Christopher Baker MD in The Villages, Florida

Medical School: Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons
Graduation Year: 1989
The Primary Medical Specialty for Christopher Baker MD is listed as: Neurosurgery
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 35
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 3072404227
NPI #: 1760432090
NPI Created On: 05/10/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 01/21/2016
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X
License Number:
ME70668
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Celtic Insurance Company
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Oscar Insurance Company of Florida
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients in some locations.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at upper spinal column, anterior approach
2. Fusion of lower spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach
3. Fusion of spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach
4. Fusion of lower spine bones with removal of disc, posterior or posterolateral approach
5. Fusion of lower spine bones with removal of disc, posterior or posterolateral approach
6. Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation at base of neck for stabilization, 1 interspace
7. Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization, 3 to 6 vertebral segments
8. Insertion of device into intervertebral disc space of spine and fusion of vertebrae
9. Partial removal of bone with release of spinal cord or spinal nerves of 1 interspace in lower spine
10. Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves
11. Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves
12. Removal of lower spine bone and growth
13. Use of operating microscope
14. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes
15. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
16. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
17. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
18. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes

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).