Thomas Helpenstell in Olympia, Washington

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
SPORTS MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of Washington School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1985
The Primary Medical Specialty for Thomas Helpenstell is listed as: Orthopedic Surgery
Approximate Years of Experience: 39
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 2860534625
NPI #: 1376612002
NPI Created On: 11/07/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 04/17/2013
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207XX0004X
License Number:
MD00024139
Listed Gender: Male

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule
2. Partial removal of collar bone
3. Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint prosthesis
4. Repair of knee joint
5. Removal of both knee cartilages using an endoscope
6. Removal of one knee cartilage using an endoscope
7. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
8. X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views
9. Mri scan of arm joint
10. X-ray of hip with pelvis, 2-3 views
11. X-ray of both hips with pelvis, 3-4 views
12. X-ray of knee, 3 views
13. Mri scan of leg joint
14. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) with tracing using at least 12 leads
15. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
16. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
17. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
18. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
19. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
20. Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg

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).