Christian Simpfendorfer MD in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Medical School: Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University
Graduation Year: 1998
The Primary Medical Specialty for Christian Simpfendorfer MD is listed as: Interventional Cardiology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 26
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 0042243750
NPI #: 1750351631
NPI Created On: 01/24/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 09/11/2018
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
39576
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English, Spanish.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. External ekg recording for more than 48 hours up to 21 days
2. Replacement of aortic valve with prosthetic valve, accessed through the skin
3. Catheter insertion of stents in major coronary artery or branch, accessed through the skin
4. Insertion of stent, removal of plaque and/or balloon dilation of coronary vessel during heart attack, accessed through the skin
5. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
6. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
7. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician interpretation and report
8. Heart rhythm tracing of 48-hour ekg
9. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
10. Follow-up or limited ultrasound examination of heart
11. Follow-up or limited heart doppler ultrasound study of heart blood flow, valves, and chambers
12. Doppler ultrasound study of color-directed heart blood flow, rate, and valve function
13. Ultrasound examination of the heart performed during rest, exercise, and/or drug-induced stress with interpretation and report
14. Insertion of catheter for imaging of heart blood vessels or grafts
15. Insertion of catheter in left heart for imaging of blood vessels or grafts and left lower heart
16. Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes
17. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
18. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes
19. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
20. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes

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).