Laura Kresta in Branson, Missouri

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
GERIATRIC MEDICINE

Medical School: Kansas City University Of Physicians And Surgeons
Graduation Year: 2012
The Primary Medical Specialty for Laura Kresta is listed as: Family Practice
Approximate Years of Experience: 12
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 1557663499
NPI #: 1558637298
NPI Created On: 03/27/2012
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 01/23/2015
Primary Taxonomy Code: 390200000X
Listed Gender: Female

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

• QualChoice Life & Health Insurance Company, Inc.
• Celtic Insurance Company
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients in some locations.

Languages spoken by staff include: ENGL.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views
3. Bone density measurement using dedicated x-ray machine
4. Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals
5. Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
6. Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)
7. Automated urinalysis test
8. Urine microalbumin (protein) level
9. Stool analysis for blood
10. Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury
11. Cyanocobalamin (vitamin b-12) level
12. Folic acid level
13. Hemoglobin a1c level
14. Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)
15. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
16. Bacterial colony count, urine
17. Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle
18. Vaccine for influenza for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage
19. Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older
20. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 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).