Thomas Shireman in Kansas City, Missouri

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of Missouri, Kansas City, School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1986
The Primary Medical Specialty for Thomas Shireman is listed as: Gastroenterology
Approximate Years of Experience: 38
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 8325077720
NPI #: 1568465417
NPI Created On: 05/24/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 07/18/2008
Primary Taxonomy Code: 174400000X
License Number:
2000157507
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Medica Insurance Company
• Celtic Insurance Company
• 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. Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using an endoscope
4. Dilation of esophagus
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. Measuring the stiffness in the liver via elastography
10. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
11. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 5 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
13. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
15. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day
16. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
17. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day
18. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
19. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 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).