Richard Erickson in Temple, Texas

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
GASTROENTEROLOGY

Medical School: University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1978
The Primary Medical Specialty for Richard Erickson is listed as: Internal Medicine
Approximate Years of Experience: 46
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 9234271578
NPI #: 1306806161
NPI Created On: 03/24/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 04/22/2020
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
J8236
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Oscar Insurance Company
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• 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 large bowel using an endoscope
4. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
5. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
6. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
7. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
8. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day
9. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk
10. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk
11. 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
12. 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).