Pouneh Nikrooz MD in Lincolnton, North Carolina

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
GASTROENTEROLOGY

Medical School: Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University
Graduation Year: 1998
The Primary Medical Specialty for Pouneh Nikrooz MD is listed as: Internal Medicine
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 26
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 5193798866
NPI #: 1992738983
NPI Created On: 07/10/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 10/22/2010
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
200401552
Listed Gender: Female

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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. 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. Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using an endoscope
4. Biopsy of small bowel using an endoscope
5. Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
6. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
7. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
8. Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity
9. Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report
10. Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report
11. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
13. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
16. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
17. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
18. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day
19. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
20. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk

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).