Stephen Melson in Forest City, North Carolina

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: State University Of New York At Stony Brook, School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1991
The Primary Medical Specialty for Stephen Melson is listed as: Gastroenterology
Approximate Years of Experience: 33
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 1557252061
NPI #: 1033206461
NPI Created On: 10/06/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 12/18/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
9701060
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. Diagnostic examination of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
3. Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
4. Balloon dilation of esophagus 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 in large bowel using an endoscope
8. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
9. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
10. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
11. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
13. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
14. Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion
15. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
16. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk
17. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk
18. 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).