Christopher Berman MD in Frederick, Maryland

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT

Medical School: University Of Maryland School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1992
The Primary Medical Specialty for Christopher Berman MD is listed as: Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 32
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 0446217954
NPI #: 1194796219
NPI Created On: 01/27/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 06/08/2020
Primary Taxonomy Code: 174400000X
License Number:
D50499
Listed Gender: Male

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

• CareFirst BlueChoice, Inc.
• Humana
• Group Hospitalization and Medical Services Inc.
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule
2. Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule
3. Injection of substance into spinal canal of upper or middle back using imaging guidance
4. Injection of substance into spinal canal of lower back or sacrum using imaging guidance
5. Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance
6. Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance
7. Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance
8. Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance
9. Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance
10. Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves with imaging guidance
11. Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion of needle
12. Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles of arm or leg complete study
13. Nerve transmission studies, 3-4 studies
14. Nerve transmission studies, 7-8 studies
15. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
17. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
18. Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion
19. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
20. 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

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).