Thomas Whelan in Danbury, Connecticut

Medical School: University Of Vermont College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1983
The Primary Medical Specialty for Thomas Whelan is listed as: Gastroenterology
Approximate Years of Experience: 41
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 4385768191
NPI #: 1720043227
NPI Created On: 04/18/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 06/22/2010
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
029121
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc.
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
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. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
7. Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
8. Ferritin (blood protein) level
9. Iron level
10. Iron binding capacity
11. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
12. Measurement c-reactive protein for detection of infection or inflammation
13. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes
14. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
17. Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion
18. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
19. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk
20. 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).