William Cockerham MD in Chattanooga, Tennessee

Medical School: University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1998
The Primary Medical Specialty for William Cockerham MD is listed as: General Surgery
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 26
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 5991778821
NPI #: 1952395915
NPI Created On: 09/07/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 02/11/2015
Primary Taxonomy Code: 174400000X
License Number:
MD38542
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Biopsy of breast accessed through the skin with ultrasound guidance
2. Partial removal of breast
3. Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older
4. Removal of peripheral venous catheter for infusion
5. Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure
6. Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope
7. Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope
8. Ultrasound of one breast
9. Ultrasound guidance for accessing into blood vessel
10. Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device
11. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
12. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
13. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
16. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
17. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
18. 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).