Athar Altaf MD in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania

Medical School: Sorry, his university is not listed
Graduation Year: 1986
The Primary Medical Specialty for Athar Altaf MD is listed as: Gastroenterology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 38
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 7517065493
NPI #: 1447201454
NPI Created On: 05/15/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 08/05/2020
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
License Number:
39759
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Capital Advantage Assurance Company
• Geisinger Health Plan
• Geisinger Quality Options
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: Urdu.

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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. Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
4. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
5. Injections of large bowel using an endoscope
6. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
7. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
8. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day
9. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
10. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
11. 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).