Thomas Downes III in Boaz, Alabama

Medical School: University Of Alabama School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1985
The Primary Medical Specialty for Thomas Downes III is listed as: General Surgery
Approximate Years of Experience: 39
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 4385735380
NPI #: 1689725814
NPI Created On: 01/15/2007
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 02/16/2012
Primary Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
License Number:
15086
Listed Gender: Male

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

• 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. Removal of growth (1.1 to 2.0 centimeters) of the trunk, arms, or legs
2. Removal of malignant growth (1.1 to 2.0 centimeters) of the trunk, arms, or legs
3. Biopsy of breast accessed through the skin with stereotactic guidance
4. Insertion of central venous catheter for infusion, patient 5 years or older
5. Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older
6. Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope
7. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes
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

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).