Karen Jerome-zapadka in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

Medical School: University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1988
The Primary Medical Specialty for Karen Jerome-zapadka is listed as: Gastroenterology
Approximate Years of Experience: 36
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 8527020734
NPI #: 1144276049
NPI Created On: 05/25/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 04/12/2016
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
MD043832L
Listed Gender: Female

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

• Highmark Health Insurance Company
• Humana
• Highmark Inc.
• UPMC Health Options, Inc.
• 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 esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
2. Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
3. Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
4. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
5. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
6. Measuring the stiffness in the liver via elastography
7. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
8. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
9. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
10. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
11. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
12. 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).