Robert Stauffer in Joplin, Missouri

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE, PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE

Medical School: Indiana University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1987
The Primary Medical Specialty for Robert Stauffer is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Approximate Years of Experience: 37
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 9931298650
NPI #: 1265478390
NPI Created On: 06/20/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 10/18/2007
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
102735
Listed Gender: Male

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

• QualChoice Life & Health Insurance Company, Inc.
• Humana
• Medica Insurance Company
• Celtic Insurance Company
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: ENGL, English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of new or replacement of permanent pacemaker including upper and lower chamber electrodes
2. Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment
3. Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of arteries of both arms or legs
4. Nuclear medicine study of vessels of heart using drugs or exercise multiple studies
5. Balloon dilation of narrowed or blocked major coronary artery or branch (accessed through the skin)
6. Catheter insertion of stents in major coronary artery or branch, accessed through the skin
7. Insertion of stent, removal of plaque and/or balloon dilation of coronary vessel, accessed through the skin
8. External shock to heart to regulate heart beat
9. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
10. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring and physician supervision
11. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician interpretation and report
12. Heart rhythm tracing, analysis, and interpretation of 48-hour ekg
13. Heart rhythm tracing, computer analysis, and interpretation of patient-triggered events greater than 24-hour ekg up to 30 days
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 defibrillator with analysis, review and report
16. Remote evaluations of single, dual, or multiple lead pacemaker system with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report, up to 90 days
17. Remote evaluations of defibrillator up to 90 days with analysis, review and report
18. Remote evaluations of heart rhythm monitor system implanted under skin with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report, up to 30 days
19. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
20. Chest ultrasound examination of heart

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).