Nathan Hales in Shenandoah, Texas

Medical School: University Of Texas Medical School At Houston
Graduation Year: 2003
The Primary Medical Specialty for Nathan Hales is listed as: Otolaryngology
Approximate Years of Experience: 21
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 1658444161
NPI #: 1053450304
NPI Created On: 02/05/2007
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 09/22/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207Y00000X
License Number:
N2103
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• 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 nasal passages using an endoscope
2. Diagnostic examination of voice box using flexible endoscope
3. Examination to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope
4. Removal of lymph nodes, muscle, and tissue of neck
5. Removal of thyroid
6. Removal of impact ear wax, one ear
7. Ultrasound of head and neck
8. Air and bone conduction assessment of hearing loss and speech recognition
9. Eardrum testing using ear probe
10. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
11. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
12. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes
13. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
16. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
17. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day

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).