Bashar Aqel MD in Scottsdale, Arizona

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Sorry, his university is not listed
Graduation Year: 1995
The Primary Medical Specialty for Bashar Aqel MD is listed as: Gastroenterology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 29
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 3779550231
NPI #: 1750325957
NPI Created On: 06/16/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 10/05/2020
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
License Number:
46655
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Sanford Health Plan
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

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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. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
4. Measuring the stiffness in the liver via elastography
5. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes
6. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
7. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
8. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
9. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
10. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
11. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day
12. Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes
13. Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito

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).