Curtis Baum in Topeka, Kansas

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of Kansas School Of Med (kc/wich/sal)
Graduation Year: 1983
The Primary Medical Specialty for Curtis Baum is listed as: Gastroenterology
Approximate Years of Experience: 41
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 5799816138
NPI #: 1861401390
NPI Created On: 08/05/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 02/27/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
04-20536
Listed Gender: Male

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

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

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Diagnostic examination of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
3. Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
4. Balloon dilation of esophagus using an endoscope
5. Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
6. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
7. Injections of large bowel using an endoscope
8. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
9. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
10. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day
11. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day
12. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk
13. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk
14. 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).