Christopher Merrell MD in North Charleston, South Carolina

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
PAIN MANAGEMENT

Medical School: Ohio State University College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 2003
The Primary Medical Specialty for Christopher Merrell MD is listed as: Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 21
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 0345251054
NPI #: 1720049182
NPI Created On: 03/28/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 03/11/2020
Primary Taxonomy Code: 2081P2900X
License Number:
29668
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule
2. Injection procedure into sacroiliac joint for anesthetic or steroid
3. Injection of substance into spinal canal of upper or middle back using imaging guidance
4. Injection of substance into spinal canal of upper or middle back using imaging guidance
5. Injection of substance into spinal canal of lower back or sacrum using imaging guidance
6. Injection of substance into spinal canal of lower back or sacrum using imaging guidance
7. Implantation of spinal neurostimulator electrodes, accessed through the skin
8. Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance
9. Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance
10. Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance
11. Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance
12. Injections of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance
13. Injections of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance
14. Injections of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance
15. Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance
16. Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance
17. Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance
18. Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance
19. Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves with imaging guidance
20. X-ray of spine of neck, 2 or 3 views

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).