Christopher Lind in Nashville, Tennessee

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1981
The Primary Medical Specialty for Christopher Lind is listed as: Gastroenterology
Approximate Years of Experience: 43
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 0345378485
NPI #: 1629176573
NPI Created On: 09/21/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 03/17/2022
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
MD18956
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Alliant Health Plans
• 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. Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
2. Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using an endoscope
3. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
4. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
5. Study of anorectal pressure generated by muscles surrounding anus (sphincter)
6. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
7. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
8. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
9. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
10. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
11. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
12. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk
13. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk
14. Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito

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).