William Torres MD in Longview, Texas

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas
Graduation Year: 1988
The Primary Medical Specialty for William Torres MD is listed as: Gastroenterology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 36
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 1153311832
NPI #: 1679519755
NPI Created On: 06/20/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 02/10/2011
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
H6658
Listed Gender: Male

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

• CHRISTUS Health Plan
• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English, Spanish.

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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 stomach tube using an endoscope
4. Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using an endoscope
5. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
6. Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
7. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
8. Injections of large bowel using an endoscope
9. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
10. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
11. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
13. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
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. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk
18. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for 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).