Duane Whitaker MD in Tucson, Arizona

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
DERMATOLOGY

Medical School: University Of Arizona College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1979
The Primary Medical Specialty for Duane Whitaker MD is listed as: Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery (mds)
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 45
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 5890715544
NPI #: 1609847821
NPI Created On: 01/27/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 09/29/2020
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207N00000X
License Number:
MD0046124
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Health Net of Arizona, Inc.
• Humana
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English, Spanish.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion
2. Repair of wound (2.6 to 7.5 centimeters) of the scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, and/or legs
3. Repair of wound (2.6 to 5.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, and/or mouth
4. Tissue transfer repair of wound (10.1 to 30.0 sq centimeters) of the scalp, arms, and/or legs
5. Tissue transfer repair of wound (10 sq centimeters or less) of the forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, and/or feet
6. 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
7. Tissue transfer repair of wound (10 sq centimeters or less) of eyelids, nose, ears, and/or lips
8. Destruction of skin growth
9. Destruction of up to 14 skin growths
10. Removal and microscopic examination of growth of the head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals (first stage, up to 5 tissue blocks)
11. Removal and microscopic examination of growth of the head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals
12. Removal and microscopic examination of growth of the trunk, arms, or legs (first stage, up to 5 tissue blocks)
13. Removal and microscopic examination of growth of the trunk, arms, or legs
14. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
17. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 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).