James Burns MD in Chicago, Illinois

Medical School: University Of Virginia School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1991
The Primary Medical Specialty for James Burns MD is listed as: Otolaryngology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 33
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 7113953456
NPI #: 1396735320
NPI Created On: 10/21/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 10/27/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207Y00000X
License Number:
210899
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. Removal of growth of tongue and/or vocal cord stripping using an endoscope with operating microscope or telescope
2. Injection of vocal cords using an endoscope with operating microscope or telescope
3. Diagnostic examination of voice box using flexible endoscope
4. Diagnostic examination of voice box using flexible endoscope
5. Examination to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope
6. Injection of chemical for destruction of nerve muscles on one side of voice box accessed through the skin
7. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
8. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
9. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
10. Injection, onabotulinumtoxina, 1 unit

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).