Joseph Kurth in Sioux City, Iowa

Medical School: University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 2007
The Primary Medical Specialty for Joseph Kurth is listed as: Family Practice
Approximate Years of Experience: 17
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 8921188400
NPI #: 1093911372
NPI Created On: 06/25/2007
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 01/31/2011
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207Q00000X
License Number:
37895
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Sanford Health Plan
• Avera Health Plans, Inc.
• Medica Insurance Company
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule
2. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
3. X-ray of chest, 2 views
4. Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals
5. Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
6. Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)
7. Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope
8. Automated urinalysis test
9. Urine microalbumin (protein) level
10. Vitamin d-3 level
11. Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury
12. Hemoglobin a1c level
13. Ldl cholesterol level
14. Thyroxine (thyroid chemical) measurement
15. Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)
16. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
17. Blood test, clotting time
18. Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle
19. Vaccine for influenza for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage
20. Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older

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).