Richard Nelson in Grants Pass, Oregon

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
GENERAL SURGERY

Medical School: University Of Kansas School Of Med (kc/wich/sal)
Graduation Year: 2002
The Primary Medical Specialty for Richard Nelson is listed as: Colorectal Surgery (proctology)
Approximate Years of Experience: 22
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 8729186705
NPI #: 1649499443
NPI Created On: 04/24/2007
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 10/14/2009
Primary Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
License Number:
DO29287
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Moda Health Plan, Inc.
• PacificSource Health Plans
• Providence Health Plan
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
2. Repair of prolapsed rectum
3. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
4. Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
5. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
6. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
7. Destruction of large bowel growths using an endoscope
8. Diagnostic examination of the anus using an endoscope
9. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
10. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
11. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
13. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day
14. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
15. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day
16. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
17. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
18. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk
19. 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).