Christopher Nielsen MD in Charleston, South Carolina

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY)

Medical School: Wake Forest University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1990
The Primary Medical Specialty for Christopher Nielsen MD is listed as: Interventional Cardiology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 35
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 7618944141
NPI #: 1477661429
NPI Created On: 08/29/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 05/30/2014
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
15581
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Absolute Total Care, Inc
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

Services and Procedures include:

1. Catheter insertion of stents in major coronary artery or branch, accessed through the skin
2. Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft
3. Insertion of catheter for diagnostic evaluation of right heart structures
4. Insertion of catheter for imaging of heart blood vessels or grafts
5. Insertion of catheter in left heart for imaging of blood vessels or grafts and left lower heart
6. Insertion of catheter in left heart for imaging of blood vessels or grafts and left lower heart
7. Insertion of catheter in right and left heart for imaging of blood vessels or grafts and left lower heart
8. Biopsy of the wall dividing the left and right heart
9. Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes
10. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
11. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
13. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
16. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
17. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
18. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day
19. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion