Jos Cove MD in Tacoma, Washington

Medical School: University Of Hawaii John A. Burns School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1993
The Primary Medical Specialty for Jos Cove MD is listed as: Orthopedic Surgery
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 31
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 7315049574
NPI #: 1578613998
NPI Created On: 01/10/2007
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 12/21/2011
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
License Number:
MD00040590
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English, German, Dutch.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Donor bone graft for spine surgery
2. Fusion of lower spine bones with removal of disc, posterior or posterolateral approach
3. Fusion of lower spine bones with removal of disc, posterior or posterolateral approach
4. Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization, 3 to 6 vertebral segments
5. Insertion of device into intervertebral disc space of spine and fusion of vertebrae
6. Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves
7. Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves
8. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
9. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
10. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
11. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day

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).