Denis Westphal MD in Chico, California

Medical School: Loma Linda University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1982
The Primary Medical Specialty for Denis Westphal MD is listed as: General Surgery
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 42
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 8123920691
NPI #: 1285640243
NPI Created On: 07/31/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 04/27/2012
Primary Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
License Number:
G50664
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Removal of blood clot and portion of artery of neck
2. Removal of blood clot and portion of artery of upper thigh artery
3. Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery, open procedure
4. Connection of tube graft to vein and artery for dialysis
5. Revision of dialysis graft, open procedure
6. Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
7. Insertion of stents in artery in one side of groin, endovascular, accessed through the skin or open procedure
8. Balloon dilation of arteries in one leg, endovascular, accessed through the skin or open procedure
9. Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope
10. Repair of groin hernia patient age 5 years or older
11. Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg
12. Ultrasound guidance for accessing into blood vessel
13. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
14. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
17. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
18. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
19. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
20. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day

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).