Dana Sands in Weston, Florida

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
GENERAL SURGERY

Medical School: Hahnemann University College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1996
The Primary Medical Specialty for Dana Sands is listed as: Colorectal Surgery (proctology)
Approximate Years of Experience: 28
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 3375736465
NPI #: 1114981412
NPI Created On: 04/13/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 03/03/2008
Primary Taxonomy Code: 208C00000X
License Number:
ME0075939
Listed Gender: Female

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

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
2. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
3. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
4. Diagnostic examination of the anus using an endoscope
5. Testing of tone and sensation of rectum and anus
6. Study of anorectal pressure generated by muscles surrounding anus (sphincter)
7. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
8. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
9. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes
10. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
11. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
13. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
14. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
15. 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).