Dr. Karen E Den Besten

Overview

Dr. Karen E Den Besten, MD, is an Infectious Disease specialist in Petoskey, Michigan. She attended and graduated from Ohio State University College Of Medicine in 1995, having over 29 years of diverse experience, especially in Infectious Disease. She is affiliated with many hospitals including Mclaren - Northern Michigan, Alpena Regional Medical Center, Charlevoix Area Hospital, Otsego Memorial Hospital. Dr. Karen E Den Besten also cooperates with other doctors and physicians in medical groups including Northern Michigan Hematology And Oncology. Dr. Karen E Den Besten accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. Call (231) 487-3590 to request Dr. Karen E Den Besten the information (Medicare information, advice, payment, ...) or simply to book an appointment.

Doctor Profile

Quality Reporting

• eRx - She does not participate in the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program.
• PQRS - She does report Quality Measures (PQRS). The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) is a Medicare program encouraging health care professionals and group practices to report information on their quality of care. Quality measures can show how well a health care professional provides care to people with Medicare.
• EHR - She does use electronic health records (EHR). The Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program encourages health care professionals to use certified EHR technology in ways that may improve health care. Electronic health records are important because they may improve a health care professional's ability to make well-informed treatment decisions.
• MHI - She does commit to heart health through the Million Hearts initiative. Million Hearts is a national initiative that encourages health care professionals to report and perform well on activities related to heart health in an effort to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
• MOC - She does not participate in the Medicare Maintenance of Certification Program. A "Maintenance of Certification Program" encourages board certified physicians to continue learning and self-evaluating throughout their medical career.

Language Spoken by Dr. Karen E Den Besten

• English

Medical Licenses

Specialization	License Number	Issued State
Internal Medicine / Infectious Disease click for detail Infectious Disease An internist who deals with infectious diseases of all types and in all organ systems. Conditions requiring selective use of antibiotics call for this special skill. This physician often diagnoses and treats AIDS patients and patients with fevers which have not been explained. Infectious disease specialists may also have expertise in preventive medicine and travel medicine.	4301091715	Michigan

Affiliated Hospitals

Hospital Name	Location	Hospital Type	Hospital Ownership
Mclaren - Northern Michigan	Petoskey, Michigan	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Other
Alpena Regional Medical Center	Alpena, Michigan	Acute Care Hospitals	Proprietary
Charlevoix Area Hospital	Charlevoix, Michigan	Critical Access Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Other
Otsego Memorial Hospital	Gaylord, Michigan	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private

Medical Group Practice

Doing Business As	Legal Organization Name	Number of members
Northern Michigan Hematology And Oncology	Northern Michigan Hematology And Oncology	15

Practice Locations

This doctor profile was updated by using the public dataset from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which is publicized on Friday, November 17, 2017, and correspondent NPI information on the public NPPES record dated Saturday, January 24, 2015. If you found out that something incorrect and want to change it, please follow this Update Data guide.

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Dr. Karen E Den Besten [NPI: 1245226323]Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine