Thomas Savides in San Diego, California

Medical School: University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1987
The Primary Medical Specialty for Thomas Savides is listed as: Gastroenterology
Approximate Years of Experience: 37
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 9739372574
NPI #: 1588649081
NPI Created On: 12/07/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 08/14/2019
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
G064139
Listed Gender: Male

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

• 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. Ultrasound guided needle aspiration or biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
4. Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using an endoscope
5. Ultrasound examination of esophagus, stomach and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
6. Removal of stone from bile or pancreatic duct using an endoscope
7. Placement of stent pancreatic or bile duct using an endoscope
8. Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
9. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
10. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
11. Radiological supervision and interpretation of insertion of catheter into biliary duct using an endoscope
12. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
13. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
17. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day
18. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
19. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion
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).