Joseph Nichols in Atlanta, Georgia

Medical School: Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1986
The Primary Medical Specialty for Joseph Nichols is listed as: Colorectal Surgery (proctology)
Approximate Years of Experience: 38
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 5597853077
NPI #: 1053409094
NPI Created On: 10/11/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 10/16/2008
Primary Taxonomy Code: 208C00000X
License Number:
35712
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Removal of polyps or growths in large bowel using an endoscope
2. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
3. Removal of hemorrhoid by rubber banding
4. Injection of hemorrhoids
5. Diagnostic examination of the anus using an endoscope
6. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
7. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
8. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
9. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
10. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
11. 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).