Michael Abel in San Francisco, California

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
COLORECTAL SURGERY (PROCTOLOGY)

Medical School: Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College Of Med Of Case Wstn Rsv University
Graduation Year: 1977
The Primary Medical Specialty for Michael Abel is listed as: General Surgery
Approximate Years of Experience: 47
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 7911804216
NPI #: 1447253380
NPI Created On: 05/24/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 06/05/2008
Primary Taxonomy Code: 208C00000X
License Number:
G38707
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. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
2. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
3. Removal of hemorrhoid by rubber banding
4. Injection of hemorrhoids
5. Diagnostic examination of the anus using an endoscope
6. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
7. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
8. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
9. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
10. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
11. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
12. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
13. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk
14. 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).