Ralph Latta MD in Benton, Illinois

Medical School: University Of Illinois College Of Med (chi/peor/rock/chm-urb)
Graduation Year: 2003
The Primary Medical Specialty for Ralph Latta MD is listed as: Family Practice
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 21
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 4789694290
NPI #: 1215956602
NPI Created On: 07/18/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 11/11/2020
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207Q00000X
License Number:
036114358
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• 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. X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views
5. X-ray of knee, 4 or more views
6. Mammography of both breasts
7. Bone density measurement using dedicated x-ray machine
8. Automated urinalysis test
9. Pneumococcal vaccine for injection into muscle
10. Vaccine for influenza for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage
11. Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older
12. Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention
13. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
15. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
16. Administration of influenza virus vaccine
17. Administration of pneumococcal vaccine
18. Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment
19. Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
20. Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg

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).