Christopher Thacker in Athens, Tennessee

Medical School: Emory University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1995
The Primary Medical Specialty for Christopher Thacker is listed as: Urology
Approximate Years of Experience: 29
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 4789700725
NPI #: 1881658664
NPI Created On: 04/17/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 10/23/2007
Primary Taxonomy Code: 208800000X
License Number:
MD34911
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Alliant Health Plans
• 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 needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Insertion of indwelling bladder catheter
3. Ultrasound measurement of bladder capacity after voiding
4. Diagnostic examination of the bladder and bladder canal (urethra) using an endoscope
5. Insertion of stent in urinary duct (ureter) using an endoscope
6. Ultrasound of rectum
7. Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope
8. Urinalysis, manual test
9. Hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy administration beneath the skin or into muscle
10. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
11. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 5 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
13. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
16. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
17. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day
18. Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg
19. Leuprolide acetate (for depot suspension), 7.5 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).