Christopher Massa in Chico, California

Medical School: Medical College Of Wisconsin
Graduation Year: 1994
The Primary Medical Specialty for Christopher Massa is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Approximate Years of Experience: 30
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 0345375309
NPI #: 1295728392
NPI Created On: 08/24/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 02/04/2014
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RI0011X
License Number:
A71813
Listed Gender: Male

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Review and interpretation of external ekg recording for more than 48 hours up to 21 days
2. Insertion of new or replacement of permanent pacemaker including upper and lower chamber electrodes
3. Catheter insertion of stents in major coronary artery or branch, accessed through the skin
4. External shock to heart to regulate heart beat
5. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
6. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring and physician supervision
7. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician interpretation and report
8. Heart rhythm tracing, analysis, and interpretation of 48-hour ekg
9. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent single lead pacemaker system in one chamber of heart with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report
10. Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent dual lead pacemaker system with physician analysis, review, and report
11. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
12. Insertion of catheter in left heart for imaging of blood vessels or grafts and left lower heart
13. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
14. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
17. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
18. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
19. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
20. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day

They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).

They took part in the Million Hearts Initiative, which was deigned to improve cardiac outcomes.