Nelson Prager MD in Vail, Colorado

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

Medical School: University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver
Graduation Year: 1984
The Primary Medical Specialty for Nelson Prager MD is listed as: Interventional Cardiology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 40
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 7113830100
NPI #: 1952397895
NPI Created On: 09/26/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 01/24/2022
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0001X
License Number:
26938
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Medica Insurance Company
• Humana
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Review and interpretation of external ekg recording for more than 48 hours up to 21 days
2. Insertion of new or replacement of permanent pacemaker including upper and lower chamber electrodes
3. Removal and replacement of dual lead permanent pacemaker pulse generator
4. Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin
5. Removal of heart rhythm monitor from under skin
6. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
7. Blood test, clotting time
8. External shock to heart to regulate heart beat
9. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
10. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
11. Heart rhythm tracing, computer analysis, and interpretation of patient-triggered events greater than 24-hour ekg up to 30 days
12. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent single lead pacemaker system in one chamber of heart with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report
13. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent single lead pacemaker system in one chamber of heart with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report
14. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent dual lead pacemaker system with physician analysis, review, and report
15. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent dual lead pacemaker system with physician analysis, review, and report
16. Evaluation, testing and programming adjustment of defibrillator with analysis, review and report
17. Evaluation, testing and programming adjustment of defibrillator with analysis, review and report
18. Evaluation, testing and programming adjustment of defibrillator with analysis, review and report
19. Evaluation of heart rhythm monitor system implanted under skin with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report
20. Remote evaluations of single, dual, or multiple lead pacemaker system with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report, up to 90 days

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).