Christopher Meckel MD in Monterey, California

Medical School: University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1996
The Primary Medical Specialty for Christopher Meckel MD is listed as: Orthopedic Surgery
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 28
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 5991762270
NPI #: 1376581355
NPI Created On: 06/03/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 07/30/2021
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
License Number:
A64969
Listed Gender: Male

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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 major joint or joint capsule with recording and reporting using ultrasound guidance
3. Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint prosthesis
4. Repair of knee joint
5. X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views
6. X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views
7. X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views
8. X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views
9. X-ray of hand, 2 views
10. X-ray of hip with pelvis, 1 view
11. X-ray of hip with pelvis, 2-3 views
12. X-ray of both hips with pelvis, 2 views
13. X-ray of knee, 3 views
14. X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views
15. X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views
16. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
17. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
18. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
19. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
20. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 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).