Selden Spencer MD in Ames, Iowa

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
SLEEP MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of North Dakota School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1978
The Primary Medical Specialty for Selden Spencer MD is listed as: Neurology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 46
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 5890705099
NPI #: 1275514606
NPI Created On: 11/11/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 01/11/2022
Primary Taxonomy Code: 2084V0102X
License Number:
MD-23942
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. Injection of chemical for destruction of facial and neck nerve muscles on both sides of face
3. Blood creatinine level
4. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
5. Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation
6. Sleep monitoring of patient (6 years or older) in sleep lab
7. Sleep monitoring of patient (6 years or older) in sleep lab with continued pressured respiratory assistance by mask or breathing tube
8. Measurement and recording of brain wave (eeg) activity, awake and drowsy
9. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
10. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
11. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
12. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
13. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
14. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day
15. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
16. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
17. Assessment of and care planning for patient with impaired thought processing, typically 50 minutes
18. Injection, onabotulinumtoxina, 1 unit

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).