Company description
Ent Clinic of Iowa: Close Heidi MD offers Physicians services in West Des Moines IA, IA area.
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- Insurance Accepted
- Insurance Accepted include BCBS;BCBS Blue Card PPO;Cigna;CIGNA Open Access;CIGNA PPO;Coventry;Coventry Health Care of IA Open Access HMO;Great West PPO;Humana;Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO;Medicaid;Medicare;UHC Choice Plus POS;UHC Options PPO;United Health Care;Wellpoint
- Trusted To Make Decisions?
- Based on 5 responses, when asked if they trust Dr. Close to make decisions or recommendations that they believe to be in their best interest, HealthGrades users on average responded 'Mostly yes.' Response is averaged using standard rounding.
- How Long Did You Wait?
- Based on 5 responses, when asked how long they had to wait before seeing Dr. Close, HealthGrades users on average responded '10 to 15 minutes.' Response is averaged using standard rounding.
- Overall Recommendation
- Out of 5 patients that have completed a Patient Experience Survey on this provider, 60% would recommend Dr. Close to their family and friends.
- Medical School Recognition
- Out of the 1608 physicians who graduated from Uniformed Services University Of The Health Sciences, 72% are HealthGrades' Recognized.
- Consumer Searches
- Out of 1 Otolaryngology physicians in Pella, IA, Dr. Close is ranked 1st in the number of searches on Healthgrades' site.
- Residency Recognition
- Out of the 39 providers who completed their residency at Walter Reed Army Mc, 92% are HealthGrades' Recognized.
- Overall Star Ratings
- Based on 5 patient ratings, , HealthGrades' overall rating for Dr. Heidi Close is 3.64 stars or 73%.
- Hospital Affiliation
- Mercy Medical Center-Sioux City, Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines, Iowa Lutheran Hospital
- Medical School
- Uniformed Services University Of The Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States, 1988
- Most Recent Updated Information
- Dr. Close continues current affiliation with Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines.
- Insurance
- Independence Blue Cross, United Healthcare, Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Physician Name
- Heidi Louise Close, MD, Close Heidi Louise, MD
- Residency
- Walter Reed Army Mc, Washington, DC, USA, 1993
- Internship
- Tripler Army Mc, Honolulu, HI, USA, 1989
- Professional Membership
- AAOHNS, Fellow, SMO, Fellow, AMA
- Specialty
- Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, Throat)
- Features
- provides access to a nurse
- Physician Supplied Information
- View at HealthGrades
- Hospital Affiliation Rank
- 4 out of 4 stars
- Medical School Rank
- 2 out of 4 stars
- Specialist
- Otolaryngologist
- Average Wait Time
- 35.0 minutes
- Date Of Most Recent Update
- 04/23/2010
- Average Time For Existing Patients
- 15 days
- Gender
- Female
- Average Time For New Patients
- 7 days
- Middle Name
- Louise
- Sex
- Female
- Average Patients Seen Per Day
- 25
- Licensing State
- IA
- Medical Degree
- MD
- Years Since Graduation
- 22
- Degree
- MD
- Years Experience
- 18
- Number Of Comments
- 1
- Web Site
- http://www.entclinicofiowa.com/
