Andrew Kao MD in Garnett, Kansas

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY)

Medical School: University Of Chicago, Pritzker School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1988
The Primary Medical Specialty for Andrew Kao MD is listed as: Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 36
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 3274507397
NPI #: 1730147224
NPI Created On: 05/03/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 08/28/2020
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
2004018264
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Medica Insurance Company
• Celtic Insurance Company
• 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. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
2. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
3. Heart rhythm symptom-related interpretation of 24-hour ekg monitoring up to 30 days
4. Anti-clotting management for patient taking warfarin
5. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes
6. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
7. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
8. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
9. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
10. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
11. Hospital observation care on day of discharge
12. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day
13. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
14. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
15. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
16. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day
17. Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes
18. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
19. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion
20. Physician review, interpretation, and patient management of home inr testing for patient with either mechanical heart valve(s), chronic atrial fibrillation, or venous thromboembolism who meets medicare coverage criteria; testing not occurring more frequent

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).