Karen Ahlstrom in Missoula, Montana

Medical School: University Of Arizona College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1996
The Primary Medical Specialty for Karen Ahlstrom is listed as: Otolaryngology
Approximate Years of Experience: 29
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 8224164264
NPI #: 1922058031
NPI Created On: 05/11/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 09/26/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207Y00000X
License Number:
MD00039605
Listed Gender: Female

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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. Diagnostic examination of nasal passages using an endoscope
2. Diagnostic examination of voice box using flexible endoscope
3. Removal of impact ear wax, one ear
4. Diagnostic examination of ear and nose
5. Injection into skin of airborne allergen extracts for immediate reaction analysis
6. Injection of incremental dosages of allergen, 2 or more injections
7. Preparation and provision of single or multiple antigens for allergen immunotherapy
8. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes
9. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
10. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
11. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
13. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
16. Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing

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).

They took part in the Million Hearts Initiative, which was deigned to improve cardiac outcomes.