Joseph Karacic MD in Chicago, Illinois

Medical School: University Of Illinois College Of Med (chi/peor/rock/chm-urb)
Graduation Year: 1980
The Primary Medical Specialty for Joseph Karacic MD is listed as: Gastroenterology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 44
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 2769418185
NPI #: 1992798417
NPI Created On: 08/30/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 05/13/2016
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
036062818
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English, Spanish.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
2. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
3. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
4. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
5. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
6. Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion
7. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
8. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion
9. 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).