Kenneth Payne MD in Charleston, South Carolina

Medical School: University Of Kansas School Of Med (kc/wich/sal)
Graduation Year: 1982
The Primary Medical Specialty for Kenneth Payne MD is listed as: Gastroenterology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 42
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 8729027990
NPI #: 1164529947
NPI Created On: 09/20/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 10/15/2020
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
19876
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Absolute Total Care, 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. Dilation of esophagus
4. Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
5. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
6. Injections of large bowel using an endoscope
7. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
8. Removal of large bowel tissue using an endoscope
9. Replacement of stomach to small bowel tube using fluoroscopic guidance with contrast, accessed through the skin
10. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
11. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
13. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
14. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
15. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk
16. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk
17. Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito

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).