Christopher Lavergne MD in Houston, Texas

Medical School: University Of Texas Medical School At Houston
Graduation Year: 1992
The Primary Medical Specialty for Christopher Lavergne MD is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 32
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 4486558780
NPI #: 1881695302
NPI Created On: 08/09/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 06/13/2018
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
J4289
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Community Health Choice
• Molina Marketplace
• Celtic Insurance Company
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English, Spanish.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Injection of chemical agent into multiple incompetent veins of one leg
2. Destruction of insufficient vein of arm or leg, accessed through the skin
3. Ultrasonic guidance during surgery
4. Nuclear medicine study of vessels of heart using drugs or exercise multiple studies
5. Multiple nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress
6. External shock to heart to regulate heart beat
7. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
8. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
9. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician supervision, interpretation, and report
10. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring and physician supervision
11. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician interpretation and report
12. Heart rhythm tracing, analysis, and interpretation of 48-hour ekg
13. Heart rhythm tracing, computer analysis, and interpretation of patient-triggered events greater than 24-hour ekg up to 30 days
14. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent dual lead pacemaker system with physician analysis, review, and report
15. Remote evaluations of single, dual, or multiple lead pacemaker system with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report, up to 90 days
16. 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
17. Remote evaluations of implantable heart and blood vessel monitor system with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report, up to 30 days
18. Remote evaluations of heart rhythm monitor system implanted under skin with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report, up to 30 days
19. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
20. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function

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).