DR. CHRISTOPHER D. FARMER M.D. NPI 1013951250

NPI Details

DR. Christopher D. Farmer, M.D. is a sports medicine family medicine in Columbia, MO with 26 years of experience. The provider is a family medicine physician that is trained to be responsible for continuous care in the field of sports medicine, not only for the enhancement of health and fitness, but also for the prevention of injury and illness. A sports medicine physician must have knowledge and experience in the promotion of wellness and the prevention of injury. Knowledge about special areas of medicine such as exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation, epidemiology, physical evaluation, injuries (treatment and prevention and referral practice) and the role of exercise in promoting a healthy lifestyle are essential to the practice of sports medicine. The sports medicine physician requires special education to provide the knowledge to improve the health care of the individual engaged in physical exercise (sports) whether as an individual or in team participation. DR. Christopher D. Farmer, M.D. NPI is 1013951250. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, COLUMBIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:2000

The provider's business location address is:

1 S KEENE ST
COLUMBIA, MO
ZIP 65201-199
Phone: (573) 443-2402
Fax: (573) 443-0574

The NPI 1013951250 is registered in the Medicare Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). The provider is legally eligible to order and refer Part B (Clinical Laboratory and Imaging), Durable Medical Equipment, Part A Home Health Agency (HHA), Power Mobility Devices.

The following top HCPCS codes were publicly reported for this provider under the Medicare program for the year 2016. The reported codes are based on the top codes for each available Medicare specialty, excluding evaluation and management codes.

• Hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg (HCPCS:J7318)
• Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg (HCPCS:J7325)
• Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg (HCPCS:J3301)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint (HCPCS:20610)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg (HCPCS:J0702)
• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance (HCPCS:20611)
• X-ray of knee, 3 views (HCPCS:73562)
• X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views (HCPCS:73030)
• X-ray of hip, 2-3 views (HCPCS:73502)
• X-ray lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views bending views (HCPCS:72120)
• Injection into tendon or ligament (HCPCS:20550)
• Hyaluronan or derivative, monovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose (HCPCS:J7327)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes (HCPCS:99215)
• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint using ultrasound guidance (HCPCS:20604)
• X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views (HCPCS:72040)
• Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement (HCPCS:76942)
• X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views (HCPCS:73630)
• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint using ultrasound guidance (HCPCS:20606)
• X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views (HCPCS:73110)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes (HCPCS:99203)
• Limited ultrasound scan of joint or other extremity structure lacking blood vessels (HCPCS:76882)
• X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views (HCPCS:73610)
• X-ray of both hips, 2 views (HCPCS:73521)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 6/16/2006 and was last updated on 3/24/2021.

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