Leon Benson MD in Morton Grove, Illinois

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY

Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School
Graduation Year: 1985
The Primary Medical Specialty for Leon Benson MD is listed as: Hand Surgery
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 39
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 1557273679
NPI #: 1669428306
NPI Created On: 05/25/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 01/30/2013
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
License Number:
036-074446
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English, Spanish, Polish.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Injection of carpal tunnel
2. Injection of enzyme in palm tissue
3. Injections of tendon sheath, ligament, or muscle membrane
4. Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule
5. Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule
6. Incision of tendon of forearm and/or wrist, open procedure
7. Open treatment of broken of lower forearm or growth plate separation with insertion of hardware 3 or more fragments
8. Incision of tendon covering
9. Manipulation of palm pretendinous cord following enzyme injection
10. Release and/or relocation of median nerve of hand
11. X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views
12. X-ray of elbow, 2 views
13. X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views
14. X-ray of wrist, 2 views
15. X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views
16. X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views
17. X-ray of hand, 2 views
18. X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views
19. X-ray of fingers, minimum of 2 views
20. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes

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).