Stuart Christenson MD in Ames, Iowa

Medical School: University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1997
The Primary Medical Specialty for Stuart Christenson MD is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 27
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 5799700688
NPI #: 1336112499
NPI Created On: 02/09/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 11/11/2020
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
43881
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. Insertion of new or replacement of permanent pacemaker including upper and lower chamber electrodes
2. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
3. Nuclear medicine study of vessels of heart using drugs or exercise multiple studies
4. Nuclear medicine study of vessels of heart using drugs or exercise multiple studies
5. Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals
6. Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
7. Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)
8. Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) level
9. Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)
10. Liver enzyme (sgpt), level
11. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
12. Blood test, clotting time
13. External shock to heart to regulate heart beat
14. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
15. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) with tracing using at least 12 leads
16. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
17. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
18. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician supervision, interpretation, and report
19. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring and physician supervision
20. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg tracing and monitoring

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).