Edward Friedman in Atoka, Tennessee

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 2003
The Primary Medical Specialty for Edward Friedman is listed as: Gastroenterology
Approximate Years of Experience: 21
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 9830242676
NPI #: 1659558260
NPI Created On: 01/25/2008
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 10/25/2016
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
45030
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• USAble Mutual Insurance Company
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Oscar Insurance Company of Texas
• Bright Health Insurance Company of Tennessee
• 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 the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
2. Insertion of stomach tube 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 30 minutes
9. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
10. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
11. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
12. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
13. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
14. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day
15. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
16. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day
17. 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).