Nicholas Southard in West Des Moines, Iowa

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
GENERAL SURGERY

Medical School: Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences
Graduation Year: 2006
The Primary Medical Specialty for Nicholas Southard is listed as: Vascular Surgery
Approximate Years of Experience: 18
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 0840431276
NPI #: 1124281902
NPI Created On: 07/02/2008
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 08/17/2021
Primary Taxonomy Code: 2086S0129X
License Number:
DO-04402
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Medica Insurance Company
• Humana
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Amputation of both lower leg bones
2. Exposure of one groin artery for delivery of graft, accessed through the skin
3. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
4. Destruction of insufficient vein of arm or leg, accessed through the skin
5. Chemical destruction of incompetent vein of arm or leg, accessed through the skin using imaging guidance
6. Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
7. Removal of plaque in arteries in one leg, endovascular, accessed through the skin or open procedure
8. Balloon dilation of artery of one leg, endovascular, accessed through the skin or open procedure
9. Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment
10. Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment
11. Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment
12. Radiological supervision and interpretation x-ray of abdominal aorta
13. Radiological supervision and interpretation x-ray of abdominal aorta
14. Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg
15. Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg
16. Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals
17. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
18. Ultrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on both sides of head and neck
19. Ultrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on both sides of head and neck
20. Ultrasound study of arteries of both arms and legs

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).