Craig Cender MD in Asheville, North Carolina

Medical School: University Of Florida College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1995
The Primary Medical Specialty for Craig Cender MD is listed as: Gastroenterology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 29
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 3678559572
NPI #: 1073502068
NPI Created On: 10/21/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 02/27/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
9900794
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: ENG.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Diagnostic examination of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
2. Ultrasound 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. Removal of stone from bile or pancreatic duct using an endoscope
6. Placement of stent pancreatic or bile duct using an endoscope
7. Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
8. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
9. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
10. Removal of hemorrhoid by rubber banding
11. Radiological supervision and interpretation of insertion of catheter into biliary duct using an endoscope
12. Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity
13. Infusion of chemotherapy into a vein up to 1 hour
14. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
17. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
18. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
19. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day
20. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 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).