Christopher Hess in Rockingham, Virginia

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
PAIN MANAGEMENT

Medical School: University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 2008
The Primary Medical Specialty for Christopher Hess is listed as: Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation
Approximate Years of Experience: 16
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 5890935902
NPI #: 1598932618
NPI Created On: 05/08/2008
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 08/28/2019
Primary Taxonomy Code: 208100000X
License Number:
0101253508
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Optima Health Plan
• Medicare

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. Injection procedure into sacroiliac joint for anesthetic or steroid
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 upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance
8. Injections of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance
9. Injections of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance
10. Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance
11. Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance
12. Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance
13. Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance
14. Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves with imaging guidance
15. Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion of needle
16. Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles of arm or leg limited study
17. Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles of arm or leg complete study
18. Nerve transmission studies, 3-4 studies
19. Nerve transmission studies, 7-8 studies
20. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 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).