Gregory Howell MD in Smithville, Missouri

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS), INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of Missouri, Kansas City, School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 2000
The Primary Medical Specialty for Gregory Howell MD is listed as: Pulmonary Disease
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 24
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 2567459084
NPI #: 1275578007
NPI Created On: 06/17/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 11/16/2017
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RP1001X
License Number:
2002005320
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Medica Insurance Company
• Celtic Insurance Company
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English, Spanish.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope
2. Arterial puncture withdrawal of blood for diagnosis
3. X-ray of chest, 2 views
4. Carboxyhemoglobin (protein) level
5. Blood gases measurement
6. Methemoglobin (hemoglobin) analysis
7. Plasma hemoglobin level
8. Influenza virus vaccine, quadrivalent (aiiv4), inactivated, adjuvanted, preservative free, for injection into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage
9. Measurement and graphic recording of total and timed exhaled air capacity
10. Measurement and graphic recording of total and timed exhaled air capacity
11. Measurement and graphic recording of the amount and speed of breathed air, before and following medication administration
12. Measurement and graphic recording of the amount and speed of breathed air, before and following medication administration
13. Diagnostic testing in a pulmonary function lab
14. Determination of lung volumes using plethysmography
15. Determination of lung volumes using plethysmography
16. Measurement of lung diffusing capacity
17. Measurement of lung diffusing capacity
18. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes
19. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 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).