Dr. Christopher Lind, MD
Gastroenterology (Gastroenterology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 479
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. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
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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Gastroenterology Physician primary
TN license MD18956
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 479
- Services billed
- 762
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | 144 | 143 |
| Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | 85 | 85 |
| Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito | 61 | 58 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 55 | 50 |
| Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | 53 | 53 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 51 | 48 |
| Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using a flexible endoscope | 48 | 42 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 35 | 35 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 35 | 34 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 31 | 31 |
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.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Nortriptyline Hcl Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 195 |
| Omeprazole Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 154 |
| Dicyclomine Hcl Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 151 |
| Gavilyte-G (peg3350/sod sulf,bicarb,cl/kcl) Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 149 |
| Trazodone Hcl Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 116 |
| Budesonide Dr (budesonide) Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 87 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 75 |
| Famotidine Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 53 |
| Peg-3350 And Electrolytes (peg3350/sod sulf,bicarb,cl/kcl) Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 51 |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 50 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.