Stephen Thew MD in Spokane, Washington

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY)

Medical School: University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1995
The Primary Medical Specialty for Stephen Thew MD is listed as: Interventional Cardiology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 29
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 9032184130
NPI #: 1588617591
NPI Created On: 05/19/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 12/31/2015
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
MD45565
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• 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. Review and interpretation of external ekg recording for more than 48 hours up to 21 days
2. Replacement of aortic valve with prosthetic valve, accessed through the skin
3. Catheter insertion of stents in major coronary artery or branch, accessed through the skin
4. External shock to heart to regulate heart beat
5. Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft
6. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
7. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
8. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
9. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent dual lead pacemaker system with physician analysis, review, and report
10. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
11. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
12. Follow-up or limited ultrasound examination of heart
13. Follow-up or limited heart doppler ultrasound study of heart blood flow, valves, and chambers
14. Doppler ultrasound study of color-directed heart blood flow, rate, and valve function
15. Insertion of catheter in left heart for imaging of blood vessels or grafts and left lower heart
16. Insertion of catheter in left heart for imaging of blood vessels or grafts and left lower heart
17. Insertion of catheter in right and left heart for imaging of blood vessels or grafts and left lower heart
18. Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment
19. Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes
20. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes

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).