Christopher Castro DO in Hackettstown, New Jersey

Medical School: Rowan University School Of Osteopathic Medicine
Graduation Year: 2002
The Primary Medical Specialty for Christopher Castro DO is listed as: Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation
Credentials: DO
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 22
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 9537167549
NPI #: 1356422406
NPI Created On: 10/17/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 01/18/2011
Primary Taxonomy Code: 208100000X
License Number:
25MB08078100
Listed Gender: Male

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

• AmeriHealth New Jersey
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Oscar Garden State Insurance Corporation
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Injections of trigger points in 1 or 2 muscles
2. Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule
3. Injection procedure into sacroiliac joint for anesthetic or steroid
4. Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root 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 anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance
8. Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance
9. Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance
10. Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance
11. Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves with imaging guidance
12. Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion of needle
13. Testing for presence of drug
14. Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles of arm or leg complete study
15. Nerve transmission studies, 7-8 studies
16. Nerve transmission studies, 9-10 studies
17. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
18. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
19. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 5 minutes
20. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes

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).