Benjamin Levitzky MD in Newton, Massachusetts

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Temple University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 2002
The Primary Medical Specialty for Benjamin Levitzky MD is listed as: Gastroenterology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 22
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 0143269217
NPI #: 1457392714
NPI Created On: 06/09/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 08/14/2012
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
License Number:
222858
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc.
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Diagnostic examination of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
2. Ultrasound examination of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
3. Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
4. Biopsy 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. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
8. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
9. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
10. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
11. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
12. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion
13. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at 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).