Walter Chan in Boston, Massachusetts

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Washington University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 2004
The Primary Medical Specialty for Walter Chan is listed as: Gastroenterology
Approximate Years of Experience: 20
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 8820112915
NPI #: 1295875540
NPI Created On: 02/07/2007
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 04/16/2010
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
License Number:
233733
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. Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
4. Biopsy 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. Monitoring of gastroesophageal reflux including analysis and interpretation, prolonged (greater than 1 hour, up to 24 hours)
9. Evaluation of non-cardiac chest pain using esophageal balloon
10. Measurement of hydrogen in breath to test for gi symptoms
11. Testing of tone and sensation of rectum and anus
12. Study of anorectal pressure generated by muscles surrounding anus (sphincter)
13. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
14. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
17. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
18. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
19. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion
20. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion

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).