Louisa Ziglar in Wheaton, Maryland

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center
Graduation Year: 2002
The Primary Medical Specialty for Louisa Ziglar is listed as: Rheumatology
Approximate Years of Experience: 22
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 2264556802
NPI #: 1538336151
NPI Created On: 05/13/2008
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 08/07/2019
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RR0500X
License Number:
25MA09101400
Listed Gender: Female

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

• CareFirst BlueChoice, Inc.
• Humana
• Group Hospitalization and Medical Services Inc.
• 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 major joint or joint capsule with recording and reporting using ultrasound guidance
2. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
3. X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2 or 3 views
4. X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views
5. X-ray of knee, 3 views
6. X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views
7. Complete ultrasound of joint of arm or leg
8. Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle
9. Bone density measurement using dedicated x-ray machine
10. Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
11. Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)
12. Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope
13. Vitamin d-3 level
14. Creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme) level
15. Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury
16. Protein measurement, serum
17. Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)
18. Uric acid level, blood
19. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
20. Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation

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).