Ty Higuchi in Aurora, Colorado

Medical School: University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 2006
The Primary Medical Specialty for Ty Higuchi is listed as: Urology
Approximate Years of Experience: 18
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 5193819886
NPI #: 1740400316
NPI Created On: 04/26/2007
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 06/11/2013
Primary Taxonomy Code: 208800000X
License Number:
49741
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. Removal of skin suture with change of bladder tube
2. Insertion of electronic device into bladder with voiding and bladder canal (urethra) pressure studies
3. Electronic assessment of bladder emptying
4. Non-needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles at bladder and bowel openings
5. Insertion of device into the abdomen with measurement of pressure and urine flow rate
6. Diagnostic examination of the bladder and bladder canal (urethra) using an endoscope
7. Dilation of bladder canal (urethra) using an endoscope
8. Removal of foreign body, stone, or stent from bladder canal (urethra) or bladder using an endoscope
9. Insertion of stent in urinary duct (ureter) using an endoscope
10. Crushing of stone in urinary duct (ureter) with stent using an endoscope
11. Imaging of urinary tract
12. Automated urinalysis test
13. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
14. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
17. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes

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).