Frederick Opper in Wilmington, North Carolina

Medical School: R Franklin University Of Med & Sci/chicago Medical School
Graduation Year: 1983
The Primary Medical Specialty for Frederick Opper is listed as: Gastroenterology
Approximate Years of Experience: 41
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 4486749702
NPI #: 1699769448
NPI Created On: 09/08/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 05/26/2021
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
28676
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: ENG.

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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. Balloon 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. Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
9. Liver function blood test panel
10. Iron level
11. Iron binding capacity
12. Lipase (fat enzyme) level
13. Thyroxine (thyroid chemical) measurement
14. Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)
15. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
16. Blood test, clotting time
17. Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation
18. Measurement c-reactive protein for detection of infection or inflammation
19. Detection test for hepatitis b surface antigen
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).