Joanne Matthews MD in Greenville, North Carolina

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center
Graduation Year: 1999
The Primary Medical Specialty for Joanne Matthews MD is listed as: Gastroenterology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 25
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 8729082433
NPI #: 1649217142
NPI Created On: 06/01/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 10/09/2014
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
0090-00759
Listed Gender: Female

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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: FRE, SGN, SPA, English, Spanish, French.

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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. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
8. Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast
9. Mri scan of abdomen before and after contrast
10. Ultrasound of abdomen
11. Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
12. Liver function blood test panel
13. Blood creatinine level
14. Cyanocobalamin (vitamin b-12) level
15. Ferritin (blood protein) level
16. Iron level
17. Iron binding capacity
18. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
19. Blood test, clotting time
20. Measurement c-reactive protein for detection of infection or inflammation

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).