Christopher Mcpherson MD in Russell, Kentucky

Medical School: University Of Kansas School Of Med (kc/wich/sal)
Graduation Year: 1998
The Primary Medical Specialty for Christopher Mcpherson MD is listed as: Neurosurgery
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 26
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 7416990882
NPI #: 1679515944
NPI Created On: 06/12/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 07/09/2018
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X
License Number:
35.082547
Listed Gender: Male

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

• MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF OHIO
• CareSource
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Harvest of bone marrow for spine surgery graft
2. Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at upper spinal column, anterior approach
3. Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc in upper spinal column below second vertebra of neck , anterior approach
4. Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach
5. Fusion of lower spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach
6. Fusion of spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach
7. Fusion of lower spine bones with removal of disc, posterior or posterolateral approach
8. Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation at base of neck for stabilization, 1 interspace
9. Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization, 3 to 6 vertebral segments
10. Insertion of device into intervertebral disc space of spine and fusion of vertebrae
11. Computer-assisted spinal procedure
12. Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves
13. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
15. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day
16. Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related e/m servic

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).