Christopher Elder MD in Marion, North Carolina

Medical School: Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University
Graduation Year: 1997
The Primary Medical Specialty for Christopher Elder MD is listed as: Orthopedic Surgery
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 27
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 7517928997
NPI #: 1780687541
NPI Created On: 05/24/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 01/26/2022
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
License Number:
9801639
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Humana
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: ENG, English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule
2. Extensive removal of shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope
3. Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope
4. Shaving of shoulder bone using an endoscope
5. Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope
6. Release of shoulder biceps tendon using an endoscope
7. Removal of joint lining from two or more knee joint compartments using an endoscope
8. Repair of knee joint using an endoscope
9. Removal of one knee cartilage using an endoscope
10. X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views
11. X-ray of hip with pelvis, 2-3 views
12. X-ray of knee, 4 or more views
13. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
16. Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg
17. Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg

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).