Christopher Starnes in Sherman, Texas

Medical School: University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas
Graduation Year: 2009
The Primary Medical Specialty for Christopher Starnes is listed as: General Surgery
Approximate Years of Experience: 15
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 1951525914
NPI #: 1730487984
NPI Created On: 03/10/2011
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 07/25/2022
Primary Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
License Number:
N8151
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Molina Marketplace
• Celtic Insurance Company
• 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. Insertion of central venous catheter for infusion, patient 5 years or older
2. Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
3. Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope
4. Ultrasound guidance for accessing into blood vessel
5. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
6. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
7. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
8. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day
9. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
10. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 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).