Bradley Thorgaard MD in Ames, Iowa

Medical School: University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1982
The Primary Medical Specialty for Bradley Thorgaard MD is listed as: Urology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 42
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 6507969581
NPI #: 1356323554
NPI Created On: 11/15/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 11/19/2020
Primary Taxonomy Code: 208800000X
License Number:
23720
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Medica Insurance Company
• Humana
• 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 needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Shock wave crushing of kidney stones
3. Insertion of indwelling bladder catheter
4. Ultrasound measurement of bladder capacity after voiding
5. Diagnostic examination of the bladder and bladder canal (urethra) using an endoscope
6. Destruction and/or removal of large growths of the bladder using an endoscope
7. Removal of foreign body, stone, or stent from bladder canal (urethra) or bladder using an endoscope
8. Manipulation of stone in urinary duct (ureter) using an endoscope
9. Insertion of stent in urinary duct (ureter) using an endoscope
10. Biopsy of prostate gland
11. Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle
12. Automated urinalysis test
13. Blood creatinine level
14. Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement
15. Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function
16. Bacterial culture for aerobic isolates
17. Bacterial colony count, urine
18. Evaluation of antimicrobial drug (antibiotic, antifungal, antiviral)
19. Hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy administration beneath the skin or into muscle
20. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 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).