Joshua Purses in Gig Harbor, Washington

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE, PEDIATRIC MEDICINE

Medical School: Midwestern University, Chicago College Of Osteopathic Med
Graduation Year: 2004
The Primary Medical Specialty for Joshua Purses is listed as: Orthopedic Surgery
Approximate Years of Experience: 20
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 4284700204
NPI #: 1831374347
NPI Created On: 01/02/2008
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 02/15/2012
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
License Number:
OP60224828
Listed Gender: Male

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule
2. Aspiration and/or injection of major joint or joint capsule with recording and reporting using ultrasound guidance
3. X-ray of hip with pelvis, 2-3 views
4. X-ray of knee, 4 or more views
5. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
6. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
7. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
8. Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg
9. Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg

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).