Donald Cook in Laredo, Texas

Medical School: Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai
Graduation Year: 1983
The Primary Medical Specialty for Donald Cook is listed as: Urology
Approximate Years of Experience: 41
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 0547239568
NPI #: 1558328146
NPI Created On: 04/27/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 12/05/2018
Primary Taxonomy Code: 208800000X
License Number:
H8607
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Celtic Insurance Company
• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English, Spanish.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of hormone pellets beneath the skin
2. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
3. Electronic assessment of bladder emptying
4. Ultrasound measurement of bladder capacity after voiding
5. Diagnostic examination of the bladder and bladder canal (urethra) using an endoscope
6. Destruction of tissue in the bladder, bladder canal (urethra) or surrounding glands using an endoscope
7. Dilation of bladder canal (urethra) using an endoscope
8. Biopsy of prostate gland
9. Ultrasound of rectum
10. Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle
11. Liver function blood test panel
12. Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope
13. Blood creatinine level
14. Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement
15. Testosterone (hormone) level
16. Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function
17. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
18. Bacterial culture for aerobic isolates
19. Bacterial colony count, urine
20. Evaluation of antimicrobial drug (antibiotic, antifungal, antiviral)

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).