Vikram Tarugu MD in Okeechobee, Florida

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Sorry, his university is not listed
Graduation Year: 1996
The Primary Medical Specialty for Vikram Tarugu MD is listed as: Gastroenterology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 28
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 3274561964
NPI #: 1427269018
NPI Created On: 05/24/2007
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 03/15/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
ME106111
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English, Telugu, Spanish.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Biopsy of the 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. Dilation of stomach outlet using an endoscope
4. Dilation of stomach outlet using an endoscope
5. Removal of polyps or growths of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
6. Removal of polyps or growths of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
7. Control of bleeding of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
8. Control of bleeding of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
9. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
10. Injections of large bowel using an endoscope
11. Control of bleeding in large bowel using an endoscope
12. Removal of polyps or growths in large bowel using an endoscope
13. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
14. Balloon dilation of large bowel using an endoscope
15. Removal of hemorrhoid by rubber banding
16. Ultrasound of abdomen
17. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
18. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
19. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
20. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 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).