Joseph Sonstein in Galveston, Texas

Medical School: University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston
Graduation Year: 2005
The Primary Medical Specialty for Joseph Sonstein is listed as: Urology
Approximate Years of Experience: 19
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 1456538396
NPI #: 1134323728
NPI Created On: 06/14/2007
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 03/29/2012
Primary Taxonomy Code: 208800000X
License Number:
BP2-0029557
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Community Health Choice
• 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 the bladder and bladder canal (urethra) using an endoscope
2. Diagnostic examination of the bladder and bladder canal (urethra) using an endoscope
3. Removal of foreign body, stone, or stent from bladder canal (urethra) or bladder using an endoscope
4. Crushing of stone in urinary duct (ureter) with stent using an endoscope
5. Electro-removal of prostate through bladder canal (urethra) with control of bleeding using an endoscope
6. Imaging of urinary tract
7. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
8. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
9. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
10. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
11. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
13. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day
14. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
15. Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion
16. Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion
17. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 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).