Brent Kovacs in Santa Barbara, California

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Tulane University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1991
The Primary Medical Specialty for Brent Kovacs is listed as: Gastroenterology
Approximate Years of Experience: 33
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 1052205226
NPI #: 1730296542
NPI Created On: 08/25/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 07/08/2007
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
A51416
Listed Gender: Male

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Diagnostic examination of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
2. Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
3. Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using an endoscope
4. Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
5. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
6. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
7. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes
8. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
9. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
10. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
11. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
13. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
14. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
15. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day
16. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
17. Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion
18. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
19. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk
20. Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito

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).