Susan Schima in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Creighton University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 2001
The Primary Medical Specialty for Susan Schima is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Approximate Years of Experience: 23
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 8224108329
NPI #: 1871674341
NPI Created On: 10/18/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 08/20/2013
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
License Number:
22955
Listed Gender: Female

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

• Medica Insurance Company
• 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. 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. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
6. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring and physician supervision
7. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician interpretation and report
8. Heart rhythm tracing, analysis, and interpretation of 48-hour ekg
9. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
10. Follow-up or limited ultrasound examination of heart
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. 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. Ultrasound examination and continuous monitoring of the heart performed during rest, exercise, and/or drug-induced stress with interpretation and report
16. Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound examination during procedure on heart or great blood vessel via catheter
17. Ultrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on both sides of head and neck
18. Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes
19. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
20. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 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).