Thomas Ayres MD in Jefferson City, Tennessee

Medical School: Tulane University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1984
The Primary Medical Specialty for Thomas Ayres MD is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 40
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 8527166628
NPI #: 1588653141
NPI Created On: 10/17/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 06/26/2020
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RI0011X
License Number:
MD0000020680
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English, Spanish.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Replacement of aortic valve with prosthetic valve, accessed through the skin
2. External shock to heart to regulate heart beat
3. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
4. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
5. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring and physician supervision
6. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician interpretation and report
7. Remote evaluations of single, dual, or multiple lead pacemaker system with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report, up to 90 days
8. Remote evaluations of defibrillator up to 90 days with analysis, review and report
9. Remote evaluations of single, dual, or multiple lead pacemaker system or implantable defibrillator system with technician review, support and distribution of results, up to 90 days
10. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
11. Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound examination including interpretation and report
12. Doppler ultrasound study of heart blood flow, valves, and chambers
13. Doppler ultrasound study of color-directed heart blood flow, rate, and valve function
14. Ultrasound examination and continuous monitoring of the heart performed during rest, exercise, and/or drug-induced stress with interpretation and report
15. Insertion of catheter in left heart for imaging of blood vessels or grafts and left lower heart
16. Insertion of catheter in right and left heart for imaging of blood vessels or grafts and left lower heart
17. Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes
18. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes
19. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
20. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 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).