Dr. Christopher T. Heitz, MD
Pathology (Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 14
- In the NPI registry since
- 2012
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 920
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2012Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician primary
TN license 55596 -
Hematology (Pathology) Physician
TN license 55596
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City, TN
- Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport, TN
- Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol, TN
- Indian PAth Community Hospital Kingsport, TN
- Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap, VA
Medical groups
- Highlands PAthology Consultants, P.c. (6 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 920
- Services billed
- 2,745
- Patients’ average age
- 72
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | 881 | 533 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure | 309 | 92 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure | 216 | 173 |
| Blood smear interpretation by physician with written report | 133 | 115 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity | 102 | 57 |
| Microscopic genetic analysis of tissue, computer-assisted technology, initial procedure, each multiplex procedure | 89 | 23 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report | 65 | 43 |
| Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique | 61 | 51 |
| Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual | 59 | 26 |
| Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report | 54 | 36 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.