Timothy Ryken in Des Moines, Iowa

Medical School: University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1988
The Primary Medical Specialty for Timothy Ryken is listed as: Neurosurgery
Approximate Years of Experience: 36
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 9133277544
NPI #: 1235122359
NPI Created On: 08/24/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 03/19/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X
License Number:
MD-28456
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Sanford Health Plan
• Celtic Insurance Company
• Humana
• Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc.
• Harvard Pilgrim Health Care of NE
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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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 lower spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach
4. Fusion of spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach
5. Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation at base of neck for stabilization, 1 interspace
6. Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization, 3 to 6 vertebral segments
7. Insertion of device into intervertebral disc space of spine and fusion of vertebrae
8. Computer-assisted spinal procedure
9. Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves
10. Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves
11. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
13. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day
14. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
15. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion

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).