Christopher Cherry in Jackson, Tennessee

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1996
The Primary Medical Specialty for Christopher Cherry is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Approximate Years of Experience: 28
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 0547303778
NPI #: 1609861293
NPI Created On: 09/20/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 10/25/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
30505
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. External ekg recording for more than 48 hours up to 21 days
2. Review and interpretation of external ekg recording for more than 48 hours up to 21 days
3. Review and interpretation of external ekg recording for more than 48 hours up to 21 days
4. Insertion of new or replacement of permanent pacemaker including upper and lower chamber electrodes
5. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
6. Nuclear medicine study of vessels of heart using drugs or exercise multiple studies
7. Nuclear medicine study of vessels of heart using drugs or exercise multiple studies
8. Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals
9. Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)
10. Blood glucose (sugar) level
11. Hemoglobin a1c level
12. Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) level
13. Thyroxine (thyroid chemical) measurement
14. Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)
15. Liver enzyme (sgot), level
16. Liver enzyme (sgpt), level
17. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
18. Blood test, clotting time
19. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
20. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report

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).