Joel Bruggen in Winston Salem, North Carolina

Medical School: University Of Kansas School Of Med (kc/wich/sal)
Graduation Year: 1983
The Primary Medical Specialty for Joel Bruggen is listed as: Gastroenterology
Approximate Years of Experience: 41
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 4486789625
NPI #: 1437134863
NPI Created On: 12/08/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 02/08/2008
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
9800015
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Humana
• 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. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
6. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
7. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
8. 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).