Dean Kostov in Newport News, Virginia

Medical School: University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 2004
The Primary Medical Specialty for Dean Kostov is listed as: Neurosurgery
Approximate Years of Experience: 20
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 7214115419
NPI #: 1154528776
NPI Created On: 06/28/2007
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 01/20/2014
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X
License Number:
0101249564
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, Bulgarian.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at upper spinal column, anterior approach
2. Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc in upper spinal column below second vertebra of neck , anterior approach
3. Fusion of spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach
4. Fusion of lower spine bones with removal of disc, posterior or posterolateral approach
5. Fusion of lower spine bones with removal of disc, posterior or posterolateral approach
6. Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation at base of neck for stabilization, 1 interspace
7. Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization, 3 to 6 vertebral segments
8. Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization, 7 to 12 vertebral segments
9. Insertion of anterior spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization, 2 to 3 vertebral segments
10. Insertion of device into intervertebral disc space of spine and fusion of vertebrae
11. Computer-assisted spinal procedure
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. Release and/or relocation of median nerve of hand
15. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
16. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
17. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
18. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
19. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
20. 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).