Joseph Newman in Temple, Texas

Medical School: Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 2005
The Primary Medical Specialty for Joseph Newman is listed as: Ophthalmology
Approximate Years of Experience: 19
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 2668522541
NPI #: 1700049020
NPI Created On: 07/07/2008
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 04/26/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207WX0107X
License Number:
N2684
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Oscar Insurance Company
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: Spanish.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using laser
2. Injection of drug into eye
3. Repair of detached retina and drainage of eye fluid between lens and retina
4. Preventive retinal detachment treatment by heat or laser, 1 or more sessions
5. Laser destruction of retinal growth, 1 or more sessions
6. Laser destruction of leaking retinal blood vessels, 1 or more sessions
7. Ultrasound of eye disease, growth, or structure
8. Diagnostic imaging of retina
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. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 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).