Christopher Kocher in State College, Pennsylvania

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY)

Medical School: Medical College Of Wisconsin
Graduation Year: 1995
The Primary Medical Specialty for Christopher Kocher is listed as: Cardiac Electrophysiology
Approximate Years of Experience: 29
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 5890829766
NPI #: 1689645590
NPI Created On: 01/30/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 03/01/2017
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0001X
License Number:
MD459948
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Capital Advantage Assurance Company
• Highmark Health Insurance Company
• Humana
• Highmark Inc.
• UPMC Health Options, Inc.
• Geisinger Health Plan
• Geisinger Quality Options
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
2. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
3. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent dual lead pacemaker system with physician analysis, review, and report
4. Remote evaluations of single, dual, or multiple lead pacemaker system with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report, up to 90 days
5. Remote evaluations of defibrillator up to 90 days with analysis, review and report
6. Remote evaluations of single, dual, or multiple lead pacemaker system or implantable defibrillator system with technician review, support and distribution of results, up to 90 days
7. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
8. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
9. Doppler ultrasound study of heart blood flow, valves, and chambers
10. Doppler ultrasound study of color-directed heart blood flow, rate, and valve function
11. Doppler ultrasound study of color-directed heart blood flow, rate, and valve function
12. Ultrasound examination and continuous monitoring of the heart performed during rest, exercise, and/or drug-induced stress with interpretation and report
13. Ultrasound examination and continuous monitoring of the heart performed during rest, exercise, and/or drug-induced stress with interpretation and report
14. Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes
15. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
17. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
18. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
19. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
20. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day

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).