Thomas Russ MD in Duluth, Minnesota

Medical School: University Of Minnesota Medical School
Graduation Year: 1979
The Primary Medical Specialty for Thomas Russ MD is listed as: Nephrology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 45
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 5193637775
NPI #: 1023046570
NPI Created On: 06/30/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 05/09/2011
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RN0300X
License Number:
26461
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Sanford Health Plan
• Medica Health Plans of Wisconsin
• Humana
• Security Health Plan
• 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. Kidney function blood test panel
3. Automated urinalysis test
4. Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury
5. Total protein level, urine
6. Hemoglobin measurement
7. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
8. Dialysis services (4 or more physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
9. Dialysis services (2-3 physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
10. Dialysis services (1 physician visit per month), patient 20 years of age and older
11. Home dialysis services per month, patient 20 years of age or older
12. Dialysis services, per day (less than full month service), patient 20 years of age or older
13. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 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).