Ronald Brzana in Altoona, Pennsylvania

Medical School: Temple University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1991
The Primary Medical Specialty for Ronald Brzana is listed as: Gastroenterology
Approximate Years of Experience: 33
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 8820996358
NPI #: 1861426173
NPI Created On: 07/10/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 01/07/2016
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
MD050715L
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Highmark Health Insurance Company
• Humana
• Highmark Inc.
• Geisinger Health Plan
• UPMC Health Options, Inc.
• Geisinger Quality Options
• 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. Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
3. Dilation of esophagus
4. Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
5. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
6. Removal of polyps or growths in large bowel using an endoscope
7. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
8. Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
9. Liver function blood test panel
10. Amylase (enzyme) level
11. Stool analysis for blood
12. Cyanocobalamin (vitamin b-12) level
13. Ferritin (blood protein) level
14. Iron level
15. Iron binding capacity
16. Lipase (fat enzyme) level
17. Magnesium level
18. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
19. Bacterial culture for aerobic isolates
20. Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity

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).