Norman Nishioka MD in Boston, Massachusetts

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1981
The Primary Medical Specialty for Norman Nishioka MD is listed as: Gastroenterology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 43
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 2567447915
NPI #: 1174513600
NPI Created On: 10/26/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 07/08/2007
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
License Number:
51195
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Harvard Pilgrim Health 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. Balloon dilation of esophagus using an endoscope
4. Destruction of growths on esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
5. Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
6. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
7. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
8. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
9. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
10. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
11. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
12. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion
13. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk
14. 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).