Cheston Simmons JR. in Broomall, Pennsylvania

Medical School: Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University
Graduation Year: 1987
The Primary Medical Specialty for Cheston Simmons JR. is listed as: Orthopedic Surgery
Approximate Years of Experience: 37
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 2264469337
NPI #: 1568405439
NPI Created On: 06/14/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 02/19/2013
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
License Number:
MD042242E
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Highmark BCBSD Inc.
• AmeriHealth New Jersey
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Highmark Health Insurance Company
• AmeriHealth HMO, Inc.
• Highmark Inc.
• UPMC Health Options, Inc.
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English, Spanish.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule
2. Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint prosthesis
3. Repair of knee joint
4. X-ray of hip with pelvis, 2-3 views
5. X-ray of both hips with pelvis, 3-4 views
6. X-ray of knee, 3 views
7. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
8. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
9. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
10. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
11. Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg
12. Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, preservative-free, extended-release, microsphere formulation, 1 mg
13. Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose
14. Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose
15. Hyaluronan or derivative, monovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose

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).