Charles Hames in Walla Walla, Washington

Medical School: University Of Maryland School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1985
The Primary Medical Specialty for Charles Hames is listed as: Gastroenterology
Approximate Years of Experience: 39
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 1456535889
NPI #: 1407823701
NPI Created On: 03/06/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 05/21/2021
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
MD042780E
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Moda Health Plan, Inc.
• Montana Health Cooperative
• 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. Control of bleeding of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
5. Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
6. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
7. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
8. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
9. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes
10. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
11. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
12. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
13. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk
14. 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).