Basil Pittenger MD in Coos Bay, Oregon

Medical School: University Of Washington School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 2001
The Primary Medical Specialty for Basil Pittenger MD is listed as: Internal Medicine
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 24
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 8729060843
NPI #: 1225013485
NPI Created On: 12/09/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 03/23/2010
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
License Number:
MD25030
Listed Gender: Male

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

• PacificSource Health Plans
• Moda Health Plan, Inc.
• Providence Health Plan
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule
2. Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
3. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
4. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
5. X-ray of chest, 2 views
6. Bone density measurement using dedicated x-ray machine
7. Blood test, clotting time
8. Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle
9. Pneumococcal vaccine for injection into muscle
10. Vaccine for influenza for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage
11. Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older
12. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
13. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
14. Heart rhythm tracing, analysis, and interpretation of 48-hour ekg
15. Heart rhythm tracing, analysis, and interpretation of 48-hour ekg
16. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
17. Follow-up or limited ultrasound examination of heart
18. Overnight measurement of oxygen saturation in blood using ear or finger device
19. Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention
20. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes

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).