Dean Abramson in Iowa City, Iowa

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: New York University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1984
The Primary Medical Specialty for Dean Abramson is listed as: Gastroenterology
Approximate Years of Experience: 40
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 6103018775
NPI #: 1275517658
NPI Created On: 11/30/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 03/11/2022
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
License Number:
MD-27037
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Medica Insurance Company
• Humana
• 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. Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
5. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
6. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
7. Measurement of esophageal swallowing movement
8. Measurement of hydrogen in breath to test for gi symptoms
9. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes
10. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
11. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
13. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
14. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
15. Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion
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

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).