Christopher Appleton in Scottsdale, Arizona

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of Washington School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1979
The Primary Medical Specialty for Christopher Appleton is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Approximate Years of Experience: 45
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 6305731167
NPI #: 1891778528
NPI Created On: 11/28/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 09/09/2020
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
12220
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Sanford Health Plan
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
2. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
3. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
4. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
5. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
6. Follow-up or limited ultrasound examination of heart
7. Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound examination including interpretation and report
8. Doppler ultrasound study of heart blood flow, valves, and chambers
9. Doppler ultrasound study of heart blood flow, valves, and chambers
10. Follow-up or limited heart doppler ultrasound study of heart blood flow, valves, and chambers
11. Doppler ultrasound study of color-directed heart blood flow, rate, and valve function
12. Doppler ultrasound study of color-directed heart blood flow, rate, and valve function
13. Ultrasound examination and continuous monitoring of the heart performed during rest, exercise, and/or drug-induced stress with interpretation and report
14. Ultrasound examination and continuous monitoring of the heart performed during rest, exercise, and/or drug-induced stress with interpretation and report
15. Heart muscle strain imaging
16. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
17. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
18. Injection, perflutren lipid microspheres, per ml

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).