Thomas Jernigan III MD in Atoka, Tennessee

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
VASCULAR SURGERY

Medical School: University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1998
The Primary Medical Specialty for Thomas Jernigan III MD is listed as: General Surgery
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 26
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 8820008980
NPI #: 1720025315
NPI Created On: 06/01/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 03/16/2020
Primary Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
License Number:
35697
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Oscar Insurance Company of Texas
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Fine needle aspiration of first lesion using ultrasound guidance
2. Punch biopsy of single skin lesion
3. Removal of growth (1.1 to 2.0 centimeters) of the trunk, arms, or legs
4. Destruction of up to 14 skin growths
5. Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older
6. Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope
7. Ultrasound of head and neck
8. Ultrasound behind abdominal cavity, limited
9. Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device
10. Ultrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on both sides of head and neck
11. Ultrasound study of arteries of both arms and legs
12. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
13. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
17. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
18. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
19. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day
20. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day

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).