John Gardner in Topeka, Kansas

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of Kansas School Of Med (kc/wich/sal)
Graduation Year: 1976
The Primary Medical Specialty for John Gardner is listed as: Rheumatology
Approximate Years of Experience: 48
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 9133258742
NPI #: 1265444368
NPI Created On: 08/13/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 12/06/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RR0500X
License Number:
04-17995
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Medica Insurance Company
• 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 lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views
4. X-ray of hand, 2 views
5. X-ray of hip with pelvis, 2-3 views
6. X-ray of knee, 1 or 2 views
7. X-ray of foot, 2 views
8. Bone density measurement using dedicated x-ray machine
9. Vaccine for influenza for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage
10. Influenza virus vaccine, quadrivalent (aiiv4), inactivated, adjuvanted, preservative free, for injection 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. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
17. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day
18. Administration of influenza virus vaccine
19. Administration of pneumococcal vaccine
20. Injection, certolizumab pegol, 1 mg (code may be used for medicare when drug administered under the direct supervision of a physician, not for use when drug is self administered)

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).