Edmond Blades in Cleveland, Ohio

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons
Graduation Year: 1982
The Primary Medical Specialty for Edmond Blades is listed as: Gastroenterology
Approximate Years of Experience: 42
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 9234115577
NPI #: 1245258680
NPI Created On: 07/17/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 08/12/2015
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
35050649
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Oscar Insurance Corporation of Ohio
• 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. Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
4. Removal of stone from bile or pancreatic duct using an endoscope
5. Placement of stent pancreatic or bile duct using an endoscope
6. Removal of foreign body or stent from pancreatic or bile duct using an endoscope
7. Dilation of esophagus
8. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
9. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
10. Radiological supervision and interpretation of insertion of catheter into biliary duct using an endoscope
11. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
12. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
13. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
16. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
17. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk
18. 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
19. 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).