Gary Friesen MD in Ishpeming, Michigan

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1989
The Primary Medical Specialty for Gary Friesen MD is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 35
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 4082691829
NPI #: 1730123183
NPI Created On: 06/16/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 02/05/2008
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
4301069400
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• 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. External shock to heart to regulate heart beat
3. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
4. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring and physician supervision
5. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician interpretation and report
6. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
7. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
8. Follow-up or limited ultrasound examination of heart
9. Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound examination including interpretation and report
10. Doppler ultrasound study of color-directed heart blood flow, rate, and valve function
11. Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound examination during procedure on heart or great blood vessel via catheter
12. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
13. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day
14. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
15. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day
16. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day

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).