Steven Ayres MD in Great Falls, Montana

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of Minnesota Medical School
Graduation Year: 1977
The Primary Medical Specialty for Steven Ayres MD is listed as: Gastroenterology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 47
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 9335133420
NPI #: 1265488464
NPI Created On: 05/26/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 03/26/2021
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
22979
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Montana Health Cooperative
• PacificSource Health Plans
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Diagnostic examination of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
2. Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
3. Tying of dilated veins of stomach and/or esophagus using an endoscope
4. Removal of foreign bodies of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
5. Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using an endoscope
6. Balloon dilation of esophagus using an endoscope
7. Removal of polyps or growths of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
8. Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
9. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
10. Injections of large bowel using an endoscope
11. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
12. Measurement of esophageal swallowing movement
13. Monitoring and recording of gastroesophageal reflux with ph electrode insertion including analysis and interpretation
14. Monitoring of gastroesophageal reflux including analysis and interpretation
15. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
17. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk
18. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk
19. Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito

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).