Merritt Bern in Jackson, Michigan

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1982
The Primary Medical Specialty for Merritt Bern is listed as: Gastroenterology
Approximate Years of Experience: 42
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 9032205141
NPI #: 1720066483
NPI Created On: 01/04/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 12/04/2018
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
0101040654
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Optima Health Plan
• 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. Control of bleeding of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
4. Removal of stone from bile or pancreatic duct using an endoscope
5. Placement of stent pancreatic or bile duct using an endoscope
6. Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
7. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
8. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
9. Radiological supervision and interpretation of insertion of catheter into biliary duct using an endoscope
10. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
11. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
13. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
14. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
15. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
16. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day
17. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 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).