Robert Braastad MD in Eureka, Illinois

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY)

Medical School: Emory University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1979
The Primary Medical Specialty for Robert Braastad MD is listed as: Interventional Cardiology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 45
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 5698751972
NPI #: 1487619573
NPI Created On: 04/20/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 05/02/2022
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
22973
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Nuclear medicine study of vessels of heart using drugs or exercise multiple studies
2. Nuclear medicine study of vessels of heart using drugs or exercise multiple studies
3. Blood test, clotting time
4. Catheter insertion of stents in major coronary artery or branch, accessed through the skin
5. External shock to heart to regulate heart beat
6. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
7. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
8. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician supervision, interpretation, and report
9. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring and physician supervision
10. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician interpretation and report
11. Heart rhythm tracing, analysis, and interpretation of 48-hour ekg
12. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
13. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
14. Follow-up or limited ultrasound examination of heart
15. Follow-up or limited ultrasound examination of heart
16. Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound examination including interpretation and report
17. Doppler ultrasound study of heart blood flow, valves, and chambers
18. Follow-up or limited heart doppler ultrasound study of heart blood flow, valves, and chambers
19. Doppler ultrasound study of color-directed heart blood flow, rate, and valve function
20. Insertion of catheter in left heart for imaging of blood vessels or grafts and left lower heart

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).