Robert Behrens in West Des Moines, Iowa

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
HEMATOLOGY

Medical School: University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1997
The Primary Medical Specialty for Robert Behrens is listed as: Medical Oncology
Approximate Years of Experience: 27
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 9032293402
NPI #: 1215999800
NPI Created On: 04/06/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 10/01/2022
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RH0003X
License Number:
34946
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. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Bone marrow biopsy and aspiration
3. Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
4. Carcinoembryonic antigen (cea) protein level
5. Cyanocobalamin (vitamin b-12) level
6. Ferritin (blood protein) level
7. Folic acid level
8. Gammaglobulin (immune system protein) measurement
9. Iron level
10. Iron binding capacity
11. Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level
12. Magnesium level
13. Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement
14. Thyroxine (thyroid chemical) measurement
15. Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)
16. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
17. Hydration infusion into a vein 31 minutes to 1 hour
18. Hydration infusion into a vein
19. Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis up to 1 hour
20. Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis

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).