Loren Ost MD in Sulphur Springs, Texas

Medical School: Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1993
The Primary Medical Specialty for Loren Ost MD is listed as: Urology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 31
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 0547260606
NPI #: 1275526998
NPI Created On: 08/29/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 08/06/2015
Primary Taxonomy Code: 208800000X
License Number:
P1380
Listed Gender: Male

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

• CHRISTUS Health Plan
• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English, Spanish.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Shock wave crushing of kidney stones
2. Electronic assessment of bladder emptying
3. Diagnostic examination of the bladder and bladder canal (urethra) using an endoscope
4. Dilation of bladder canal (urethra) using an endoscope
5. Removal of foreign body, stone, or stent from bladder canal (urethra) or bladder using an endoscope
6. Insertion of stent in urinary duct (ureter) using an endoscope
7. Removal or manipulation of stone in urinary duct (ureter) or kidney using an endoscope
8. Crushing of stone in urinary duct (ureter) with stent using an endoscope
9. Biopsy of prostate gland
10. Imaging of urinary tract
11. Ultrasound behind abdominal cavity
12. Ultrasound of rectum
13. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
14. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
17. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
18. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day
19. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
20. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day

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).