Douglas Nigbor MD in Gastonia, North Carolina

Medical School: Indiana University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1998
The Primary Medical Specialty for Douglas Nigbor MD is listed as: Nephrology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 26
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 7113906744
NPI #: 1023058245
NPI Created On: 06/07/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 12/04/2020
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RN0300X
License Number:
2004-00563
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. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Ultrasound behind abdominal cavity, limited
3. Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals
4. Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
5. Kidney function blood test panel
6. Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope
7. Vitamin d-3 level
8. Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury
9. Ferritin (blood protein) level
10. Iron level
11. Magnesium level
12. Parathormone (parathyroid hormone) level
13. Phosphate level
14. Total protein level, urine
15. Transferrin (iron binding protein) level
16. Hemoglobin measurement
17. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
18. Hemodialysis procedure with one physician evaluation
19. Dialysis services (4 or more physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
20. Dialysis services (2-3 physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older

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).