Laura Dakovich in West Des Moines, Iowa

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Sorry, her university is not listed
Graduation Year: 2001
The Primary Medical Specialty for Laura Dakovich is listed as: Gastroenterology
Approximate Years of Experience: 23
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 3375644966
NPI #: 1992826432
NPI Created On: 04/03/2007
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 12/19/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
DO-03807
Listed Gender: Female

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

• Medica Insurance Company
• Humana
• 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. 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. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
8. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
9. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
10. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
11. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
12. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
13. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day
14. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
15. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk
16. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk
17. 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).