Herschel Vargas MD in New Orleans, Louisiana

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
GENERAL SURGERY

Medical School: University Of Virginia School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1988
The Primary Medical Specialty for Herschel Vargas MD is listed as: Colorectal Surgery (proctology)
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 36
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 9436145992
NPI #: 1376507418
NPI Created On: 04/14/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 12/04/2012
Primary Taxonomy Code: 208C00000X
License Number:
TP534
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• 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 large bowel using an endoscope
2. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
3. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
4. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
5. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
6. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
7. 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).