DR. DAWN STEPHANIE CHRISTOPHER MD
NPI 1265670046
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease in Waldorf, MD

NPI Status: Active since February 02, 2009

Contact Information

12070 OLD LINE CTR
SUITE 303
WALDORF, MD
ZIP 20602
Phone: (301) 645-5100
Fax: (607) 763-5064

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Taxonomies
Medicare Participation & PECOS Status
Areas of Expertise
Physician Visit Costs
Quality Reporting
Hospital Affiliations - Privileges
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Female
Years of Experience 20
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Accepts Medicare Approved Payment
PECOS Enrolled
Medicare Quality Reporting

About DAWN CHRISTOPHER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Dawn Christopher, an internist established in Waldorf, Maryland with a medical specialization in Internal Medicine, focusing in cardiovascular disease and more than 20 years of experience. She graduated from Howard University College Of Medicine in 2006. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1265670046 assigned on February 2009. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RC0000X with license number D0082004 (MD). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 9 years ago.

NPI: 1265670046
Provider Name: DR. DAWN STEPHANIE CHRISTOPHER MD
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 12070 OLD LINE CTR SUITE 303 WALDORF, MD 20602
Location Phone: (301) 645-5100
Location Fax: (607) 763-5064
Mailing Address: 12070 OLD LINE CTR SUITE 303 WALDORF, MD 20602
Mailing Phone: (301) 645-5100
Mailing Fax: (607) 763-5064
Medical School Name: HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year: 2006
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 02-02-2009
Last Update Date: 02-23-2017
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An internist like Dawn Christopher is a physician who has completed an internal medicine residency and is board-certified or board-eligible in an internist specialty. Internists are trained to care for adults of all ages for many different medical conditions. An internist typically monitors chronic physical conditions, identifies acute diseases, provides family planning, provides counseling about wellness and disease prevention, etc.

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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

The NPI enumerator requires providers to submit at least one taxonomy code. A taxonomy code is a unique 10-character code that describes the healthcare provider type, classification, and the area of specialization. There could be only one primary taxonomy code per NPI record. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to the taxonomy code.

Classification: Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: D0082004
License State: MD
Taxonomy Description: An internist who specializes in diseases of the heart and blood vessels and manages complex cardiac conditions such as heart attacks and life-threatening, abnormal heartbeat rhythms.

Secondary Taxonomies

The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.

No.	Taxonomy Code	Type	Classification / Specialization	License No. (State)
1	207R00000X	Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians	Internal Medicine	272726 (NY)
2	207R00000X	Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians	Internal Medicine	25MA08709500 (NJ)
3	208M00000X	Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians	Hospitalist	272726 (NY)
4	390200000X	Student, Health Care	Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

Medicare Participation & PECOS Enrollment Status

Dawn Christopher is registered with Medicare and accepts claims assignment, this means the provider accepts the approved amount for the cost of rendered services as full payment. Participating providers may not charge beneficiaries more than the approved amount for their services. Please keep in mind that beneficiaries still have to pay a coinsurance or copayment amount for a visit or service.

Dawn Christopher is enrolled in PECOS and is eligible to order or refer health care services for Medicare patients. The provider is eligible to order or refer: Part B Clinical Laboratory and Imaging, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), a Home Health Agency (HHA) and Power Mobility Devices.

What is PECOS?
PECOS is the online Medicare enrollment management system or Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System. The PECOS system is a database of providers who have registered with CMS as providers or suppliers. PECOS is the primary source of information about verified Medicare professionals. Providers that want to participate in this program need to enroll in PECOS with their NPI number to avoid denied claims.

Is the provider registered in PECOS? Yes
PECOS PAC ID: 6103059878
What is the PECOS Associate Control ID?
A PAC ID is a unique 10-digit number assigned to an individual or organization healthcare provider in PECOS. The PAC ID is used to link together all the provider information, like tax identification numbers and organizational names. A PAC ID can be connected to multiple Enrollment IDs if an individual or organization has enrolled in PECOS more than once.
PECOS Enrollment ID: I20210225000711
What is the Provider Enrollment ID?
The Enrollment ID is a unique alphanumeric 15-digit code assigned to each new provider's PECOS enrollment application. The Enrollment ID is used to link together all the provider enrollment information like enrollment type, state, provider specialty, and reassignment of benefits.
Accepts Medicare Assignment? Yes
What does it mean "accepts medicare assignment"?
When a provider accepts Medicare assignment, the provider agrees to be paid directly by Medicare and to accept the payment amount approved by Medicare. Additionally, the provider agrees to not bill patients for more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance amounts.
A provider who doesn't accept assignment may charge you up to 15% over the Medicare-approved amount. This is known as the limiting charge. You may have to pay this amount, or it may be covered by another insurer.
Eligible to Order or Refer Part B Clinical Laboratory and Imaging: Yes
Eligible to Order or Refer Durable Medical Equipment (DMEPOS): Yes
Eligible to Order or Refer a Home Health Agency (HHA): Yes
Eligible to Order or Refer Power Mobility Devices: Yes

Areas of Expertise

The following services and procedures, recently provided to Medicare patients, illustrate the range of care this provider offers. This list reflects the variety of services available to all patients visiting the practice and is based on 2022 Medicare dataset. In general, the more frequently a provider treats specific conditions or performs particular procedures, the more experienced they become in addressing similar patient needs. The provider has delivered many of the services listed below to Medicare patients. Please note that this list does not include services provided to patients who are not covered by Medicare.

Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician
Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes
Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes
Heart rhythm recording, analysis, report, review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days
Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes
Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes
Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg
Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes
Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, first 20 minutes
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes
Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress
Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect
Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment
Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial supply of devices with daily recordings or programmed alerts transmission, each 30 days
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries
Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose
Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function
Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts
Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers

Physician Visit Costs

The typical physician office visit costs for Medicare beneficiaries in this area are: $33.26 for a new patient copayment and $18.05 for an established patient copayment.

The pricing information below displays the copayment minimum, maximum and average amount that patients under Medicare are charged when visiting this provider as a new or established patient. Please keep in mind that these prices are just for reference purposes, and the actual prices charged by the provider might be different.

For patients covered under private health plans the prices below are also useful as healthcare pricing for private insurance is usually established as a function of Medicare prices. Private insurance covered patients should check their individual plans to determine the exact pricing.

The prices below reflect the costs for new and established patients in the 20602 ZIP code area.

New Patients Visit Costs *

The most utilized procedure code for new patients office visits is 99204

Average New Patient Price $133.05
Minimum New Patient Price $57.99
Maximum New Patient Price $175.57

Average New Patient Copayment $33.26
Minimum New Patient Copayment $14.49
Maximum New Patient Copayment $43.89

Established Patients Visit Costs *

The most utilized procedure code for established patients office visits is 99213

Average Established Patient Price $72.23
Minimum Established Patient Price $18.66
Maximum Established Patient Price $143.02

Average Established Patient Copayment $18.05
Minimum Established Patient Copayment $4.66
Maximum Established Patient Copayment $35.75

* The physician office visit costs information is generated by statistical analysis of similar providers in the same geographical area. The pricing information above IS NOT the amount charged by this provider.

Quality Reporting

The provider participated in CMS Quality Payment Program. The Quality Payment Program aims to improve population health, reduce costs and improve the care received by Medicare beneficiaries. The following quality measures meet Medicare's statistical reporting standards. Not all providers report the same information, because not all providers give the same services to patients. The quality information is just a snapshot of some the care providers give to their patients. Reporting more or less information is not a reflection of quality.

Quality Measure	Performance	Number of Patients
Anticoagulant Management Improvements	Yes	N/A
Individual MIPS eligible clinicians and groups who prescribe oral Vitamin K antagonist therapy (warfarin) must attest that, for 60 percent of practice patients in the transition year and 75 percent of practice patients in Quality Payment Program Year 2 and future years, their ambulatory care patients receiving warfarin are being managed by one or more of the following improvement activities: • Patients are being managed by an anticoagulant management service, that involves systematic and coordinated care, incorporating comprehensive patient education, systematic prothrombin time (PT-INR) testing, tracking, follow-up, and patient communication of results and dosing decisions; • Patients are being managed according to validated electronic decision support and clinical management tools that involve systematic and coordinated care, incorporating comprehensive patient education, systematic PT-INR testing, tracking, follow-up, and patient communication of results and dosing decisions; • For rural or remote patients, patients are managed using remote monitoring or telehealth options that involve systematic and coordinated care, incorporating comprehensive patient education, systematic PT-INR testing, tracking, follow-up, and patient communication of results and dosing decisions; and/or • For patients who demonstrate motivation, competency, and adherence, patients are managed using either a patient self-testing (PST) or patient-self-management (PSM) program.
Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients	Yes	N/A
Proactively manage chronic and preventive care for empaneled patients that could include one or more of the following: • Provide patients annually with an opportunity for development and/or adjustment of an individualized plan of care as appropriate to age and health status, including health risk appraisal; gender, age and condition-specific preventive care services; and plan of care for chronic conditions; • Use condition-specific pathways for care of chronic conditions (e.g., hypertension, diabetes, depression, asthma and heart failure) with evidence-based protocols to guide treatment to target; such as a CDC-recognized diabetes prevention program; • Use pre-visit planning to optimize preventive care and team management of patients with chronic conditions; • Use panel support tools (registry functionality) to identify services due; • Use predictive analytical models to predict risk, onset and progression of chronic diseases; or • Use reminders and outreach (e.g., phone calls, emails, postcards, patient portals and community health workers where available) to alert and educate patients about services due; and/or routine medication reconciliation.
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record	91%	2678
Percentage of visits for patients aged 18 years and older for which the eligible professional or eligible clinician attests to documenting a list of current medications using all immediate resources available on the date of the encounter. This list must include ALL known prescriptions, over-the-counters, herbals, and vitamin/mineral/dietary (nutritional) supplements AND must contain the medications' name, dosage, frequency and route of administration
Engagement of New Medicaid Patients and Follow-up	Yes	N/A
Seeing new and follow-up Medicaid patients in a timely manner, including individuals dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare. A timely manner is defined as within 10 business days for this activity.
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes	N/A
Access to an enhanced patient portal that provides up to date information related to relevant chronic disease health or blood pressure control, and includes interactive features allowing patients to enter health information and/or enables bidirectional communication about medication changes and adherence.
e-Prescribing	100%	2454
At least one permissible prescription written by the MIPS eligible clinician is queried for a drug formulary and transmitted electronically using certified EHR technology.
Implementation of condition-specific chronic disease self-management support programs	Yes	N/A
Provide condition-specific chronic disease self-management support programs or coaching or link patients to those programs in the community.
Implementation of practices/processes for developing regular individual care plans	Yes	N/A
Implementation of practices/processes, including a discussion on care, to develop regularly updated individual care plans for at-risk patients that are shared with the beneficiary or caregiver(s). Individual care plans should include consideration of a patient’s goals and priorities, as well as desired outcomes of care.
Implementation of Use of Specialist Reports Back to Referring Clinician or Group to Close Referral Loop	Yes	N/A
Performance of regular practices that include providing specialist reports back to the referring individual MIPS eligible clinician or group to close the referral loop or where the referring individual MIPS eligible clinician or group initiates regular inquiries to specialist for specialist reports which could be documented or noted in the EHR technology.
Medication Reconciliation	96%	2479
The MIPS eligible clinician performs medication reconciliation for at least one transition of care in which the patient is transitioned into the care of the MIPS eligible clinician.
Participation in Systematic Anticoagulation Program	Yes	N/A
Participation in a systematic anticoagulation program (coagulation clinic, patient self-reporting program, or patient self-management program) for 60 percent of practice patients in the transition year and 75 percent of practice patients in Quality Payment Program Year 2 and future years, who receive anti-coagulation medications (warfarin or other coagulation cascade inhibitors).
Patient-Specific Education	98%	1188
The MIPS eligible clinician must use clinically relevant information from CEHRT to identify patient-specific educational resources and provide access to those materials to at least one unique patient seen by the MIPS eligible clinician.
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan	14%	1184
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a BMI documented during the current encounter or during the previous twelve months AND with a BMI outside of normal parameters, a follow-up plan is documented during the encounter or during the previous twelve months of the current encounter Normal Parameters: Age 18 years and older BMI >= 18.5 and < 25 kg/m2
Provide Patient Access	53%	1188
At least one patient seen by the MIPS eligible clinician during the performance period is provided timely access to view online, download, and transmit to a third party their health information subject to the MIPS eligible clinician's discretion to withhold certain information.
Secure Messaging	1%	1188
For at least one unique patient seen by the MIPS eligible clinician during the performance period, a secure message was sent using the electronic messaging function of CEHRT to the patient (or the patient-authorized representative), or in response to a secure message sent by the patient (or the patient-authorized representative) during the performance period.
Security Risk Analysis	Yes	N/A
Conduct or review a security risk analysis in accordance with the requirements in 45 CFR 164.308(a)(1), including addressing the security (to include encryption) of ePHI data created or maintained by certified EHR technology in accordance with requirements in 45 CFR164.312(a)(2)(iv) and 45 CFR 164.306(d)(3), and implement security updates as necessary and correct identified security deficiencies as part of the MIPS eligible clinician's risk management process.
Specialized Registry Reporting	Yes	N/A
The MIPS eligible clinician is in active engagement to submit data to specialized registry. To earn a 5 % bonus in the promoting interoperability performance category score for submitting to one or more public health or clinical data registries also attest to PI_TRANS_PHCDRR_3_MULTI.
Tobacco use	Yes	N/A
Tobacco use: Regular engagement of MIPS eligible clinicians or groups in integrated prevention and treatment interventions, including tobacco use screening and cessation interventions (refer to NQF #0028) for patients with co-occurring conditions of behavioral or mental health and at risk factors for tobacco dependence.
Use of certified EHR to capture patient reported outcomes	Yes	N/A
In support of improving patient access, performing additional activities that enable capture of patient reported outcomes (e.g., home blood pressure, blood glucose logs, food diaries, at-risk health factors such as tobacco or alcohol use, etc.) or patient activation measures through use of certified EHR technology, containing this data in a separate queue for clinician recognition and review.
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly	0% "Inverse Quality Measure" This is an inverse quality measure, a lower rate means the provider is rated better.	428
Percentage of patients 65 years of age and older who were ordered high-risk medications. Two rates are submitted. 1) Percentage of patients who were ordered at least one high-risk medication. 2) Percentage of patients who were ordered at least two of the same high-risk medication

Find Provider Hospital Affiliations - Privileges

Doctors and physicians must apply for hospital privileges to treat patients at hospitals. Find out if your doctor has privileges to practice at your preferred hospital by using the hospital affiliation information below based on recent medical claims.

Hospital affiliation is identified through self-reporting data, inpatient, outpatient, physician and ancillary service claims linked by the medical claims NPI number and place of service code. Additionally, to further determine provider hospital affiliation the clinician must have provided services to at least three patients on three different dates in the last 12 months. Dawn Christopher is affiliated with the following medical facilities:

Hospital Name	Address	Phone	Hospital Type	Overall Rating
LUMINIS HEALTH DOCTORS COMMUNITY MEDICAL CTR, INC	8118 GOOD LUCK ROAD LANHAM, MD 20706	(301) 552-8118	Acute Care Hospitals

NPI NPI Number Validation

How NPI Validation Works

The NPI validation process uses the ISO-standard Luhn algorithm, a mathematical "handshake", to ensure that a provider's 10-digit ID is authentic and free of common typing errors.

To verify the NPI 1265670046, we treat the final digit (6) as the Check Digit—the target answer we need to reach. The process begins by taking the first nine digits and adding a constant value of 24, which accounts for the "80840" prefix required for all U.S. health identifiers. We then double every other digit starting from the right and sum the individual digits of those results together. For this specific NPI, that total comes to 54. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 54 = 6).

Digit-by-digit view

Use the first nine digits for the calculation. Starting from the right, double every other digit. The last digit is the check digit and is not part of the calculation.

Pos 1

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 8

Check

Target digit

Regular digit Doubled digit Check digit

Step 1: Double every other digit from the right

Starting with the rightmost digit of the first nine digits, double every other value. If doubling creates a two-digit number, add those digits together.

1 → 2 6 → 12 → 3 6 → 12 → 3 0 → 0 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.

2 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 7 + 0 + 0 + 8 + 24 = 54

Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10

The next multiple of ten after 54 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 54 = 6

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1265670046.

Other Providers at the Same Location

The following 20 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

MS. MARIESA KINCH CRNP

Nurse Practitioner

12070 OLD LINE CTR, STE 207
WALDORF, MD 20602

Charles County (301) 870-0660

JOSEPH RAYMOND MURPHY M.D.

Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology)

12070 OLD LINE CTR, STE 200
WALDORF, MD 20602

Charles County (301) 645-8035

LORNETTE B MILLS MD

Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology)

12070 OLD LINE CTR, STE 200
WALDORF, MD 20602

Charles County (301) 645-8035

KHADAR BAIG MD

Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology)

12070 OLD LINE CTR, STE 200
WALDORF, MD 20602

Charles County (301) 645-8035

SEETARAMAYYA NAGULA M.D.

Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology)

12070 OLD LINE CTR, SUITE 200
WALDORF, MD 20602

Charles County (301) 645-8035

MICHAEL A LEATHERWOOD MD

Internal Medicine

12070 OLD LINE CTR, SUITE 302
WALDORF, MD 20602

Charles County (301) 645-6667

ROBERT TIMOTHY PACE MD

Family Medicine

12070 OLD LINE CTR, SUITE 302
WALDORF, MD 20602

Charles County (301) 645-6667

CONOR F LUNDERGAN M.D.

Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease)

12070 OLD LINE CTR, STE 303
WALDORF, MD 20602

Charles County (301) 475-3240

JOSEPH EDGAR JAWORSKI, PA-C

Physician Assistant

12070 OLD LINE CTR, SUITE 302
WALDORF, MD 20602

Charles County (301) 645-6667

PACE & LEATHERWOOD, PC

Family Medicine

12070 OLD LINE CTR, SUITE 302
WALDORF, MD 20602

Charles County (301) 645-6667

DIAGNOSTIC HEALTH CORPORATION

Physiological Laboratory

12070 OLD LINE CTR, SUITE 305
WALDORF, MD 20602

Charles County (301) 870-4190

MARYLAND HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATES LLC

Internal Medicine

12070 OLD LINE CTR, SUITE 100
WALDORF, MD 20602

Charles County (301) 705-7870

WILLIAM J LEVY MD

Internal Medicine (Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism)

12070 OLD LINE CTR, SUITE 102
WALDORF, MD 20602

Charles County (301) 870-4100

WILLIAM JOHN OETGEN M.D.

Specialist

12070 OLD LINE CTR, SUITE 100
WALDORF, MD 20602

Charles County (301) 705-7870

DR. AYMAN RAJAI HAKKI M.D.

Specialist

12070 OLD LINE CTR, #306
WALDORF, MD 20602

Charles County (301) 843-9769

DR. DARRELL ADRIAN CLARK D.D.S.

Dentist (Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics)

12070 OLD LINE CTR
WALDORF, MD 20602

Charles County (301) 638-0282

DR. DARRELL ADRIAN CLARK D.D.S.

Dentist (Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics)

12070 OLD LINE CTR
WALDORF, MD 20602

Charles County (301) 638-0282

DR. GOWRI KULARATNA M.D.

Internal Medicine

12070 OLD LINE CTR, SUITE 200
WALDORF, MD 20602

Charles County (301) 645-8035

MS. JENNIFER LYNN KNODE PAC

Physician Assistant (Medical)

12070 OLD LINE CTR, STE 207
WALDORF, MD 20602

Charles County (301) 870-0660

HOTCHKISS SURGICAL CENTER, LLC

Clinic/Center (Ambulatory Surgical)

12070 OLD LINE CTR, SUITE 110
WALDORF, MD 20602

Charles County (301) 843-9581

About DAWN CHRISTOPHER

Location Map

Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Secondary Taxonomies

Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine

Hospitalist

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

Medicare Participation & PECOS Enrollment Status

Is the provider registered in PECOS? Yes

PECOS PAC ID: 6103059878

PECOS Enrollment ID: I20210225000711

Accepts Medicare Assignment? Yes

Eligible to Order or Refer Part B Clinical Laboratory and Imaging: Yes

Eligible to Order or Refer Durable Medical Equipment (DMEPOS): Yes

Eligible to Order or Refer a Home Health Agency (HHA): Yes

Eligible to Order or Refer Power Mobility Devices: Yes

Areas of Expertise

Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional

Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes

Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes

Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes

Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician

Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes

Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes

Heart rhythm recording, analysis, report, review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days

Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes

Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes

Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg

Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes

Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, first 20 minutes

New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes

New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes

Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress

Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect

Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment

Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial supply of devices with daily recordings or programmed alerts transmission, each 30 days

Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report

Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries

Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose

Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow

Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function

Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function

Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts

Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers

Physician Visit Costs

New Patients Visit Costs *

Established Patients Visit Costs *

Quality Reporting

Find Provider Hospital Affiliations - Privileges

Reviews for DR. DAWN STEPHANIE CHRISTOPHER MD

NPI NPI Number Validation

How NPI Validation Works

Digit-by-digit view

Step 1: Double every other digit from the right

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10

Other Providers at the Same Location

Frequently Asked Questions

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