Friedrich Loura in Anacortes, Washington

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1982
The Primary Medical Specialty for Friedrich Loura is listed as: Gastroenterology
Approximate Years of Experience: 42
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 0941498000
NPI #: 1760423388
NPI Created On: 06/08/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 01/13/2008
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
MD00025420
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, Spanish.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
2. Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
3. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
4. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
5. Measurement of esophageal swallowing movement
6. Monitoring of gastroesophageal reflux including analysis and interpretation, prolonged (greater than 1 hour, up to 24 hours)
7. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
8. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
9. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
10. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk
11. 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).