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Dr. William Lewis, MD

Pleasanton, CA

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Affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital

    Who is Dr. Lewis, Otolaryngologist in Pleasanton, CA?

    Dr. William Lewis, MD is an Otolaryngologist, who primarily practices in Pleasanton, CA with 2 additional practice locations. He is board certified. Dr. Lewis graduated from State University of New York Upstate Medical University and completed his residency at Strong Mem Hsp U Rochester, Otolaryngology; North Shore Univ Hosp, General Surgery. Dr. Lewis is fluent in English and French, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Lewis’s practice accepts Cigna, Kaiser Permanente, Medicaid, Medicare, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Lewis’s office at (510) 465-0941.

    What are Areas of Expertise for Dr. Lewis?

    Dr. William Lewis, MD is a highly-rated, board-certified Otolaryngologist known for expertly diagnosing, treating, and managing a wide array of related conditions or procedures. Utilizing the latest medical advancements and evidence-based practices, Dr. Lewis empowers patients to confidently navigate their health journey, specializing in Cochlear Implants, Ear Infections, Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, Hearing & Balance Disorders, Hearing Loss/Tinnitus, Otology, or comprehensive wellness support. Serving the Pleasanton/CA community, Dr. Lewis is dedicated to enhancing lives through expert, patient-centered care.

    Where did Dr. Lewis go to medical school and complete their residency?

    • Residency: Strong Mem Hsp U Rochester, Otolaryngology; North Shore Univ Hosp, General Surgery | NSLIJHS/Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at North Shore University Hospital Program

    • Medical School: Suny-Hlth Sci Ctr At Syracuse, Coll of Med, Syracuse Ny | State University of New York Upstate Medical University

    Is Dr. Lewis board certified as an Otolaryngologist?

    Yes, Dr. William Lewis, MD is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology

    What languages does Dr. Lewis speak?

    Dr. Lewis and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:

    • English

    • French

    What conditions does Dr. Lewis treat?

    As an Otolaryngologist, Dr. Lewis diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. Lewis. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.

    Also known as:

    • Blocked Earwax
    • Blocked Right Earwax
    • Ear Disorder
    • Impacted earwax
    • Earwax impaction
    • Excess earwax
    • Impacted Earwax Right Ear
    • Excessive Right Earwax
    • Right Earwax Impaction
    • Impacted Earwax
    • Excessive Earwax
    • Earwax Impaction

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • H6123: Impacted cerumen, bilateral
    • H6121: Impacted cerumen, right ear
    • H6122: Impacted cerumen, left ear
    • H6120: Impacted cerumen, unspecified ear

    Also known as:

    • Sensorineural Hearing Loss
    • Hearing Loss in Both Ears
    • Hearing Loss
    • Hearing Disorder and Deafness
    • Nonsyndromic hearing loss
    • Nerve Deafness
    • Inner Ear Hearing Loss
    • SNHL
    • Permanent Hearing Loss
    • Bilateral Deafness
    • Hearing Impairment Both Sides
    • Poor Hearing in Both Ears
    • Hearing Impairment
    • Deafness
    • Poor Hearing

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • H903: Sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral
    • H9193: Unspecified hearing loss, bilateral
    • H9190: Unspecified hearing loss, unspecified ear

    Also known as:

    • Other Post-Surgery Condition
    • Postoperative State
    • Recovery After Surgery
    • Surgical Follow-up

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • Z98890: Other specified postprocedural states

    Also known as:

    • Stuffy Nose
    • Nose Injuries and Disorder
    • Blocked nose
    • Nasal congestion
    • Congested nose

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • R0981: Nasal congestion

    Also known as:

    • Ear Disorder in Both Ears
    • Ear Disorder
    • Bilateral Ear Condition
    • Both Ear Problems
    • Aural Disorder Bilateral
    • Ear Problem
    • Ear Condition
    • Hearing Issues

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • H938X3: Other specified disorders of ear, bilateral
    • H938X2: Other specified disorders of left ear

    Also known as:

    • Ringing in Both Ears
    • Tinnitus
    • Bilateral Tinnitus
    • Head Noise Both Sides

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • H9313: Tinnitus, bilateral

    Also known as:

    • Dizziness
    • Dizziness and Vertigo
    • Lightheadedness
    • Giddiness
    • Vertigo

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • R42: Dizziness and giddiness

    Also known as:

    • Deviated Septum
    • Nose Injuries and Disorder
    • Crooked nose septum
    • Nasal blockage
    • Septal deviation

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • J342: Deviated nasal septum

    Also known as:

    • Nosebleed
    • Nose Injuries and Disorder
    • Epistaxis
    • Bleeding nose
    • Nasal hemorrhage

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • R040: Epistaxis

    Also known as:

    • Nose and Sinus Disorder
    • Nose Injuries and Disorder
    • Nasal problems
    • Sinus problems
    • Nose and sinus conditions

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • J3489: Other specified disorders of nose and nasal sinuses

    Also known as:

    • Chronic Sinusitis
    • Sinusitis
    • Chronic sinus infection
    • Long-term sinus problems
    • Persistent sinus inflammation

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • J329: Chronic sinusitis, unspecified

    Also known as:

    • Postnasal Drip
    • Sinusitis
    • PND
    • Mucus in throat
    • Throat clearing

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • R0982: Postnasal drip

    Also known as:

    • Having Ear Tubes
    • Tympanostomy tubes
    • Grommets
    • Ventilation tubes

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • Z9622: Myringotomy tube(s) status

    Also known as:

    • Difficulty Swallowing
    • Swallowing Disorder
    • Dysphagia
    • Trouble swallowing
    • Painful swallowing

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • R1310: Dysphagia, unspecified

    What procedures does Dr. Lewis perform?

    As an Otolaryngologist, Dr. Lewis performs a variety of medical procedures. This procedure information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical procedures most commonly performed by Dr. Lewis. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.

    Also known as:

    • Impacted Ear Wax Removal (One Ear)
    • Cerumen Impaction Removal
    • Ear Wax Extraction with Tools
    • Professional Ear Cleaning

    CPT Codes:

    • 69210: Removal impacted cerumen requiring instrumentation, unilateral

    Also known as:

    • Foreign Body Removal from Ear Canal (Without General Anesthesia)
    • Ear Canal Foreign Object Removal
    • Remove Object from Ear
    • Earwax Removal

    CPT Codes:

    • 69200: Removal foreign body from external auditory canal; without general anesthesia

    Also known as:

    • Ear Tube Insertion (General Anesthesia)
    • Anesthesia
    • Tympanostomy with Tubes
    • Myringotomy with Tube Placement
    • Ventilating Tube Insertion (Ear)

    CPT Codes:

    • 69436: Tympanostomy (requiring insertion of ventilating tube), general anesthesia

    Also known as:

    • Ear Drum Incision with Fluid Drainage or Eustachian Tube Inflation
    • Myringotomy
    • Ear Drum Puncture
    • Eustachian Tube Inflation
    • Ear Fluid Drainage

    CPT Codes:

    • 69420: Myringotomy including aspiration and/or eustachian tube inflation

    Also known as:

    • Inner Ear Drug Infusion
    • Labyrinthotomy with Drug Perfusion', 'Transcanal Inner Ear Treatment', 'Meniere's Disease Treatment

    CPT Codes:

    • 69801: Labyrinthotomy, with perfusion of vestibuloactive drug(s), transcanal

    Also known as:

    • Eardrum Repair Surgery
    • Tympanoplasty
    • Middle Ear Repair
    • Eardrum Reconstruction

    CPT Codes:

    • 69631: Tympanoplasty without mastoidectomy (including canalplasty, atticotomy and/or middle ear surgery), initial or revision; without ossicular chain reconstruction

    Also known as:

    • Ear Tube Insertion (Local Anesthesia)
    • Anesthesia
    • Myringotomy with Tubes
    • Tympanostomy with Ventilating Tube
    • Ear Drum Incision with Tube Placement
    • Grommet Insertion (Local Anesthesia)

    CPT Codes:

    • 69433: Tympanostomy (requiring insertion of ventilating tube), local or topical anesthesia

    Also known as:

    • Eustachian Tube Balloon Dilation
    • Bilateral Eustachian Tube Dilation
    • Nasal Endoscopy with Eustachian Dilation
    • Ear Tube Widening

    CPT Codes:

    • 69706: Nasopharyngoscopy, surgical, with dilation of eustachian tube (ie, balloon dilation); bilateral

    Also known as:

    • Turbinate Reduction Surgery
    • Deviated Septum Repair
    • Nasal Turbinate Ablation
    • Inferior Turbinate Reduction
    • Radiofrequency Turbinate Reduction
    • Septoplasty
    • Nasal Septum Surgery
    • Submucous Resection of Septum
    • Nose Septum Straightening

    CPT Codes:

    • 30802: Ablation, soft tissue of inferior turbinates, unilateral or bilateral, any method (eg, electrocautery, radiofrequency ablation, or tissue volume reduction); intramural (ie, submucosal)
    • 30520: Septoplasty or submucous resection, with or without cartilage scoring, contouring or replacement with graft

    Also known as:

    • Diagnostic Nasal Endoscopy
    • Endoscopy
    • Nose Scope
    • Rhinoscope
    • Nasal Examination with Scope

    CPT Codes:

    • 31231: Nasal endoscopy, diagnostic, unilateral or bilateral (separate procedure)

    Also known as:

    • Flexible Diagnostic Laryngoscopy
    • Voice Box Exam
    • Flexible Laryngoscope
    • Throat Scope
    • Diagnostic Throat Exam

    CPT Codes:

    • 31575: Laryngoscopy, flexible; diagnostic

    Also known as:

    • Maxillary Sinus Tissue Removal (Endoscopic)
    • Endoscopy
    • Endoscopic Maxillary Antrostomy
    • Sinus Tissue Biopsy
    • Maxillary Sinus Surgery

    CPT Codes:

    • 31267: Nasal/sinus endoscopy, surgical, with maxillary antrostomy; with removal of tissue from maxillary sinus

    Also known as:

    • Swallowing Study (Videofluoroscopy)
    • Dysphagia Tests
    • Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study (VFSS)
    • Modified Barium Swallow (MBS)
    • Dysphagia Evaluation

    CPT Codes:

    • 92611: Motion fluoroscopic evaluation of swallowing function by cine or video recording

    Also known as:

    • Tonsillectomy (Age 12+)
    • Tonsil Removal
    • Adult Tonsillectomy
    • Throat Surgery for Tonsils

    CPT Codes:

    • 42826: Tonsillectomy, primary or secondary; age 12 or over

    Does Dr. Lewis accept my insurance?

    Dr. Lewis accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (510) 465-0941 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.

    What insurance plans does Dr. Lewis accept in Pleasanton, CA?

    Dr. Lewis in Pleasanton, CA accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.

    Top Insurances

    • All Other Third Party

    • Blue Shield of California

    • Crown Cork and Seal Company

    • CVS Health (formerly Aetna)

    • MAPFRE

    • Medicare

    • Other Health Care Provider

    • State of Tennessee

    • Sutter Health

    • UnitedHealthcare

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    Where is Dr. Lewis' office located?

    Dr. William Lewis' Primary Practice

    4725 1st St Ste 100

    Pleasanton, CA 94566

    (510) 465-0941

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    Dr. William Lewis' Practice 2

    350 30th St Ste 320

    Oakland, CA 94609

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    Dr. William Lewis' Practice 3

    2961 Summit St Ste 1

    Oakland, CA 94609

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    What is Dr. Lewis's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.

    Dr. Lewis's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1124081112.

    What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Lewis?

    Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Lewis

    What is Dr. William Lewis's specialty?

    Dr. Lewis is a Otolaryngologist near Pleasanton, CA. An otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon provides comprehensive medical and surgical care for conditions affecting the ears, nose, throat, respiratory, and upper alimentary systems, as well as related head and neck structures. This specialist diagnoses and treats diseases, allergies, neoplasms, deformities, disorders, and injuries involving these areas. Expertise includes head and neck oncology, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, and the treatment of hearing and voice disorders. Contact Dr. Lewis to book an appointment today.

    Is this Dr. William Lewis affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?

    Yes, Dr. Lewis is affiliated with Stanford Health Care - Stanford Hospital, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Summit Campus which are a Castle Connolly Top Hospitals. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are healthcare institutions recognized for their excellence in specific medical procedures and overall patient care. They are identified through a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise. The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the top 25% nationwide. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals

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    Is William Lewis accepting new patients in Pleasanton, CA?

    Yes, Dr. William Lewis is accepting new patients at this time.

    Does Dr. William Lewis offer online booking?

    Please contact Dr. Lewis's office at (510) 465-0941 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.

    How can I make an appointment with William Lewis?

    Please contact Dr. Lewis's office at (510) 465-0941 for information regarding telehealth appointment availability or for scheduling assistance.

    Which board certifications does Dr. William Lewis have?

    Dr. William Lewis is certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology.

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