Joshua Katz MD in Bartlett, Tennessee

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
GENERAL SURGERY

Medical School: Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University
Graduation Year: 1993
The Primary Medical Specialty for Joshua Katz MD is listed as: Colorectal Surgery (proctology)
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 32
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 8123020419
NPI #: 1750393591
NPI Created On: 08/12/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 04/14/2014
Primary Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
License Number:
D59199
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• USAble Mutual Insurance Company
• 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 the anus using an endoscope
2. Non-needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles at bladder and bowel openings
3. X-ray of large bowel with single contrast
4. Imaging of organ
5. Testing of tone and sensation of rectum and anus
6. Study of anorectal pressure generated by muscles surrounding anus (sphincter)
7. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
8. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
9. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
10. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
11. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
12. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
13. 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).

They took part in the Million Hearts Initiative, which was deigned to improve cardiac outcomes.