Ralph Bowers MD in La Fayette, Georgia

Medical School: Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 2003
The Primary Medical Specialty for Ralph Bowers MD is listed as: Family Practice
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 21
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 8820059157
NPI #: 1700820198
NPI Created On: 06/15/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 10/23/2012
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207Q00000X
License Number:
57436
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Alliant Health Plans
• 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 needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Urinalysis, manual test
3. Automated urinalysis test
4. Blood test, clotting time
5. Detection test for influenza virus
6. Strep test (streptococcus, group a)
7. Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle
8. Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle
9. Vaccine for influenza for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage
10. Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older
11. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
12. Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention
13. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
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. Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp
20. Physician certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial implem

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).