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Dr. Ishfaq H. Bhat, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Gastroenterology

Government Medical College (2000)

Professional interests include: gastrointestinal problems (digestive disorders), cancer screening, acid reflux (GERD), and more.

4400 Emile Street
Omaha, NE 68105

(402) 559-4015

Dr. Ishfaq H. Bhat, MD is a gastroenterologist in Omaha, NE specializing in adult gastroenterology. He graduated from Government Medical College in 2000 and has 24 years of experience. Dr. Ishfaq H. Bhat, MD is affiliated with Nebraska Medicine and UNMC PHYSICIANS.

Office Locations

Address:

4400 Emile Street
Omaha, NE 68105

Address:

988102 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198

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Gastrointestinal Problems (Digestive Disorders)

The gastrointestinal system, or GI tract, is the name given to a collection of organs that work together to digest food. These organs fit together in a long tube, running from the mouth to the anus, and include the esophagus, stomach, and intestines, among others. With so many parts working together, complicated by today's busy lifestyles and diets, digestive problems are common. As many as 1 in 3 Americans have a digestive or GI disorder. There are a huge variety of digestive problems, but the most common are IBS, constipation, GERD, hemorrhoids, and ulcers.

IBS, or irritable bowel syndrome, happens when the muscles surrounding the colon contract too easily or frequently. The result is abdominal pain, cramps, diarrhea or constipation, gas and bloating. IBS attacks can often be brought on by specific triggers, so a key part of treatment is learning which foods trigger IBS attacks and avoiding them. Treatment also includes exercise, avoiding stress, and medications if needed.

Constipation, or large, hard, or infrequent stools, happens to everyone at some point. It can be caused by a disruption in routine or food, or by eating a diet without many fresh fruits and vegetables. Although it is uncomfortable, constipation is common and usually not serious, but it can sometimes become chronic. Adding fiber to the diet, exercising, and taking medications may help.

GERD, or gastroesophageal reflux disease, is a severe form of chronic heartburn where stomach acid spills back up into the esophagus. Left untreated, the acid may even eat away at the esophagus and cause serious damage. Treatment includes changing the diet to avoid trigger foods, losing weight if needed, medications, or even surgery.

Hemorrhoids are blood vessels around the rectum that become irritated, swollen or torn while straining during a bowel movement. They are most often caused by constipation, but can also be caused by pregnancy, diarrhea, or simply a genetic predisposition towards hemorrhoids. Treatment involves first treating any constipation issues, then keeping the area clean and soothed until it has healed. If these measures are ineffective, surgery is sometimes used.

Peptic ulcers are sores or spots of inflammation in the lining of the stomach or close to the stomach in the small intestine. Usually this area is coated with a protective lining that shields the tissue from the strong stomach acid, but a break in the lining can let acid in, causing the sores. It used to be thought that stress caused ulcers, but now it is known that is not the case. Most often, they are caused by an infection by H. pylori bacteria, but ulcers can also be caused by alcohol abuse or overuse of aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, or other NSAIDS. The symptoms of an ulcer are pain, hunger, nausea, and fatigue.

Gastrointestinal problems, perhaps more than any other area, are markedly affected by lifestyle. Many disorders can be prevented or treated at least in part by eating a healthy diet high in fiber, exercising regularly, drinking enough water, and limiting alcohol intake. Still, the frequency of digestive disorders means that even the healthiest person can be affected by them. Anyone who notices blood in their stool, experiences abdominal pain, unexplained weight loss, or any significant change in bowel movements should see a doctor.

diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	11
gastrointestinal procedures	20
hospital care	56
inpatient care	56
minimally invasive procedures	20
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	31

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	48

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	72
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	28

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

diagnostic procedures	54
doctor visit	54
gastrointestinal procedures	77
hospital care	248
inpatient care	248
minimally invasive procedures	77
preventive care	14
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	54

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	376
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	36
Less than 65	122

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	37
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

diagnostic procedures	91
doctor visit	64
gastrointestinal procedures	124
hospital care	214
inpatient care	214
minimally invasive procedures	124
preventive care	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	91

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	202
Black	22
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	21
Less than 65	81

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	36
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

diagnostic procedures	96
doctor visit	62
gastrointestinal procedures	126
hospital care	192
inpatient care	192
minimally invasive procedures	126
preventive care	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	96

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	224
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	20
Less than 65	89

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	39
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

aspiration	26
balloon dilation	11
diagnostic procedures	261
doctor visit	53
esophageal dilation	11
gastrointestinal procedures	462
hospital care	217
image guided procedures	26
inpatient care	217
minimally invasive procedures	462
minor procedures	26
preventive care	27
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	261
stent placement (stenting)	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	51

**Gender**
Male	245
Female	239

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	426
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	42
Less than 65	103

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	15

aspiration	26
diagnostic procedures	169
doctor visit	49
gastrointestinal procedures	328
hospital care	115
image guided procedures	26
inpatient care	115
minimally invasive procedures	328
minor procedures	26
preventive care	17
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	169
stent placement (stenting)	43
ultrasound (sonogram)	42

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	319
Black	22
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	37
Less than 65	71

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	36
Dementia	19
Cancer	20

aspiration	71
balloon dilation	19
diagnostic procedures	289
doctor visit	91
esophageal dilation	19
foreign body removal	29
gastrointestinal procedures	583
hospital care	210
image guided procedures	71
inpatient care	210
minimally invasive procedures	583
minor procedures	71
preventive care	11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	289
stent placement (stenting)	65
ultrasound (sonogram)	118

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2014 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ishfaq H. Bhat, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ishfaq H. Bhat, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Omaha, NE were gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

aspiration	41
balloon dilation	15
diagnostic procedures	142
doctor visit	55
esophageal dilation	15
foreign body removal	29
gastrointestinal procedures	253
hospital care	178
image guided procedures	41
inpatient care	178
minimally invasive procedures	253
minor procedures	41
preventive care	15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	142
stent placement (stenting)	45
ultrasound (sonogram)	70

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2014 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ishfaq H. Bhat, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	11
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	161
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	2
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	42
85 and over	15
Less than 65	49
65 to 74	79

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ishfaq H. Bhat, MD From 2014 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ishfaq H. Bhat, MD treated were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	43
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Cancer	7
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. Ishfaq H. Bhat, MD graduated from Government Medical College in 2000. He completed residency at S.M.H.S. Hospital. He is certified by the Board Certification: Gastroenterology and has a state license in Nebraska.

Medical School: Government Medical College (2000)

Residency: S.M.H.S. Hospital (2002)

Board Certification: Board Certification: Gastroenterology

Licensed In: Nebraska

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ishfaq H. Bhat, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Nebraska Medicine

UNMC PHYSICIANS

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Insurance Accepted by Affiliated Medical Group or Hospital:

UnitedHealthcare: Optum VA Community Care Network (CCN)

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BSCSNE Student Blue

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BCBSNE Network Blue

Medicaid Iowa: Wellpoint Iowa

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BSCSNE BlueCard PPO

Midlands Choice: Commercial plans

Aetna Healthcare: Aetna High Performance Network (Nebraska Health Network)

Aetna Healthcare: Aetna (Broad Network)

UnitedHealthcare: Medica

Medicaid Nebraska: Nebraska Medicaid

Medicare Advantage: Medica Advantage Solution

Medicare Advantage: HumanaChoice (PPO) Medicare Advantage

Medicaid Nebraska: Molina Nebraska

Medicare Advantage: BCBSNE Medicare Advantage Choice (HMO-POS)

Aetna Healthcare: First Health (except "First Health Professionals Only")

Medicaid Nebraska: Every Woman Matters

Medicaid Nebraska: UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Nebraska

Humana: Humana One PPO

Medicare Advantage: UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage

Medica: Medica Commercial

Tricare West: Tricare West for Life

UnitedHealthcare: United Medical Resources

Medicare Advantage: Aetna Medicare Premium Advantra (PPO)

Medicare Advantage: Medica Prime Solution Total Cost Medicare Advantage

Medicaid Kansas: Sunflower Health

UnitedHealthcare: UnitedHealthcare

Medicaid Iowa: Iowa Medicaid

Century Health Solutions: Century Health Solutions

MultiPlan: MultiPlan (Does not include PHCS)

UnitedHealthcare: NexusACO

UnitedHealthcare: Golden Rule

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BSCSNE BlueCard HMO (only with suitcase logo)

Medicare: Medicare Part A & B

Medica: Medica Insure

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BCBSNE Federal Plan

Tricare West: Tricare West Prime

Medicare Advantage: Aetna Medicare Premier Advantra (PPO)

Medicare Advantage: BCBSNE Medicare Advantage Core (HMO)

Other: Nebraska Furniture Mart Employee Plan Tier 1

Aetna Healthcare: Aetna Signature Administrators

Medicare Advantage: Wellcare by Nebraska Total Care Medicare Advantage

Medicaid Kansas: AmeriGroup Kansas

Wellmark of Iowa: Wellmark Blue HMO

Other: Midwest Network Alliance

UnitedHealthcare: Oxford Health

Medicaid Kansas: UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Kansas

Tricare West: Tricare West Active Duty

Medicaid Iowa: Iowa Total Care

Ambetter by Nebraska Total Care: Ambetter

Other: University of Nebraska Employee Plan Enhanced Tier

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BSCSNE Select Blue

Medicaid Iowa: Iowa Care for Yourself

Medica: Medica Elevate

Medicare Advantage: Humana Gold (HMO) Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage: Aetna Medicare Elite Advantra (PPO)

Humana: Humana Choice Care

Medicaid Nebraska: Nebraska Total Care

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ishfaq H. Bhat, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Boston Scientific Corporation	$739 GENERAL THERAPIES $396	ACQUIRE $94	AXIOS $86	SPYGLASS $77	Hurricane $30	Other $57
Olympus Corporation of the Americas	$484 Olympus EndoTherapy Accessories $484
Endogastric Solutions, Inc	$148 EsophyX $148
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$85 REMICADE $85

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$928
Travel and Lodging	$444
Education	$85

Biography

Dr. Ishfaq Bhat is a specialist in adult gastroenterology. Areas of particular interest for Dr. Bhat include colorectal cancer screening, swallowing problems (dysphagia), and gallstones. Dr. Bhat is affiliated with Nebraska Medicine. He attended Government Medical College for medical school and subsequently trained at S.M.H.S. Hospital and McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University for residency.