Behnam Asgharian in Pinehurst, North Carolina

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Sorry, his university is not listed
Graduation Year: 1993
The Primary Medical Specialty for Behnam Asgharian is listed as: Gastroenterology
Approximate Years of Experience: 31
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 3779688296
NPI #: 1467458802
NPI Created On: 06/21/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 01/16/2018
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
9401119
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: ENG, English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Diagnostic 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. Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using an endoscope
5. Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
6. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
7. Injections of large bowel using an endoscope
8. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
9. X-ray of abdomen, 2 views
10. Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
11. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
12. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
13. Imaging of digestive tract done from the inside of the digestive tract
14. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
15. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
17. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
18. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
19. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
20. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk

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).