Thomas Polascik in Durham, North Carolina

Medical School: University Of Chicago, Pritzker School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1991
The Primary Medical Specialty for Thomas Polascik is listed as: Urology
Approximate Years of Experience: 33
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 7911079991
NPI #: 1083798979
NPI Created On: 10/25/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 08/12/2013
Primary Taxonomy Code: 208800000X
License Number:
98-01017
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Humana
• Ambetter
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English, Spanish.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Removal of total lymph nodes of both sides of pelvis using an endoscope
2. Diagnostic examination of the bladder and bladder canal (urethra) using an endoscope
3. Biopsy of prostate gland
4. Surgical removal of prostate and surrounding lymph nodes using an endoscope
5. Destruction of prostate gland using ultrasound guidance
6. Male genital system procedure
7. Imaging of urinary tract
8. 3d radiographic procedure
9. Ultrasound of rectum
10. Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle
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. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day
17. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
18. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion

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).