Geoffrey Bernstein MD in Santa Cruz, California

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Sorry, his university is not listed
Graduation Year: 1982
The Primary Medical Specialty for Geoffrey Bernstein MD is listed as: Gastroenterology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 42
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 2860478336
NPI #: 1609855741
NPI Created On: 01/16/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 02/16/2012
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
A46099
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. 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. Balloon dilation of esophagus using an endoscope
4. Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
5. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
6. Injections of large bowel using an endoscope
7. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
8. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
9. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
10. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
11. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
12. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
13. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion
14. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk
15. Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito

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).