Carlos Cardenas in Edinburg, Texas

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston
Graduation Year: 1985
The Primary Medical Specialty for Carlos Cardenas is listed as: Gastroenterology
Approximate Years of Experience: 39
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 4880660919
NPI #: 1023030574
NPI Created On: 07/24/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 03/27/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
H0232
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Molina Marketplace
• Celtic Insurance Company
• 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. 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. Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
4. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
5. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
6. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
7. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
8. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
9. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
10. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day
11. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
12. Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion
13. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
14. 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).