John Whalen MD in Dubuque, Iowa

Medical School: University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1973
The Primary Medical Specialty for John Whalen MD is listed as: Nephrology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 51
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 3678481587
NPI #: 1285694802
NPI Created On: 03/27/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 03/23/2021
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RN0300X
License Number:
42286 02
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Dean Health Plan
• Medica Insurance Company
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: ENGLISH, English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals
3. Kidney function blood test panel
4. Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope
5. Stool analysis for blood
6. Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury
7. Ferritin (blood protein) level
8. Iron binding capacity
9. Parathormone (parathyroid hormone) level
10. Total protein level, urine
11. Hemoglobin measurement
12. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
13. Blood test, clotting time
14. Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation
15. Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle
16. Hemodialysis procedure with one physician evaluation
17. Dialysis services (4 or more physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
18. Dialysis services (2-3 physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
19. Home dialysis services per month, patient 20 years of age or older
20. Dialysis services, per day (less than full month service), patient 20 years of age or older

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).