Charles Shana MD in Fall River, Massachusetts

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Yale University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1981
The Primary Medical Specialty for Charles Shana MD is listed as: Gastroenterology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 43
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 9739193392
NPI #: 1427014935
NPI Created On: 04/24/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 04/27/2020
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
MD06300
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc.
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

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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. Insertion of stomach tube using an endoscope
4. Incision of pancreatic outlet muscle using an endoscope
5. Removal of stone from bile or pancreatic duct using an endoscope
6. Biopsy of large 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. Measuring the stiffness in the liver via elastography
11. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
12. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
13. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
16. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day
17. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
18. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day
19. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
20. Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 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).