Duane Ahlbrandt in Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Hahnemann University College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1983
The Primary Medical Specialty for Duane Ahlbrandt is listed as: Gastroenterology
Approximate Years of Experience: 41
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 0042284341
NPI #: 1942289046
NPI Created On: 01/17/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 01/09/2021
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
MD-032488 E
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Capital Advantage Assurance Company
• Highmark Health Insurance Company
• Humana
• Highmark Inc.
• Group Hospitalization and Medical Services Inc.
• UPMC Health Options, Inc.
• Geisinger Health Plan
• Geisinger Quality Options
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
3. Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using an endoscope
4. Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
5. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
6. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
7. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
8. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
9. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
10. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
11. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
12. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
13. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk
14. Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related e/m servic

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).