Brian Beard MD in Topeka, Kansas

Medical School: University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1992
The Primary Medical Specialty for Brian Beard MD is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 32
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 1557261393
NPI #: 1982671244
NPI Created On: 03/07/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 04/03/2018
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
04-30424
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Medica Insurance Company
• Humana
• 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. Review and interpretation of external ekg recording for more than 48 hours up to 21 days
2. Nuclear medicine study of vessels of heart using drugs or exercise multiple studies
3. External shock to heart to regulate heart beat
4. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
5. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring and physician supervision
6. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician interpretation and report
7. Heart rhythm tracing, analysis, and interpretation of 48-hour ekg
8. Heart rhythm tracing, computer analysis, and interpretation of patient-triggered events greater than 24-hour ekg up to 30 days
9. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
10. Follow-up or limited ultrasound examination of heart
11. Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound examination including interpretation and report
12. Insertion of catheter in left heart for imaging of blood vessels or grafts and left lower heart
13. Insertion of catheter in right and left heart for imaging of blood vessels or grafts and left lower heart
14. Ultrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on both sides of head and neck
15. Ultrasound study of arteries of both arms and legs
16. Ultrasound study of arteries and arterial grafts of both legs
17. Ultrasound scan of veins of both arms or legs including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers
18. Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes
19. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
20. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes

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).