Lester Owens MD in Wausau, Wisconsin

Medical School: Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences
Graduation Year: 1972
The Primary Medical Specialty for Lester Owens MD is listed as: Pain Management
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 52
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 8729990965
NPI #: 1174636898
NPI Created On: 08/16/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 03/07/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 2081P2900X
License Number:
25566
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Aspirus Arise Health Plan of Wisconsin, Inc.
• 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. Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule
2. Aspiration and/or injection of major joint or joint capsule with recording and reporting using ultrasound guidance
3. Injection of substance into spinal canal of lower back or sacrum using imaging guidance
4. Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance
5. Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance
6. Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance
7. X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views
8. X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views
9. Mri scan of lower spinal canal
10. Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion of needle
11. Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles of arm or leg limited study
12. Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles of arm or leg complete study
13. Nerve transmission studies, 5-6 studies
14. Osteopathic manipulative treatment to 1-2 body regions
15. Osteopathic manipulative treatment to 3-4 body regions
16. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
17. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
18. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
19. Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg

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).