Mark Niemer MD in Dubuque, Iowa

Medical School: Ohio State University College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1985
The Primary Medical Specialty for Mark Niemer MD is listed as: Rheumatology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 39
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 8820998537
NPI #: 1275585259
NPI Created On: 05/17/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 09/08/2010
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RR0500X
License Number:
28785
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Medica Insurance Company
• 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, 2 or 3 views
4. X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views
5. X-ray of hand, 2 views
6. X-ray of knee, 4 or more views
7. Bone density measurement using dedicated x-ray machine
8. Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope
9. Albumin (protein) level
10. Vitamin d-3 level
11. Calcium level
12. Creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme) level
13. Blood creatinine level
14. Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)
15. Liver enzyme (sgot), level
16. Uric acid level, blood
17. Hemoglobin measurement
18. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
19. Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation
20. Measurement c-reactive protein for detection of infection or inflammation

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).