
8. Examination of lung with removal of lung lobe using an endoscope
9. Removal of lymph nodes of mid-chest cavity using an endoscope
10. Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older
11. Removal of lymph nodes from chest cavity and breast bone
12. Diagnostic examination of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
13. Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device
14. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
17. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
18. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
19. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
20. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day

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).