Joseph Mcgowan IV in Bluffton, South Carolina

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
DERMATOLOGY

Medical School: University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 2005
The Primary Medical Specialty for Joseph Mcgowan IV is listed as: Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery (mds)
Approximate Years of Experience: 19
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 6204981699
NPI #: 1548341340
NPI Created On: 10/18/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 10/28/2022
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207N00000X
License Number:
LL279834
Listed Gender: Male

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

• MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF OHIO
• 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. Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion
2. Removal of malignant growth (1.1 to 2.0 centimeters) of the trunk, arms, or legs
3. Removal of malignant growth (2.1 to 3.0 centimeters) of the trunk, arms, or legs
4. Repair of wound (2.5 centimeters or less) of the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, and/or mucous membranes
5. Repair of wound (2.6 to 7.5 centimeters) of trunk
6. Repair of wound (2.6 to 7.5 centimeters) of scalp, arms, and/or legs
7. Repair of wound of scalp, arms, and/or legs
8. Repair of wound (2.6 to 7.5 centimeters) of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, and/or feet
9. Tissue transfer repair of wound (10.1 to 30.0 sq centimeters) of the forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, and/or feet
10. Tissue transfer repair of wound (10 sq centimeters or less) of eyelids, nose, ears, and/or lips
11. Tissue transfer repair of wound (10.1 to 30.0 sq centimeters) of eyelids, nose, ears, and/or lips
12. Tissue transfer repair of wound (30.1 to 60.0 sq centimeters)
13. Destruction of skin growth
14. Removal and microscopic examination of growth of the head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals (first stage, up to 5 tissue blocks)
15. Removal and microscopic examination of growth of the head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals
16. Removal and microscopic examination of growth of the trunk, arms, or legs (first stage, up to 5 tissue blocks)
17. Removal and microscopic examination of growth of the trunk, arms, or legs
18. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
19. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes

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).

They took part in the Million Hearts Initiative, which was deigned to improve cardiac outcomes.