John Hicks in Durham, North Carolina

Medical School: University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 2003
The Primary Medical Specialty for John Hicks is listed as: Orthopedic Surgery
Approximate Years of Experience: 21
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 9739231101
NPI #: 1801019666
NPI Created On: 04/10/2007
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 05/31/2019
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207XS0117X
License Number:
2009-00385
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Humana
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: ENG, English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Injections of trigger points in 1 or 2 muscles
2. Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule
3. Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach
4. Fusion of lower spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach
5. Fusion of spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach
6. Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation at base of neck for stabilization, 1 interspace
7. Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization, 3 to 6 vertebral segments
8. Insertion of device into intervertebral disc space of spine and fusion of vertebrae
9. Injection of substance into spinal canal of lower back or sacrum using imaging guidance
10. Partial removal of bone with release of spinal cord or spinal nerves of 1 interspace in lower spine
11. Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves
12. Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves
13. X-ray of spine of neck, 2 or 3 views
14. X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views
15. X-ray of middle spine, 3 views
16. X-ray of middle and lower spine, 2 views
17. X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2 or 3 views
18. X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views
19. Mri scan of lower spinal canal
20. X-ray of pelvis, 1 or 2 views

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).