Paul Vargo in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Medical School: University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1987
The Primary Medical Specialty for Paul Vargo is listed as: Gastroenterology
Approximate Years of Experience: 37
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 5799773081
NPI #: 1902866122
NPI Created On: 03/23/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 04/24/2014
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
32932
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Medica Health Plans of Wisconsin
• 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. 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. Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
5. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
6. Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
7. Liver function blood test panel
8. Alpha-fetoprotein (afp) level, serum
9. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
10. Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity
11. Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis up to 1 hour
12. Infusion of chemotherapy into a vein up to 1 hour
13. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
15. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
16. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day
17. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
18. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
19. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion
20. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk

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).