Hans Coester in Longmont, Colorado

Medical School: University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1986
The Primary Medical Specialty for Hans Coester is listed as: Neurosurgery
Approximate Years of Experience: 38
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 2062595283
NPI #: 1043256613
NPI Created On: 06/21/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 01/19/2015
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X
License Number:
31578
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Donor bone graft for spine surgery
2. Harvest of bone fragments for spine surgery graft
3. Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at upper spinal column, anterior approach
4. Fusion of upper spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach
5. Fusion of lower spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach
6. Fusion of spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach
7. Fusion of lower spine bones with removal of disc, posterior or posterolateral approach
8. Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation at base of neck for stabilization, 1 interspace
9. Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization, 3 to 6 vertebral segments
10. Insertion of anterior spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization, 2 to 3 vertebral segments
11. Insertion of device into intervertebral disc space of spine and fusion of vertebrae
12. Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves
13. Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves
14. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes

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).