Jeffre Helmink in Estherville, Iowa

Medical School: University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1995
The Primary Medical Specialty for Jeffre Helmink is listed as: General Surgery
Approximate Years of Experience: 29
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 7416130281
NPI #: 1629057104
NPI Created On: 01/12/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 07/09/2007
Primary Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
License Number:
33107
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Avera Health Plans, Inc.
• 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 central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older
2. Diagnostic examination of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
3. Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
4. Balloon dilation of esophagus using an endoscope
5. Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
6. Removal of polyps or growths in large bowel using an endoscope
7. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
8. Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using endoscope
9. Ultrasound guidance for accessing into blood vessel
10. Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device
11. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
12. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
13. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
16. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
17. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day
18. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
19. Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito

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).