CHRISTOPHER NICHOLAS MD NPI 1316037195

NPI Details

Christopher Nicholas, MD is a thoracic surgery cardiothoracic vascular surgery in West Burlington, IA with 31 years of experience. The provider is a thoracic surgeon provides the operative, perioperative and critical care of patients with pathologic conditions within the chest. Included is the surgical care of coronary artery disease, cancers of the lung, esophagus and chest wall, abnormalities of the trachea, abnormalities of the great vessels and heart valves, congenital anomalies, tumors of the mediastinum and diseases of the diaphragm. The management of the airway and injuries of the chest is within the scope of the specialty. Christopher Nicholas, MD NPI is 1316037195. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, RJ & L CARVER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:1995

The provider's business location address is:

1223 S GEAR AVE
SUITE #202
WEST BURLINGTON, IA
ZIP 52655-682
Phone: (319) 768-4350

The NPI 1316037195 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.

• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes (HCPCS:99232)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:43239)
• Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare (HCPCS:45385)
• 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 (HCPCS:G0500)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes (HCPCS:99233)
• Balloon dilation of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope, less than 3.0 cm (HCPCS:43249)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes (HCPCS:99203)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes (HCPCS:99222)
• Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk (HCPCS:G0105)
• Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:45378)
• Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:45380)
• Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:43235)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes (HCPCS:99223)
• Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk (HCPCS:G0121)
• Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope (HCPCS:47562)
• Colonoscopy (HCPCS:NAN13)
• Hernia repair - groin (open) (HCPCS:NAN19)
• Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux (HCPCS:NAN12)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 10/13/2006 and was last updated on 2/2/2017.

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