Michael Nicholson in Ankeny, Iowa

Medical School: Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences
Graduation Year: 2010
The Primary Medical Specialty for Michael Nicholson is listed as: Family Practice
Approximate Years of Experience: 14
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 2769635911
NPI #: 1407169097
NPI Created On: 07/23/2010
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 01/02/2024
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207Q00000X
License Number:
DO-04291
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 needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals
3. Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
4. Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)
5. Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope
6. Automated urinalysis test
7. Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis
8. Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury
9. Hemoglobin a1c level
10. Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement
11. Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)
12. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
13. Hepatitis c antibody measurement
14. Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle
15. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
17. Administration of influenza virus vaccine
18. Administration of pneumococcal vaccine
19. Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa)
20. Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit

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).