Christopher Stands in Lynchburg, Virginia

Medical School: Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 2003
The Primary Medical Specialty for Christopher Stands is listed as: Urology
Approximate Years of Experience: 21
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 7315012515
NPI #: 1023228483
NPI Created On: 05/23/2007
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 02/05/2009
Primary Taxonomy Code: 208800000X
License Number:
0101243517
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Piedmont Community HealthCare HMO, Inc.
• Optima Health Plan
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Diagnostic examination of the bladder and bladder canal (urethra) using an endoscope
2. Insertion of stent in urinary duct (ureter) using an endoscope
3. Crushing of stone in urinary duct (ureter) with stent using an endoscope
4. Biopsy of prostate gland
5. X-ray of abdomen, 1 view
6. Imaging of urinary tract
7. Ultrasound of rectum
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. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
12. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day
13. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
14. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion
15. Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related e/m servic
16. Oncology care model (ocm) monthly enhanced oncology services (meos) payment for ocm enhanced services. g9678 payments may only be made to ocm practitioners for ocm beneficiaries for the furnishment of enhanced services as defined in the ocm participation a

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).